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
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
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
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With

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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