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
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee

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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