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
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers

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

Phillips, Stu

Graham, Mike

Momento of Manitoulin

Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee

Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

Kozak, Joe

Kozak, Joe - Hillbilly Rock bw Call Me (1)

Hatton, Jerry

Joe Kozak - Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee BACK

The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True

Stu Phillips-A Visit to British Columbia LABEL 02

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