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 Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs 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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