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
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
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
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
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 Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs 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
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Westmorland Singers Side by Side 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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