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.

Christl, Margaret and Ian Robb - The Barley Grain For Me

Scotland - Calgary, Alberta

FEATURED

Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) - Side by Each

Port-Au-Port Peninsula, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

Peacock, Ken - Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland

Toronto, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario

FEATURED

Oster, Al - Northland Ballads

Vanguard, Saskatchewan - Langley, British Columbia - Whitehorse, Yukon, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Scammel, Arthur R. - My Newfoundland

Change Islands, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Phillips, Stu - Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

St-Eustache, Québec - Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Hemsworth, Wade - The Land of the Muskeg

Brantford, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Phillips, Stu - A Visit to British Columbia

St-Eustache, Québec - Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Lumsden, Saskatchewan

FEATURED

Tiller's Folly - Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

Vigneault, Gilles - Mon pays

Natashquan, Québec

FEATURED

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

Wynyard, Saskatchewan - St. John's, Newfoundland

FEATURED

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

Change Islands, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Oxner, Diane - Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

Ladies & Escorts - CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song

Vernon, British Columbia

FEATURED

Tiller's Folly - A Ripple in Time

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

Bedore, Bernard Vance - The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)

Arnprior, Ontario

Watkins, Reg - Newfoundland Mummers comp

Heads Harbor, Newfoundland

FEATURED

Clark, Larena - A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

Lake Simcoe, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Mills, Alan - Folkloriquement Vôtre

Lachine, Québec

Big Billy & Sebastian - Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt

Vancouver, British Columbia

Prentice, Ernie 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)

British Columbia

Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band - Songs & Dances of New Brunswick

New Brunswick - Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia

FEATURED

Blondahl, Omar - Songs of Sea and Shore

Wynyard, Saskatchewan - St. John's, Newfoundland

FEATURED

Plotnikoff, Serge - Beautiful British Columbia

Kinnaird, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

Dempster, Linda - Folklore In Song

Scarborough, Ontario

Banks, Tommy and John Cousins - A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Buckna, Pat & Jim Green - Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)

High River, Alberta - Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Karr, Hank - Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads

Whitehorse, Yukon

FEATURED

Buddy Wasisname & the Other Fellers - Flatout

Newfoundland

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
Clemens, Lucinda La rose blanche - The White Rose Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Tiller's Folly Reels: Heel & Toe; Muddy Frogwater; An Dram Buidheach A Ripple in Time
Compilation Tickle Harbour - Staten Island - Sligo Maid - Cooley's Reel Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Tiller's Folly McCulloch's Wonder A Ripple in Time
MacIsaac, Hector Settling In (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Karr, Hank '98 Trail Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Scammel, Arthur R. The Kelligrew's Soiree Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
Noble, Geoff Fort Langley Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Michel Noël - Les perceurs de coffres-forts 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Plotnikoff, Serge Fly Me Back to Nelson City Beautiful British Columbia
Peacock, Ken Jimmy Whalen Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Clark, Larena Burns And His Highland Mary Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Drumlin Silvy Mackerel Skies
Clemens, Lucinda Un jour la petite - The Fraudulent Confession Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Peacock, Ken Brown Flour, 1926 Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Drumlin Let Go Your Bowline Mackerel Skies
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Ataatagaina Nitjautiit Vol .2
Dempster, Linda She's Like The Swallow Folklore In Song
Fowke, Edith John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Kisiani Inuit Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clark, Larena The Flying Cloud Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Grand Father Song: Etsi Shon Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Tiller's Folly Farewell to Ardoon A Ripple in Time
Compilation William Tagoona - Inutulunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Tiller's Folly Chatham Reach Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Karr, Hank Echo of the Yukon Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Oster, Al Ballad of Soapy Smith Northland Ballads
Heywood, Earl The Ballad of Big Jim Carroll (The Massacre) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Ladies & Escorts Somebody Robbed the CPR CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Compilation Charlie Adams - Puturie Nitjautiit Vol .2
Heywood, Earl John O'Connor (The Trial) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels A Ripple in Time
Plotnikoff, Serge Grand Forks Country Beautiful British Columbia
Watkins, Reg Mummers Song Newfoundland Mummers comp
Compilation Michel Noël - Le voyage de noces 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Blondahl, Omar Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Clemens, Lucinda Petits enfants - An Old Man's Request Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Newfoundland Mummers Muddy Musk Newfoundland Mummers
MacIsaac, Hector Maggie Thompson The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Hemsworth, Wade The Wild Goose (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Plotnikoff, Serge Was Lady Lucky Beside You Beautiful British Columbia
Hauschild, George & Carole Yukon Song Yukon Song (split with Earl Hughes)
Karr, Hank Northland Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Phillips, Stu The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
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
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Headed for Cape Breton Side by Each
Plotnikoff, Serge Song of the Sea Beautiful British Columbia
Phillips, Stu White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Ladies & Escorts Bill Miner Song CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
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
Phillips, Stu Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Heywood, Earl Three Candles in the Window Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Hemsworth, Wade The Log Jam Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Tiller's Folly Richard Moody Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Le Coeur ne vieillit pas Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Compilation Ross Laidley - Ballad of the Beaver Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Noble, Geoff The Cariboo Fusiliers Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Phillips, Stu The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Oster, Al My Yukalaska Girl Northland Ballads
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)
MacIsaac, Hector Tom, Write Me a Letter The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Hemsworth, Wade My Mother Is the Ocean Sea (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Clark, Larena My Delia Dear Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Drumlin The Eight Famous Fishermen Mackerel Skies
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Ballads
Blondahl, Omar The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Blondahl, Omar Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Sweet Betsy From Pike Favourite Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar Eileen Songs of Sea and Shore
Peacock, Ken Lots of Fish in Bonavist' Harbor Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Oster, Al Arctic Eskimo Northland Ballads
Karr, Hank Yukon Gold Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Compilation Pamela Morgan - The Southern Cross Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Clark, Larena The Wreck Of The Asia Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Clark, Larena The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 04 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Oster, Al Paddle Wheeler Northland Ballads
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 05 Nitjautiit Vol .2
MacIsaac, Hector The Rise of the Vigilantes (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Tiller's Folly Jigs: Calico Hills; The Bride's Veil; Sparrowhawk; The Freshet A Ripple in Time
Oster, Al Buckets of Steel Yukon Ballads
Meehan, Leonard Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Clark, Larena The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
MacIsaac, Hector The Roman Line - Reprise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins John Cousins - Uncle Dan A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Clemens, Lucinda Les voyageurs sont arrivés - The Return of the Betrayed Husband Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat A Love Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 02 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Towhata Lake Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Tiller's Folly Last of the Royal Engineers Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Phillips, Stu Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Blondahl, Omar Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland

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