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 Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me 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 Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
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
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs

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

Phillips, Stu

Graham, Mike

Momento of Manitoulin

Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee

Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

Kozak, Joe

Kozak, Joe - Hillbilly Rock bw Call Me (1)

Hatton, Jerry

Joe Kozak - Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee BACK

The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True

Stu Phillips-A Visit to British Columbia LABEL 02

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