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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
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 Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen

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

Comments

No Comments