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 Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia

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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