Folklore

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.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Earl Heywood Legend of the Old Roman Line Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Omar Blondahl Homeward Bound Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Lucinda Clemens C'est dans Jérusalem - The Tale of the Wandering Jew Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Serge Plotnikoff Was Lady Lucky Beside You Beautiful British Columbia
Pat Buckna & Jim Green Everybody Knows About the Arctic Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Ernie Prentice 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)
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Lonesome for Newfoundland Side by Each
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) My Brother Side by Each
Compilation Robert L'Herbier - Les étoiles 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Omar Blondahl Shall My Soul Pass Through Ireland Songs of Sea and Shore
Lucinda Clemens Le départ du soldat - A Soldier Leaves His Girl Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Willy Boy Favourite Folk Songs
Linda Dempster The Huron Carol Folklore In Song
Tommy Banks and John Cousins John Cousins - O'Halloran Road A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Hector MacIsaac My Name is Johnny O’Connor (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Tommy Banks 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
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly Voyageur Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hank Karr Paddlewheeler Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Omar Blondahl Twin Lakes Songs of Sea and Shore
Compilation Charlie Adams - Unikkaapunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Serge Plotnikoff Moon of Summer Beautiful British Columbia
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat The Warrior Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat Taan Mun: Lake Laberge Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Ken Peacock Lonely Waterloo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Ken Peacock Green Shores of Fogo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Compilation Emile Benoit - Roaming Scott - Welcome To Holiday Inn Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Aimé Mignault Reel argent et or ST
Geoff Noble The Bands of Steel Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Hank Karr Buckets of Steel Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Larena Clark The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hector MacIsaac Retributive Justice (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat A Love Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band Peter Emberley Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Lucinda Clemens Un Canadien errant - Once a Canadian Lad Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Hector MacIsaac Disaster at Maloneys The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Arthur Scammel R. The Six Horsepower Coker My Newfoundland
Aimé Mignault Reel Angus Campbell ST
Diane Oxner The Bluenose Song Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Omar Blondahl I'se the B'y Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Earl Heywood Who Stole Thompson's Cow Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 07 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Al Oster Buckets of Steel Yukon Ballads
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Weaver Folk Music of Ontario
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ananaga Inujunirmat Nitjautiit Vol .2
Tiller's Folly Farewell to Ardoon A Ripple in Time
Hank Karr Echo of the Yukon Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Twelfth of July Folk Music of Ontario
Diane Oxner The Broken Ring Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Surusiutillunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Old Man and Old Woman Side by Each
Tiller's Folly Ned McGowan's War Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Aimé Mignault Big John McNeil ST
Tommy Banks 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
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Hobo's Grave Folk Music of Ontario
Hector MacIsaac Ride, WIlliam, Ride! The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Old Polina Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Ladies & Escorts CP Transcontinental CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Ola Louise Sasquatch Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Drumlin Sailor Boy Mackerel Skies
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Cod Liver Oil Songs of Sea and Shore
Earl Heywood The Ballad of Big Jim Carroll (The Massacre) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat Cariboustick Gambling Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Southern Cross Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Hank Karr Phantom of the Arctic Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Larena Clark The Flying Cloud Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Bernard Bedore 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)
Omar Blondahl Old Dan Tucker Favourite Folk Songs
Hector MacIsaac Stagecoach (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Al Oster Klondike Cattle Drive Northland Ballads
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Railroad Boy Folk Music of Ontario
George Hauschild & Carole Penticton Penticton b/w But For Love
Omar Blondahl Sable Island Songs of Sea and Shore
Al Oster Northland Northland Ballads
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Larena Clark There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant and We'll Roar Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Compilation Lem Snow - Newfoundland Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Tiller's Folly Down at Gassy Jack's Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation William Tagoona - Inuit Nunani Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Ross Laidley - Ballad of the Beaver Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Geoff Noble Heroes of the Sea Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Bernard Bedore Vance Along the Opeongo The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)
Ken Peacock Hard Times Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Tommy Banks 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
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Jig (Don McLean) Newfoundland Mummers

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Compilation

16 Songs of Newfoundland

Omar Blondahl - 16 Songs of Newfoundland BACK

Folk Music of Ontario

Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Edith Fowke - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Edith Fowke

Visit Old Québec

Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

A Visit to British Columbia

Phillips, Stu

Side by Each

Gerry Formanger - Side by Each LABEL 02

Gerry Formanger - Side by Each LABEL 01

Gerry Formanger - Side by Each (Country CS 6022) BACK

Newfoundland Mummers

Newfoundland Mummers

Newfoundland Mummers - ST LABEL 02

Newfoundland Mummers - ST LABEL 01

Newfoundland Mummers - Newfoundland Mummers

Nitjautiit Vol .2

Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia

Noble, Geoff

Yukon Ballads

Northland Ballads

Oster, Al

Mills, Alan

12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957

A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

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