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
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
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 The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
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
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec

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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