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
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel 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
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs

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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