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
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
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
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST

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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