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
Conroy, Charles "Whitewater" Bennett's Railroad Song The Ballad of Woodfibre b/w Bennett's Railroad Song
Blondahl, Omar Shall My Soul Pass Through Ireland Songs of Sea and Shore
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Warrior Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
MacIsaac, Hector Enter William Donnelly (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Tickle Harbour - Staten Island - Sligo Maid - Cooley's Reel Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Compilation Lem Snow - Newfoundland Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Prentice, Ernie with Pat Trudell & Trio In My Little Old Sod Shanty 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)
Blondahl, Omar Homeward Bound Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 03 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Bedore, Bernard Vance The Hornets and the Fence Posts The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)
Compilation William Tagoona - Pisupalaupunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Tiller's Folly Ned McGowan's War Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Saint John Flow Softly Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Noble, Geoff The Cariboo Fusiliers Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - La croix de Mont-Royal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Blondahl, Omar Big Rock Candy Mountain Favourite Folk Songs
Peacock, Ken Woman of Dover - Woman from Dover Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Compilation Uncle Mose - John Cabot Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Compilation Robert L'Herbier - Les étoiles 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Blondahl, Omar She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar The H'emm'r Jane Songs of Sea and Shore
Blondahl, Omar I Know An Old Lady Favourite Folk Songs
Clark, Larena The Baggage Coach Ahead Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Clemens, Lucinda Les voyageurs sont arrivés - The Return of the Betrayed Husband Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Phillips, Stu Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Oster, Al Irena Cheyenne Yukon Ballads
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Money Musk Side by Each
Newfoundland Mummers I'se the B'ye Newfoundland Mummers
Noble, Geoff Heroes & Monuments Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Generation Hand Down Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Clark, Larena The Drunkard's Daughter Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Noble, Geoff The Fisgard Lighthouse Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Compilation Charlie Adams - Puturie Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar I'se the B'y Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Oster, Al Sourdough Rendezvous Northland Ballads
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Tiller's Folly Last of the Royal Engineers Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Ladies & Escorts Bill Miner Song CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Heywood, Earl John O'Connor (The Trial) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Karr, Hank '98 Trail Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 10 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Meehan, Leonard The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Newfoundland Moose Hunt (The Night We Shot Paddy Duncan's Horse) Side by Each
Noble, Geoff The Brigade Trails Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Noble, Geoff Heroes of the Sea Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
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 Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly Jigs: Calico Hills; The Bride's Veil; Sparrowhawk; The Freshet A Ripple in Time
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Le ciel se marie avec la mer 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Blondahl, Omar Petty Harbour Bait Skiff Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Big Billy & Sebastian Goin' Home Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Peacock, Ken Brown Flour, 1926 Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Clark, Larena The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Clemens, Lucinda Between the Forks and Carlton - Entre les forks et carlton Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Compilation Charlie Adams - Isumatsiarrasuasunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Heywood, Earl Sweet Maggie Thompson Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Hauschild, George & Carole Yukon Song Yukon Song (split with Earl Hughes)
Watkins, Reg Mummers Song Newfoundland Mummers comp
Drumlin Silvy Mackerel Skies
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
MacIsaac, Hector We Donnelly Men The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Tiller's Folly Water at the Bar A Ripple in Time
Phillips, Stu The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Angutinasuumut - Poor Man Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Phillips, Stu Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Compilation Fran Dowie - Century Sam Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Newfoundland Mummers Muddy Musk Newfoundland Mummers
Plotnikoff, Serge Sing Children Sing Beautiful British Columbia
Clark, Larena Burns And His Highland Mary Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Scammel, Arthur R. Bake Apple Jam My Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
MacIsaac, Hector The Roman Line - Reprise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Oster, Al Phantom of the Arctic Northland Ballads
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Towhata Lake Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat MacMillan River Love Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Blondahl, Omar Lukey's Boat Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Kisiani Inuit Nitjautiit Vol .2
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) The Linerboard Mill Side by Each
Blondahl, Omar When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Drumlin The Twa Brothers Mackerel Skies
Oster, Al Echo of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Oster, Al The Unfortunate Miner Northland Ballads
Phillips, Stu The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
MacIsaac, Hector Disaster at Maloneys The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Phillips, Stu The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Phillips, Stu Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Phillips, Stu Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Blondahl, Omar She's Like The Swallow Favourite Folk Songs
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins Tommy Banks - When Johnny Went Plowing For Kearon A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Karr, Hank Echo of the Yukon Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Phillips, Stu Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Old Man and Old Woman Side by Each

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