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
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
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
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'

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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