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 Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

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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