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
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
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
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts 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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