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
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
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 My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen

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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