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.

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
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Lonesome for Newfoundland Side by Each
Clemens, Lucinda Between the Forks and Carlton - Entre les forks et carlton Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Compilation Emile Benoit - Roaming Scott - Welcome To Holiday Inn Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Big Billy & Sebastian The Ballad of Fred Quilt Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
MacIsaac, Hector Charge it to the Queen (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 04 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar She's Like The Swallow Favourite Folk Songs
Phillips, Stu En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Clark, Larena The Wreck Of The Asia Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Scammel, Arthur R. The Six Horsepower Coker My Newfoundland
Karr, Hank Phantom of the Arctic Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Heywood, Earl The Weding of Club Foot Bill Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Blondahl, Omar Squid Jiggin' Ground Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Meehan, Leonard The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Oster, Al Yukon Cheechako Yukon Ballads
Clark, Larena Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Blondahl, Omar Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Compilation Michel Noël - Les perceurs de coffres-forts 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Louise, Ola Train Song Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Tiller's Folly Voyageur Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) The Linerboard Mill Side by Each
Newfoundland Mummers Cape St. Mary's Newfoundland Mummers
Blondahl, Omar Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Scammel, Arthur R. Long May You Big Jib Draw My Newfoundland
Compilation Figgy Duff - The Breakwater Boys' Breakdown Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
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
Compilation William Tagoona - Inutulunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Lem Snow - Newfoundland Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Surusiutillunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clark, Larena The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Blondahl, Omar Catch of the Season Songs of Sea and Shore
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Ataatagaina Nitjautiit Vol .2
Oxner, Diane The Broken Ring Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Michel Noël - Le voyage de noces 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Ladies & Escorts Somebody Robbed the CPR CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Blondahl, Omar Old Polina Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Blondahl, Omar The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Noble, Geoff The S.S. Beaver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Peacock, Ken Drill, Ye Heroes, Drill! Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
MacIsaac, Hector I Saw The Wind Rise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
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
Oxner, Diane The Bold Fisherman Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Banks, Tommy 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
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Clemens, Lucinda C'est dans Jérusalem - The Tale of the Wandering Jew Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Blondahl, Omar John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Clark, Larena The Baggage Coach Ahead Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Oster, Al Echo of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Mon Saint-Laurent, si grand, si grand 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
MacIsaac, Hector We Donnelly Men The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Peacock, Ken I'll be Seventeen Come Sunday Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Peacock, Ken Bonnie Banks of the Virgie-O Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Willy Boy Favourite Folk Songs
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
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Angutinasuumut - Poor Man Nitjautiit Vol .2
Hauschild, George & Carole But For Love Penticton b/w But For Love
Newfoundland Mummers I'se the B'ye Newfoundland Mummers
Scammel, Arthur R. That Joe Batt's Arm Bully My Newfoundland
Clemens, Lucinda Petits enfants - An Old Man's Request Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Hemsworth, Wade The Log Jam Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Scammel, Arthur R. Confederation Song My Newfoundland
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Money Musk Side by Each
Phillips, Stu The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Phillips, Stu The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
MacIsaac, Hector Sir Edmund Walker Head The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
MacIsaac, Hector The Logging Bee (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green One Way to Think About the Arctic Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Drumlin Stormy Weather Boys Mackerel Skies
MacIsaac, Hector Retributive Justice (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
MacIsaac, Hector Some Dark and Evil Things (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar Farmer's Curs't Wife Favourite Folk Songs
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Taan Mun: Lake Laberge Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Oster, Al Sourdough Rendezvous Northland Ballads
Fowke, Edith Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Karr, Hank Buckets of Steel Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Oxner, Diane The Nova Scotia Song Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Meehan, Leonard Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Phillips, Stu The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Prentice, Ernie with Pat Trudell & Trio The Old Settler’s 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)
Tiller's Folly Farewell to Ardoon A Ripple in Time
Compilation Leo O'Brien - Dickie Melbourne Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Tiller's Folly Water at the Bar A Ripple in Time
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Salaw Etsi Shon: Grandfather 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)
Peacock, Ken Who is at My Window Weeping? Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
MacIsaac, Hector Maggie Thompson The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Oster, Al Buckets of Steel Yukon Ballads
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 06 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Peacock, Ken Woman of Dover - Woman from Dover Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Noble, Geoff The Bands of Steel Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Peacock, Ken The Loss of the 'Eliza' Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Hemsworth, Wade The Log Driver's Waltz (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat A Love Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

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