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
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
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
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With

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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