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
Larena Clark There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hector MacIsaac Doing Time (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers - O Songs of Sea and Shore
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation Ross Laidley - Ballad of the Beaver Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Tommy Banks and John Cousins Tommy Banks - The Picnic at Groshaut A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Geoff Noble Heroes of the Sea Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Wade Hemsworth The Story of The I'm Alone (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Arthur Scammel R. Teachers "If" Summer School 1938 My Newfoundland
Earl Heywood One More on Satan's Side Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Drumlin My Irish Girl Mackerel Skies
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Ken Peacock Brown Flour, 1926 Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Compilation Pamela Morgan - The Southern Cross Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 07 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Lucinda Clemens Un jour la petite - The Fraudulent Confession Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Earl Heywood Granny Bell (The Fortune Teller) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Serge Plotnikoff Sing Children Sing Beautiful British Columbia
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - La croix de Mont-Royal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Sally Greer Folk Music of Ontario
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band Peter Emberley Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Larena Clark My Delia Dear Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 06 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Newfoundland Mummers I'se the B'ye Newfoundland Mummers
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat Taan Mun: Lake Laberge Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Omar Blondahl Trade Winds Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Ballads
Compilation Rufus Guinchard - Out Behind the House - Up the Southern Shore Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Omar Blondahl If I Were A Blackbird Favourite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Santa Kalasi Nitjautiit Vol .2
Omar Blondahl Eileen Songs of Sea and Shore
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Compilation Michel Noël - Les perceurs de coffres-forts 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Compilation Dominique Michel - Sur l'perron 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Lucinda Clemens J'en ai dit donc - The Emigrant's Goodbye Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Geoff Noble Heroes & Monuments Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Linda Dempster She's Like The Swallow Folklore In Song
Wade Hemsworth Foolish You (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Kisiani Inuit Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Prix "Amicale De La Chanson" - Parc Lafontaine 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Bold Privateer Folk Music of Ontario
Serge Plotnikoff Fly Me Back to Nelson City Beautiful British Columbia
Hector MacIsaac Sir Edmund Walker Head The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Earl Heywood They're Gonna Hang Jim Donnelly Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Hector MacIsaac The Logging Bee (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Drumlin The Twa Brothers Mackerel Skies
Earl Heywood The Fightin' Feudin' Donnellys Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Larena Clark I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Newfoundland Mummers Tribute to Newfoundland Newfoundland Mummers
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Niuvimi - Too Busy Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Tickle Harbour - Staten Island - Sligo Maid - Cooley's Reel Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Tiller's Folly John Tod Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Concerning Charlie Horse Songs of Sea and Shore
Reg Watkins Mummers Song Newfoundland Mummers comp
Drumlin I Dyed My Petticoat Red Mackerel Skies
Ken Peacock Woman of Dover - Woman from Dover Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Larena Clark The Baggage Coach Ahead Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Ken Peacock Bill Wiseman Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Earl Heywood The Night They Shot John Donnelly Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Al Oster Twilight in the Yukon Northland Ballads
Al Oster Klondike Cattle Drive Northland Ballads
Larena Clark The Wreck Of The Asia Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band Sicilian Dance Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Surusiutillunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Ataatagaina Nitjautiit Vol .2
Hector MacIsaac Ride, WIlliam, Ride! The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Hector MacIsaac Seeking Lady Justice (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Drumlin The Sea Captain Mackerel Skies
Diane Oxner The Broken Ring Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Big Billy & Sebastian The Ballad of Fred Quilt Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 03 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Bernard Bedore Vance Along the Opeongo The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)
George Hauschild & Carole But For Love Penticton b/w But For Love
Ernie Prentice with Pat Trudell & Trio When The Ice Worms Nest Again 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)
Tommy Banks 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
Al Oster Phantom of the Arctic Northland Ballads
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 01 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Ken Peacock Lots of Fish in Bonavist' Harbor Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Earl Heywood The Ballad of Big Jim Carroll (The Massacre) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season Songs of Sea and Shore
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat Salaw Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Al Oster Arctic Eskimo Northland Ballads
Hank Karr Buckets of Steel Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Compilation Charlie Adams - Puturie Nitjautiit Vol .2
Hector MacIsaac Charge it to the Queen (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Banks of the Don Folk Music of Ontario

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

Clark, Larena

Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song

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