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
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec

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

The Wild One and other country favorites

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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