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
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites

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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