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
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk 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
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
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

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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