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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
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
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee

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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