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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and other country favorites
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style

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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