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
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife 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 Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander 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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