Folklore

A tribute to the storytellers, balladeers, and tradition-keepers of Canadian music. FolkLore explores the rich tapestry of songs passed down through generations—tales of love, labour, loss, and life from every corner of the country. From traditional fiddle tunes and sea shanties to field recordings, protest songs, and contemporary folk revivalists, this room captures the voices that shaped Canada’s cultural memory. Rooted in place, steeped in history—this is Canada’s living folklore, preserved in song.

Richard Squires

Buddy Wasisname - Flatout

Arthur Scammel - Squid Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2

Alan Mills - Folkloriquement Votre

earl Hughes-Banjo Times

Bedore, Bernard Vance / The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan

Margaret Christl and Ian Robb - The Barley Grain For Me

Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat - Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs

Compilation - Nitjautiit Vol .2

Ola Louise - Sasquatch b/w Train Song

Dave Boire - Up in Alaska Land b/w The Legend of 12 Foot

Art Scammel - My Newfoundland

Ernie Prentice with Pat Trudell & Trio / I Was Born About 100 Years Ago/ In My Little Old Sod Shanty b/w The Old Settler’s Song/ When The Ice Worms Nest Again (picture sleeve)

Arthur R. Scammel - Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree

Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs

Stu Phillips - Visit to Old Quebec LABEL 01

Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2

Mackerel Skies

Yukon Song (split with Earl Hughes)

CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song

Up in Alaska Land b/w The Legend of 12 Foot

Sasquatch b/w Train Song

I Was Born About 100 Years Ago/ In My Little Old Sod Shanty b/w The Old Settler’s Song/ When The Ice Worms Nest Again (picture sleeve)

Buddy Wasisname & the Other Fellers

Blondahl, Omar - The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland

Blondahl, Omar - 16 Songs of Newfoundland

Blondahl, Omar - Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song

Blondahl, Omar - Favourite Folk Songs

Blondahl, Omar - Songs of Sea and Shore

Heywood, Earl

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Drumlin Let Go Your Bowline Mackerel Skies
Blondahl, Omar John Yetman Songs of Sea and Shore
MacIsaac, Hector Some Dark and Evil Things (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hemsworth, Wade My Mother Is the Ocean Sea (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Squid Jiggin' Time in Hampton Town Side by Each
Blondahl, Omar Farmer's Curs't Wife Favourite Folk Songs
Drumlin The Twa Brothers Mackerel Skies
Phillips, Stu The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 09 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Eileen Songs of Sea and Shore
Compilation Alexs Utatnaq - Situraujapqakkapta Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Plotnikoff, Serge Was Lady Lucky Beside You Beautiful British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Bedore, Bernard Vance Along the Opeongo The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Song (Reg Watkins) Newfoundland Mummers
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Si tu voulais 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 07 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Headed for Cape Breton Side by Each
Blondahl, Omar The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
MacIsaac, Hector Ride, WIlliam, Ride! The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Candy Kane - Centennial Sue Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels A Ripple in Time
Clemens, Lucinda Un jour la petite - The Fraudulent Confession Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Scammel, Arthur R. The Kelligrew's Soiree Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
Compilation Robert L'Herbier - Les étoiles 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Angutinasuumut - Poor Man Nitjautiit Vol .2
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins John Cousins - Let Her Go A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Blondahl, Omar Petty Harbour Bait Skiff Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Phillips, Stu Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation William Tagoona - Pisupalaupunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar We'll Rant and We'll Roar Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Clemens, Lucinda La chanson de falcon - Falcon's Song Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Phillips, Stu Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation William Tagoona - Inuit Nunani Nitjautiit Vol .2
Plotnikoff, Serge Song of the Sea Beautiful British Columbia
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 01 Nitjautiit Vol .2
MacIsaac, Hector We Donnelly Men The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Phillips, Stu Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Blondahl, Omar Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Compilation Fran Dowie - Century Sam Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Compilation Lem Snow - Newfoundland Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Oster, Al Irena Cheyenne Yukon Ballads
Oxner, Diane The Bluenose Song Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Simon Fraser Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Surusiutillunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Plotnikoff, Serge Bells of Peace Beautiful British Columbia
Karr, Hank Paddlewheeler Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Squid Jiggin' Ground Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Oster, Al '98 Trail Yukon Ballads
Drumlin Silvy Mackerel Skies
Blondahl, Omar Homeward Bound Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ajursanartumik Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar If I Were A Blackbird Favourite Folk Songs
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Mon p'tit caporal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Hauschild, George & Carole Penticton Penticton b/w But For Love
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Clemens, Lucinda L'adieu de la Mariée - The Bride's Farewell Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green Everybody Knows About the Arctic Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Clemens, Lucinda L'adieu de Riel - Riel's Farewell Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Newfoundland Moose Hunt (The Night We Shot Paddy Duncan's Horse) Side by Each
Clemens, Lucinda Le départ du soldat - A Soldier Leaves His Girl Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Boire, Dave The Legend of 12 Foot Up in Alaska Land b/w The Legend of 12 Foot
Phillips, Stu Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Blondahl, Omar Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Noble, Geoff Captain George Vancouver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) My Brother Side by Each
Meehan, Leonard The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Oster, Al Echo of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band The Steamboat Alexandria Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Clark, Larena The Flying Cloud Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Scammel, Arthur R. Sea Pictures My Newfoundland
Compilation Phillis Noseworthy - The Wings of an Eagle Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Clark, Larena The Wreck Of The Asia Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Noble, Geoff The Fisgard Lighthouse Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Warrior Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
MacIsaac, Hector Tom, Write Me a Letter The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar Concerning One Summer in Bonay Songs of Sea and Shore
Phillips, Stu The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Beginner Gambling Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Phillips, Stu The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Phillips, Stu The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Noble, Geoff The St. Roch Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Hemsworth, Wade Foolish You (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Blondahl, Omar The Ship That Never Returned Songs of Sea and Shore
Peacock, Ken Green Shores of Fogo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
MacIsaac, Hector Sir Edmund Walker Head The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Clark, Larena The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Phillips, Stu Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Karr, Hank Keebird Song Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Violettes des champs 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Heywood, Earl The Fightin' Feudin' Donnellys Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Phillips, Stu Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Quviasutiaqpalauqpunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Big Billy & Sebastian The Ballad of Fred Quilt Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ananaga Inujunirmat Nitjautiit Vol .2

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