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 Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
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
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2

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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