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
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
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
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and other country favorites

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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