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
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
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
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec

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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