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.

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

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

Scotland - Calgary, Alberta

FEATURED

Noble, Geoff - Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia

Yorkshire, England - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Clemens, Lucinda - Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis

Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) - Side by Each

Port-Au-Port Peninsula, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Phillips, Stu - Visit Old Québec

St-Eustache, Québec → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦 → Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

Peacock, Ken - Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland

Toronto, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario

FEATURED

Oster, Al - Yukon Ballads

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

FEATURED

Blondahl, Omar - Favourite Folk Songs

Wynyard, Saskatchewan - St. John's, Newfoundland

FEATURED

Compilation - 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957

Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Oster, Al - Northland Ballads

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

Compilation - Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)

Canada

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, 🇨🇦 → Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Hemsworth, Wade - The Land of the Muskeg

Brantford, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Heywood, Earl - Tales of the Donnelly Feud

Exeter, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Allen, Johnny - Valley of Old Lake Louise b/w Red Rooster

Edmonton, Alberta

FEATURED

Compilation - Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador, 🇨🇦

Louise, Ola - Sasquatch b/w Train Song

FEATURED

Phillips, Stu - A Visit to British Columbia

St-Eustache, Québec → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦 → Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

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

Hauschild, George & Carole - Penticton b/w But For Love

Penticton, British Columbia

FEATURED

Newfoundland Mummers - Newfoundland Mummers

Newfoundland and Labrador, 🇨🇦

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
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Feller From Fortune Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Blondahl, Omar Petty Harbour Bait Skiff Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Blondahl, Omar Sally Brown Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Tiller's Folly John Tod A Ripple in Time
Compilation Leo O'Brien - Dickie Melbourne Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
MacIsaac, Hector Fiddle vs Cudgels (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
MacIsaac, Hector Here in the Wilderness The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar Sable Island Songs of Sea and Shore
Blondahl, Omar Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Santa Kalasi Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Farmer's Curs't Wife Favourite Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar John Yetman Songs of Sea and Shore
Clark, Larena Burns And His Highland Mary Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Violettes des champs 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Phillips, Stu The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Drumlin Madam, You Came Courting Mackerel Skies
Phillips, Stu The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Blondahl, Omar The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Compilation William Tagoona - Inutulunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Angutinasuumut - Poor Man Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation The Barkin' Kettle - The Young Doctor - Kerry Polka Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Blondahl, Omar Black Flies Of Ontario Favourite Folk Songs
Prentice, Ernie with Pat Trudell & Trio I Was Born About 100 Years Ago 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)
Scammel, Arthur R. Bake Apple Jam My Newfoundland
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) The Ballad of Mosey Burns Side by Each
Peacock, Ken Bonnie Banks of the Virgie-O Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
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
Compilation Charlie Adams - Unikkaapunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Lonesome for Newfoundland Side by Each
Meehan, Leonard Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Dempster, Linda She's Like The Swallow Folklore In Song
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins Tommy Banks - The Indian Hymn A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Phillips, Stu The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Clemens, Lucinda L'adieu de la Mariée - The Bride's Farewell Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Drumlin I Dyed My Petticoat Red Mackerel Skies
Blondahl, Omar Twin Lakes Songs of Sea and Shore
Clemens, Lucinda Le départ du soldat - A Soldier Leaves His Girl Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Kisiani Inuit Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Niuvimi - Too Busy Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Sweet Betsy From Pike Favourite Folk Songs
Ladies & Escorts Bill Miner Song CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Drumlin Homeward Bound Mackerel Skies
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins John Cousins - The Shan Van Vogh A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Blondahl, Omar Homeward Bound Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Clemens, Lucinda Between the Forks and Carlton - Entre les forks et carlton Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Compilation Michel Noël - Les perceurs de coffres-forts 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Blondahl, Omar Cod Liver Oil Songs of Sea and Shore
Oster, Al Arctic Eskimo Northland Ballads
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band The Steamboat Alexandria Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Compilation Ellis Island - Frobisher, Frobisher Nitjautiit Vol .2
Oster, Al Unfortunate Miner Yukon Ballads
Blondahl, Omar The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Big Billy & Sebastian The Ballad of Fred Quilt Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Hemsworth, Wade The Story of The I'm Alone (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Phillips, Stu When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Scammel, Arthur R. Tommy Decker's Venture My Newfoundland
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 06 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 04 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Heywood, Earl One More on Satan's Side Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Boire, Dave The Legend of 12 Foot Up in Alaska Land b/w The Legend of 12 Foot
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 03 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Peacock, Ken Brown Flour, 1926 Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Big Rock Candy Mountain Favourite Folk Songs
Karr, Hank Paddlewheeler Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
MacIsaac, Hector We’re Leaving Now The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Phillips, Stu Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
MacIsaac, Hector Charge it to the Queen (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Phillips, Stu The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Clemens, Lucinda La chanson de falcon - Falcon's Song Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Blondahl, Omar My Old Kentucky Home Favourite Folk Songs
Plotnikoff, Serge Was Lady Lucky Beside You Beautiful British Columbia
Compilation Alexs Utatnaq - Situraujapqakkapta Nitjautiit Vol .2
Newfoundland Mummers Turkey in the Straw Newfoundland Mummers
Blondahl, Omar Green Flowers - O Songs of Sea and Shore
Phillips, Stu Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Shall My Soul Pass Through Ireland Songs of Sea and Shore
Ladies & Escorts Somebody Robbed the CPR CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Blondahl, Omar Trade Winds Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Phillips, Stu The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Tiller's Folly The Electric Railway Line A Ripple in Time
Clark, Larena Old Pal Of Mine Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Peacock, Ken Drill, Ye Heroes, Drill! Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Oster, Al My Yukalaska Girl Northland Ballads
Bedore, Bernard Vance Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)
Peacock, Ken Lonely Waterloo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Oster, Al Twilight in the Yukon Northland Ballads
Oster, Al Paddle Wheeler Northland Ballads
Tiller's Folly Last of the Royal Engineers Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Hemsworth, Wade The Log Jam Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Blondahl, Omar Old Dan Tucker Favourite Folk Songs
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
MacIsaac, Hector Marriage Plans (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Tiller's Folly Water at the Bar A Ripple in Time
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Grand Father Song: Etsi Shon Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

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