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
Louise, Ola Train Song Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Drumlin Stormy Weather Boys Mackerel Skies
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - In Court Nitjautiit Vol .2
Oxner, Diane The Nova Scotia Song Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Heywood, Earl Who Stole Thompson's Cow Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Sicilian Dance Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Clark, Larena The Bonny Young Irish Boy Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Karr, Hank '98 Trail Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Tiller's Folly McCulloch's Wonder A Ripple in Time
Hemsworth, Wade The Story of The I'm Alone (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Peacock, Ken Hard Times Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Karr, Hank Paddlewheeler Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Tiller's Folly A Ripple in Time A Ripple in Time
Clemens, Lucinda Un jour la petite - The Fraudulent Confession Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Phillips, Stu Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Plotnikoff, Serge Grand Forks Country Beautiful British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ananaga Inujunirmat Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Homeward Bound Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Noble, Geoff The Fisgard Lighthouse Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels A Ripple in Time
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Phillips, Stu The Grand Hotel A Visit to 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
Peacock, Ken Who is at My Window Weeping? Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Hemsworth, Wade The Black Fly Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth with Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 01 Nitjautiit Vol .2
MacIsaac, Hector Marriage Plans (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Scammel, Arthur R. Teachers "If" Summer School 1938 My Newfoundland
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
Fowke, Edith Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Clemens, Lucinda La chanson de falcon - Falcon's Song Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
MacIsaac, Hector Some Dark and Evil Things (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Oster, Al Unfortunate Miner Yukon 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 Ten Knots In The Devil's Tail Favourite Folk Songs
Noble, Geoff Fort Langley Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins Tommy Banks - The Crooked Hip A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Blondahl, Omar Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Sable Island Songs of Sea and Shore
Blondahl, Omar Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Heywood, Earl They're Gonna Hang Jim Donnelly Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Prentice, Ernie 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)
Blondahl, Omar Shall My Soul Pass Through Ireland Songs of Sea and Shore
Oster, Al Cheechako's Beard Northland Ballads
Tiller's Folly Richard Moody Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar My Old Kentucky Home Favourite Folk Songs
Phillips, Stu Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins John Cousins - The Baptists A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Drumlin Silvy Mackerel Skies
Newfoundland Mummers Irish Washer Woman Newfoundland Mummers
Blondahl, Omar Sally Brown Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
MacIsaac, Hector I Saw The Wind Rise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Heywood, Earl The Donnelly Circle Tales of the Donnelly Feud
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
Hemsworth, Wade The Wild Goose (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Oster, Al Yukon Cheechako Yukon Ballads
Phillips, Stu Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Headed for Cape Breton Side by Each
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Si tu voulais 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Peacock, Ken Woman of Dover - Woman from Dover Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Compilation Lem Snow - Newfoundland Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 09 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Phillips, Stu The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Plotnikoff, Serge British Columbia Beautiful British Columbia
Heywood, Earl Legend of the Old Roman Line Tales of the Donnelly Feud
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 The Rise of the Vigilantes (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Pamela Morgan - The Southern Cross Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Mon p'tit caporal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Oster, Al Echo of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Blondahl, Omar The Ship That Never Returned Songs of Sea and Shore
Drumlin The Twa Brothers Mackerel Skies
Phillips, Stu The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Noble, Geoff Captain George Vancouver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - La croix de Mont-Royal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Tiller's Folly John Tod A Ripple in Time
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
Dempster, Linda The Huron Carol Folklore In Song
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Blondahl, Omar Willy Boy Favourite Folk Songs
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Watchmen Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Peacock, Ken Bill Wiseman Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Heywood, Earl John O'Connor (The Trial) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 05 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Niuvimi - Too Busy Nitjautiit Vol .2
Drumlin Sailor Boy Mackerel Skies
Blondahl, Omar Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar If I Were A Blackbird Favourite Folk Songs
Compilation Candy Kane - Centennial Sue Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
MacIsaac, Hector The Logging Bee (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar John Yetman Songs of Sea and Shore
Blondahl, Omar Squid Jiggin' Ground Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song

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