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 Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings

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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