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 Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
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
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux 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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time

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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