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

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

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Tracks

Artist Track Title
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Oster, Al '98 Trail Yukon Ballads
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band The Restigouche Shore Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Mon p'tit caporal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Oster, Al Yukon Cheechako Yukon Ballads
Heywood, Earl Granny Bell (The Fortune Teller) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Blondahl, Omar Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Peacock, Ken Woman of Dover - Woman from Dover Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Louise, Ola Train Song Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Plotnikoff, Serge North Wind Blowing Beautiful British Columbia
Drumlin Stormy Weather Boys Mackerel Skies
Phillips, Stu Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Karr, Hank Buckets of Steel Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Scammel, Arthur R. Confederation Song My Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Noble, Geoff Fort Langley Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Drumlin The Sea Captain Mackerel Skies
Blondahl, Omar Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Clemens, Lucinda Between the Forks and Carlton - Entre les forks et carlton Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Niuvimi - Too Busy Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Ross Laidley - Ballad of the Beaver Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Boire, Dave Up in Alaska Land Up in Alaska Land b/w The Legend of 12 Foot
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Watchmen Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Mon Saint-Laurent, si grand, si grand 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Scammel, Arthur R. The Six Horsepower Coker My Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar I'se the B'y Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Clark, Larena The Drunkard's Daughter Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Heywood, Earl Sweet Maggie Thompson Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Song (Reg Watkins) Newfoundland Mummers
Tiller's Folly John Tod A Ripple in Time
Hemsworth, Wade The Black Fly Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth with Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Towhata Lake Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins Tommy Banks - Dowie To His Mother A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Heywood, Earl They're Gonna Hang Jim Donnelly Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Drumlin The Eight Famous Fishermen Mackerel Skies
Noble, Geoff The Cariboo Fusiliers Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green One Way to Think About the Arctic Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Compilation Charlie Adams - Isumatsiarrasuasunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Blondahl, Omar Ballad Of The Frank Slide Favourite Folk Songs
Scammel, Arthur R. That Joe Batt's Arm Bully My Newfoundland
Compilation Charlie Adams - Puturie Nitjautiit Vol .2
Hauschild, George & Carole Yukon Song Yukon Song (split with Earl Hughes)
Compilation Charlie Adams - Unikkaapunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Karr, Hank Paddlewheeler Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Phillips, Stu The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Karr, Hank Yukon Book of Memories Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Noble, Geoff The Brigade Trails Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Compilation Pamela Morgan - The Southern Cross Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Phillips, Stu Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Kisiani Inuit Nitjautiit Vol .2
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins Tommy Banks - Our Island Home A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Blondahl, Omar The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Peter Emberley Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Clemens, Lucinda J'en ai dit donc - The Emigrant's Goodbye Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Tiller's Folly The Electric Railway Line Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Peacock, Ken Brown Flour, 1926 Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Compilation Dominique Michel - Sur l'perron 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Le Coeur ne vieillit pas Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Blondahl, Omar I Know An Old Lady Favourite Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar The Kelligrew's Soiree Favourite Folk Songs
Noble, Geoff The S.S. Beaver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Hemsworth, Wade The Complete Wade Hemsworth Radio Show The Land of the Muskeg
Oxner, Diane The Bold Fisherman Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Phillips, Stu When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Dempster, Linda Sweet William Folklore In Song
Scammel, Arthur R. Lukey's Boat Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
Blondahl, Omar Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Harbour le Cou Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Fowke, Edith Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Blondahl, Omar Southern Cross Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Scammel, Arthur R. Tommy Decker's Venture My Newfoundland
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Peacock, Ken The Loss of the 'Eliza' Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Conroy, Charles "Whitewater" Bennett's Railroad Song The Ballad of Woodfibre b/w Bennett's Railroad Song
Hemsworth, Wade The Story of The I'm Alone (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Hemsworth, Wade The Log Jam Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 09 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Oster, Al Buckets of Steel Yukon Ballads
Noble, Geoff The Fisgard Lighthouse Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Compilation Michel Noël - Le voyage de noces 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Noble, Geoff Captain George Vancouver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 06 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Eileen Songs of Sea and Shore
Oster, Al Paddle Wheeler Northland Ballads
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ajursanartumik Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Watkins, Reg Mummers Song Newfoundland Mummers comp
Phillips, Stu Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Conroy, Charles "Whitewater" The Ballad of Woodfibre The Ballad of Woodfibre b/w Bennett's Railroad Song
Peacock, Ken Jimmy Whalen Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Oster, Al Cheechako's Beard Northland Ballads
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Jig (Don McLean) Newfoundland Mummers
Blondahl, Omar Farmer's Curs't Wife Favourite Folk Songs

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