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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine 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
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

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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