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
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Tiller's Folly The Electric Railway Line Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Oster, Al Irena Cheyenne Yukon Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Drumlin My Irish Girl Mackerel Skies
MacIsaac, Hector My Name is Johnny O’Connor (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Newfoundland Moose Hunt (The Night We Shot Paddy Duncan's Horse) Side by Each
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Lonesome for Newfoundland Side by Each
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Life in the City Side by Each
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Niuvimi - Too Busy Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Green Flowers - O Songs of Sea and Shore
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Mon Saint-Laurent, si grand, si grand 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
MacIsaac, Hector Some Dark and Evil Things (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Peacock, Ken The Loss of the 'Eliza' Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Noble, Geoff Heroes of the Sea Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Heywood, Earl Who Stole Thompson's Cow Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Phillips, Stu The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Big Billy & Sebastian Goin' Home Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Ballads
Oster, Al Arctic Eskimo Northland Ballads
MacIsaac, Hector The Logging Bee (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Alexs Utatnaq - Situraujapqakkapta Nitjautiit Vol .2
Plotnikoff, Serge Bells of Peace Beautiful British Columbia
Tiller's Folly Ned McGowan's War Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Phillips, Stu The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Phillips, Stu The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green When the Sun Gets Up Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Blondahl, Omar Old Dan Tucker Favourite Folk Songs
Peacock, Ken Who is at My Window Weeping? Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Heywood, Earl The Ballad of Big Jim Carroll (The Massacre) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Hauschild, George & Carole But For Love Penticton b/w But For Love
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Tribute to the Sailors of Newfoundland Side by Each
Blondahl, Omar The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hemsworth, Wade The Land of the Muskeg (vocal Murray McLauchlan) The Land of the Muskeg
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Towhata Lake Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Compilation William Tagoona - Inuit Nunani Nitjautiit Vol .2
Noble, Geoff The Bands of Steel Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Plotnikoff, Serge Grand Forks Country Beautiful British Columbia
Peacock, Ken Jimmy Whalen Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Meehan, Leonard The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Oster, Al Sourdough Rendezvous Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Catch of the Season Songs of Sea and Shore
Compilation Charlie Adams - Puturie Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 10 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Noble, Geoff The Brigade Trails Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Clark, Larena The Baggage Coach Ahead Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Karr, Hank Yukon Gold Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Blondahl, Omar Willy Boy Favourite Folk Songs
Newfoundland Mummers What a Friend We Have in Jesus Newfoundland Mummers
Blondahl, Omar Mr. Frog Would A'wooing Go Favourite Folk Songs
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Jig (Don McLean) Newfoundland Mummers
Heywood, Earl Legend of the Old Roman Line Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Si tu voulais 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Blondahl, Omar Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid Jiggin' Ground My Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Harbour le Cou Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Dempster, Linda She's Like The Swallow Folklore In Song
Blondahl, Omar I'se the B'y 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
Oxner, Diane The Bluenose Song Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Newfoundland Mummers My Boy Willy Newfoundland Mummers
Plotnikoff, Serge Was Lady Lucky Beside You Beautiful British Columbia
Noble, Geoff Fort Langley Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
MacIsaac, Hector Disaster at Maloneys The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Clark, Larena My Delia Dear Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Blondahl, Omar Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins John Cousins - The Gracie M. Parker A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Heywood, Earl The Fightin' Feudin' Donnellys Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Noble, Geoff Heroes & Monuments Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
MacIsaac, Hector The Rise of the Vigilantes (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Conroy, Charles "Whitewater" The Ballad of Woodfibre The Ballad of Woodfibre b/w Bennett's Railroad Song
Phillips, Stu The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 02 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
MacIsaac, Hector We Donnelly Men The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Oxner, Diane The Broken Ring Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Heywood, Earl Granny Bell (The Fortune Teller) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Karr, Hank Paddlewheeler Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Oster, Al My Yukalaska Girl Northland Ballads
Plotnikoff, Serge Song of the Sea Beautiful British Columbia
MacIsaac, Hector Stagecoach (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Phillips, Stu Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar She's Like The Swallow Favourite Folk Songs
Compilation Charlie Adams - Unikkaapunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Jingle Bells Nitjautiit Vol .2
MacIsaac, Hector Settling In (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
MacIsaac, Hector I Saw The Wind Rise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Oster, Al Ballad of Soapy Smith Northland Ballads
Oster, Al Phantom of the Arctic Northland Ballads
MacIsaac, Hector Seeking Lady Justice (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Oster, Al Echo of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Clemens, Lucinda La rose blanche - The White Rose Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Compilation Phillis Noseworthy - The Wings of an Eagle Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Kisiani Inuit Nitjautiit Vol .2

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