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 Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
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 That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge

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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