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
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial

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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