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 The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan 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 Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Madawaska River 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

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