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
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
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
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

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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