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
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
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
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 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
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special

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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