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 Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
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 She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
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
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True

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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