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
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
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 Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen

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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