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
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
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 No One Else Teenage Time
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story

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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