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 Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
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
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge

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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