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
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special

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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