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
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song

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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