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
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
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
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style

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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