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 Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen

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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