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
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
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
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge

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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