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

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
Compilation Phillis Noseworthy - The Wings of an Eagle Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Heywood, Earl Sweet Maggie Thompson Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Big Billy & Sebastian The Ballad of Fred Quilt Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Compilation Michel Noël - Les perceurs de coffres-forts 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Oster, Al Paddle Wheeler Northland Ballads
Karr, Hank Blow Northwind Blow Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Oster, Al Sourdough Rendezvous Northland Ballads
Plotnikoff, Serge North Wind Blowing Beautiful British Columbia
Oster, Al My Yukalaska Girl Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Peacock, Ken Drill, Ye Heroes, Drill! Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Noble, Geoff The St. Roch Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Scammel, Arthur R. The Six Horsepower Coker My Newfoundland
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Noble, Geoff The Bands of Steel Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Money Musk Side by Each
Blondahl, Omar Trade Winds Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Oster, Al Buckets of Steel Yukon Ballads
Compilation William Tagoona - Inutulunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Hemsworth, Wade The Black Fly Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth with Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Drumlin The Twa Brothers Mackerel Skies
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Squid Jiggin' Time in Hampton Town Side by Each
Drumlin The Sea Captain Mackerel Skies
Clemens, Lucinda J'en ai dit donc - The Emigrant's Goodbye Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Phillips, Stu Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Scammel, Arthur R. That Joe Batt's Arm Bully My Newfoundland
Karr, Hank Northland Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) The Ballad of Mosey Burns Side by Each
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Headed for Cape Breton Side by Each
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 03 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Plotnikoff, Serge Fly Me Back to Nelson City Beautiful British Columbia
Hemsworth, Wade The Complete Wade Hemsworth Radio Show The Land of the Muskeg
Compilation Ellis Island - Frobisher, Frobisher Nitjautiit Vol .2
Dempster, Linda The Huron Carol Folklore In Song
MacIsaac, Hector Disaster at Maloneys The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Noble, Geoff Heroes & Monuments Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation Michel Noël - Le voyage de noces 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Compilation Charlie Adams - Isumatsiarrasuasunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Ladies & Escorts Somebody Robbed the CPR CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Clemens, Lucinda Le départ du soldat - A Soldier Leaves His Girl Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Newfoundland Mummers Tribute to Newfoundland Newfoundland Mummers
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Old Man and Old Woman Side by Each
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Quviasutiaqpalauqpunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
MacIsaac, Hector Sir Edmund Walker Head The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Oster, Al Cheechako's Beard Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Ten Knots In The Devil's Tail Favourite Folk Songs
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 02 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Oster, Al Ballad of Soapy Smith Northland Ballads
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels A Ripple in Time
Blondahl, Omar Green Flowers - O Songs of Sea and Shore
Oster, Al Paddlewheeler Yukon Ballads
Karr, Hank Keebird Song Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Compilation Rufus Guinchard - Out Behind the House - Up the Southern Shore Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Noble, Geoff The S.S. Beaver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins John Cousins - The Boys of the Island A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band The Steamboat Alexandria Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Phillips, Stu Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Towhata Lake Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Blondahl, Omar I Know An Old Lady Favourite Folk Songs
Phillips, Stu Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Heywood, Earl Legend of the Old Roman Line Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Newfoundland Mummers My Boy Willy Newfoundland Mummers
Oster, Al Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 09 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Meehan, Leonard The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Clark, Larena The Wreck Of The Asia Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Tiller's Folly Reels: Heel & Toe; Muddy Frogwater; An Dram Buidheach 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
Peacock, Ken Who is at My Window Weeping? Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Meehan, Leonard The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar Cod Liver Oil Songs of Sea and Shore
Phillips, Stu White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Blondahl, Omar We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Oster, Al Twilight in the Yukon Northland Ballads
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 10 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Oster, Al Echo of the Yukon Northland Ballads
Oster, Al Klondike Cattle Drive Northland Ballads
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 05 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Heywood, Earl The Night They Shot John Donnelly Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Drumlin I Dyed My Petticoat Red Mackerel Skies
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ajursanartumik Nitjautiit Vol .2
Peacock, Ken Woman of Dover - Woman from Dover Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Oster, Al My Book of Yukon Memories Yukon Ballads
Drumlin Stormy Weather Boys Mackerel Skies
Blondahl, Omar Sable Island Songs of Sea and Shore
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
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)
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Mon Saint-Laurent, si grand, si grand 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
MacIsaac, Hector The Roman Line - Reprise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Mon p'tit caporal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
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
Clark, Larena The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Phillips, Stu Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Phillips, Stu Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Drumlin Homeward Bound Mackerel Skies
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Kisiani Inuit Nitjautiit Vol .2

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