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 Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
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 He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
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
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country

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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