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
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Donn Reynolds Out of Step 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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day 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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