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 The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
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 The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
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 You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With

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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