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
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

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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