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
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
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 Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs 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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers

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

Phillips, Stu

Graham, Mike

Momento of Manitoulin

Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee

Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

Kozak, Joe

Kozak, Joe - Hillbilly Rock bw Call Me (1)

Hatton, Jerry

Joe Kozak - Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee BACK

The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True

Stu Phillips-A Visit to British Columbia LABEL 02

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