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
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland

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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