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
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

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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