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
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin

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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