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
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
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
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec

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

The Wild One and other country favorites

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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