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
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
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
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and other country favorites
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
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 Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'

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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