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 Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
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
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

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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