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
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Ted Daigle It May be Silly 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
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2

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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