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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
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
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time

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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