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 Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story

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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