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
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
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 Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2

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

Phillips, Stu

Graham, Mike

Momento of Manitoulin

Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee

Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

Kozak, Joe

Kozak, Joe - Hillbilly Rock bw Call Me (1)

Hatton, Jerry

Joe Kozak - Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee BACK

The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True

Stu Phillips-A Visit to British Columbia LABEL 02

Stu Phillips-A Visit to British Columbia LABEL 01

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