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, 🇨🇦

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, 🇨🇦

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, 🇨🇦

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

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
Phillips, Stu The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Peacock, Ken Who is at My Window Weeping? Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Heywood, Earl Two Big Brothers Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Hemsworth, Wade The Black Fly Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth with Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Blondahl, Omar John Yetman Songs of Sea and Shore
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
Karr, Hank Buckets of Steel Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Meehan, Leonard The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar Sable Island Songs of Sea and Shore
Blondahl, Omar Old Dan Tucker Favourite Folk Songs
Karr, Hank Yukon Gold Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Generation Hand Down Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Phillips, Stu Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Kisiani Inuit Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar I'se the B'y Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Plotnikoff, Serge Fly Me Back to Nelson City Beautiful British Columbia
Drumlin The Sea Captain Mackerel Skies
MacIsaac, Hector Enter William Donnelly (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
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
Tiller's Folly Ned McGowan's War Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Noble, Geoff The Brigade Trails Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins Tommy Banks - Saville The Brave Man A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
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 Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Blondahl, Omar Green Flowers - O Songs of Sea and Shore
Newfoundland Mummers I'se the B'ye Newfoundland Mummers
Clark, Larena The Baggage Coach Ahead Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Compilation Michel Noël - Les perceurs de coffres-forts 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Clark, Larena Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Newfoundland Mummers Tribute to Newfoundland Newfoundland Mummers
Ladies & Escorts Somebody Robbed the CPR CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Peacock, Ken Lots of Fish in Bonavist' Harbor Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Peacock, Ken Bonnie Banks of the Virgie-O Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Headed for Cape Breton Side by Each
Blondahl, Omar Lukey's Boat Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Dempster, Linda Backwoodsman Folklore In Song
Peacock, Ken Green Shores of Fogo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Cod Liver Oil Songs of Sea and Shore
Peacock, Ken Lonely Waterloo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Clark, Larena Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Peacock, Ken Hard Times Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Plotnikoff, Serge Was Lady Lucky Beside You Beautiful 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
Clemens, Lucinda J'en ai dit donc - The Emigrant's Goodbye Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Heywood, Earl One More on Satan's Side Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Plotnikoff, Serge North Wind Blowing Beautiful British Columbia
MacIsaac, Hector Tom, Write Me a Letter The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Heywood, Earl The Night They Shot John Donnelly Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Tiller's Folly McCulloch's Wonder A Ripple in Time
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Old Man and Old Woman Side by Each
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ajursanartumik Nitjautiit Vol .2
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Simon Fraser Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Clark, Larena My Delia Dear Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
MacIsaac, Hector Fiddle vs Cudgels (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Plotnikoff, Serge Grand Forks Country Beautiful British Columbia
Drumlin Let Go Your Bowline Mackerel Skies
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Newfoundland Moose Hunt (The Night We Shot Paddy Duncan's Horse) Side by Each
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Gaieté printanière 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
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)
Phillips, Stu Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar She's Like The Swallow Favourite Folk Songs
Phillips, Stu The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
MacIsaac, Hector The Rise of the Vigilantes (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Peacock, Ken Brown Flour, 1926 Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Karr, Hank Echo of the Yukon Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Tiller's Folly Richard Moody Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Le ciel se marie avec la mer 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Clark, Larena The Bonny Young Irish Boy Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Blondahl, Omar Black Flies Of Ontario Favourite Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Compilation Figgy Duff - The Breakwater Boys' Breakdown Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Newfoundland Mummers Turkey in the Straw Newfoundland Mummers
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Phillips, Stu Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation Leo O'Brien - Dickie Melbourne Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Blondahl, Omar Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Phillips, Stu The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Warrior Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Compilation William Tagoona - Pisupalaupunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Hemsworth, Wade The Log Jam Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Life in the City Side by Each
Fowke, Edith Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Karr, Hank Blow Northwind Blow Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Meehan, Leonard The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Compilation Uncle Mose - John Cabot Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Money Musk Side by Each
Clark, Larena Old Pal Of Mine Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Oster, Al Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Blondahl, Omar The Kelligrew's Soiree Favourite Folk Songs
Compilation Charlie Adams - Unikkaapunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Newfoundland Mummers Irish Washer Woman Newfoundland Mummers
Phillips, Stu Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Boire, Dave The Legend of 12 Foot Up in Alaska Land b/w The Legend of 12 Foot
Clemens, Lucinda La lettre de Riel - Riel's Letter 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)

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