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
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'

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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