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 Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 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
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
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

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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