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
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 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 Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
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 Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial

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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