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
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST

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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