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 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
Blondahl, Omar Lukey's Boat Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
MacIsaac, Hector Disaster at Maloneys The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar Twin Lakes Songs of Sea and Shore
Blondahl, Omar Mr. Frog Would A'wooing Go Favourite Folk Songs
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Taan Mun: Lake Laberge Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ananaga Inujunirmat Nitjautiit Vol .2
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Saint John Flow Softly Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Karr, Hank '98 Trail Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Drumlin My Irish Girl Mackerel Skies
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Newfoundland Moose Hunt (The Night We Shot Paddy Duncan's Horse) Side by Each
Oster, Al My Yukalaska Girl Northland Ballads
Phillips, Stu Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Heywood, Earl The Night They Shot John Donnelly Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Generation Hand Down Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Clemens, Lucinda L'adieu de la Mariée - The Bride's Farewell Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Phillips, Stu The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Clark, Larena The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Phillips, Stu Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Compilation Pamela Morgan - The Southern Cross Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Phillips, Stu The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Compilation Fran Dowie - Century Sam Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid Jiggin' Ground My Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Plotnikoff, Serge Moon of Summer Beautiful British Columbia
MacIsaac, Hector Charge it to the Queen (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Tiller's Folly McCulloch's Wonder Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar The H'emm'r Jane Songs of Sea and Shore
Plotnikoff, Serge British Columbia Beautiful British Columbia
Heywood, Earl Two Big Brothers Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Kisiani Inuit Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
MacIsaac, Hector Some Dark and Evil Things (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Oster, Al Northland Northland Ballads
Drumlin Down in Old Ireland Mackerel Skies
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Niuvimi - Too Busy Nitjautiit Vol .2
Karr, Hank Phantom of the Arctic Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
MacIsaac, Hector Stagecoach (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Lem Snow - Newfoundland Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Heywood, Earl Legend of the Old Roman Line Tales of the Donnelly Feud
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
Tiller's Folly McCulloch's Wonder A Ripple in Time
MacIsaac, Hector The Roman Line The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar Sable Island Songs of Sea and Shore
Clemens, Lucinda Le départ du soldat - A Soldier Leaves His Girl Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Clark, Larena The Flying Cloud Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Blondahl, Omar Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Clark, Larena Burns And His Highland Mary Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Quviasutiaqpalauqpunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Peacock, Ken The Loss of the 'Eliza' Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly Down at Gassy Jack's Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Tiller's Folly Farewell to Ardoon A Ripple in Time
Compilation William Tagoona - Inutulunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 05 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Drumlin Let Go Your Bowline Mackerel Skies
Scammel, Arthur R. The Six Horsepower Coker My Newfoundland
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Grand Father Song: Etsi Shon Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Jingle Bells Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat A Love Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Meehan, Leonard Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Clemens, Lucinda Vous voulez me faire chanter - The Drinker's Inheritance Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
MacIsaac, Hector Maggie Thompson The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 04 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Clemens, Lucinda La rose blanche - The White Rose Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Karr, Hank Keebird Song Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Compilation William Tagoona - Inuit Nunani Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar If I Were A Blackbird Favourite Folk Songs
Ladies & Escorts Bill Miner Song CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Le ciel se marie avec la mer 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Heywood, Earl Sweet Maggie Thompson Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Peacock, Ken I'll be Seventeen Come Sunday Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) The Ballad of Mosey Burns Side by Each
Big Billy & Sebastian The Ballad of Fred Quilt Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Mon p'tit caporal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Blondahl, Omar We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Clark, Larena The Bonny Young Irish Boy Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Phillips, Stu Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
MacIsaac, Hector Seeking Lady Justice (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Phillips, Stu The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Blondahl, Omar The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Oster, Al The Unfortunate Miner Northland Ballads
Tiller's Folly The Electric Railway Line A Ripple in Time
Tiller's Folly Ned McGowan's War Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Noble, Geoff Heroes & Monuments Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 03 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
MacIsaac, Hector My Name is Johnny O’Connor (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Simon Fraser Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Violettes des champs 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Compilation Ellis Island - Frobisher, Frobisher Nitjautiit Vol .2
MacIsaac, Hector Settling In (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's

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