Banff Rodeo Records

Banff Rodeo Records

Despite its western-sounding name, Banff Rodeo Records was not founded in the Rockies but emerged from Eastern Canada as part of Rodeo Records Ltd.—a label established in Montreal in 1949 by Don Johnson and George Taylor. The company relocated to Halifax in 1956, where it opened a recording studio, and later moved operations to Peterborough, Ontario, in 1969.

Launched as a sub-label in 1953, Banff became known for its broad and eclectic catalogue, featuring everything from country and cowboy songs to maritime folk, East Coast fiddle tunes, and regional Canadiana. Often sold in souvenir shops and department stores, Banff records documented the voices and sounds of everyday Canadians—capturing the spirit of both rural and coastal communities from coast to coast. This room preserves the legacy of Banff Rodeo Records, a truly national imprint in Canada’s musical history.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

Donn Reynolds - The Wild One and other country favorites

Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'

Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2

Reg Hill Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2 (1)

Reg Hill

Reg Hill - Ottawa Valley Fiddlin' Side 2

Reg Hill - Ottawa Valley Fiddlin' Side 1

A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen

Donn Reynolds - The Wild One BACK

Donn Reynolds

Donn Reynolds - The Wild One and Other Country Favourites

Donn Reynolds - The Wild One and Other Country Favourites

Fred Dixon & the Friday Afternoon - ST BACK

16 Songs of Newfoundland

Omar Blondahl - 16 Songs of Newfoundland BACK

Bob King 10th Anniversary BACK

10th Anniversary

Bob King - Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story Side 2

Bob King - Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story Side 1

Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story

Shirley Field - Two Sides of BACK

Two Sides of

Graham Townsend - Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers BACK

Graham Townsend - Salutes Canada's Centennial BACK

Graham Townsend - Salutes Canada's Centennial

Van den Bergh, Bev Marie

Field, Shirley

Visit Old Québec

Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

A Visit to British Columbia

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