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
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka 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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