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 Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
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 Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time

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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