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
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser

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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