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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische 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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