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
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Bob King Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'

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

Phillips, Stu

Graham, Mike

Momento of Manitoulin

Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee

Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

Kozak, Joe

Kozak, Joe - Hillbilly Rock bw Call Me (1)

Hatton, Jerry

Joe Kozak - Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee BACK

The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True

Stu Phillips-A Visit to British Columbia LABEL 02

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