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
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
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
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee

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

The Wild One and other country favorites

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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