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
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
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
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland

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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