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 If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia

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

The Wild One and other country favorites

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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