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
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Bob King I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With

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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