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
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
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 My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings

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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