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
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Bob King I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
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 Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'

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

Comments

No Comments