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
Oster, Al Unfortunate Miner Yukon Ballads
Clemens, Lucinda Un Canadien errant - Once a Canadian Lad Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 08 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Heywood, Earl Three Candles in the Window Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Compilation William Tagoona - Inuit Nunani Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Ataatagaina Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
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)
Compilation Emile Benoit - Roaming Scott - Welcome To Holiday Inn Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Kisiani Inuit Nitjautiit Vol .2
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Sicilian Dance Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Niuvimi - Too Busy Nitjautiit Vol .2
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band The Restigouche Shore Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Compilation Michel Noël - Le voyage de noces 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Oster, Al '98 Trail Yukon Ballads
Hemsworth, Wade The Wild Goose (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) The Linerboard Mill Side by Each
Tiller's Folly Farewell to Ardoon A Ripple in Time
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Angutinasuumut - Poor Man Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Newfoundland Mummers Turkey in the Straw Newfoundland Mummers
Bedore, Bernard Vance Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)
MacIsaac, Hector My Name is Johnny O’Connor (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Scammel, Arthur R. That Joe Batt's Arm Bully My Newfoundland
Ladies & Escorts Somebody Robbed the CPR CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Blondahl, Omar If I Were A Blackbird Favourite Folk Songs
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Plotnikoff, Serge Grand Forks Country Beautiful British Columbia
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly A Ripple in Time
Drumlin The Twa Brothers Mackerel Skies
Peacock, Ken Bill Wiseman Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins John Cousins - Peter Emberley A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
MacIsaac, Hector The Roman Line The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Drumlin Silvy Mackerel Skies
Heywood, Earl The Fightin' Feudin' Donnellys Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Blondahl, Omar Ten Knots In The Devil's Tail Favourite Folk Songs
MacIsaac, Hector Sir Edmund Walker Head The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Phillips, Stu Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Dempster, Linda La Lettre de Riel Folklore In Song
Compilation Candy Kane - Centennial Sue Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Drumlin I Dyed My Petticoat Red Mackerel Skies
Clemens, Lucinda Le départ du soldat - A Soldier Leaves His Girl Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Heywood, Earl They're Gonna Hang Jim Donnelly Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Oster, Al Phantom of the Arctic Northland Ballads
Noble, Geoff Fort Langley Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Willy Boy Favourite Folk Songs
Phillips, Stu The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins John Cousins - Let Her Go A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Gaieté printanière 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Bedore, Bernard Vance Along the Opeongo The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)
Blondahl, Omar Southern Cross Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Blondahl, Omar Petty Harbour Bait Skiff Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Le ciel se marie avec la mer 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Clemens, Lucinda Un jour la petite - The Fraudulent Confession Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Plotnikoff, Serge Sing Children Sing Beautiful British Columbia
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Headed for Cape Breton Side by Each
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 Tickle Harbour - Staten Island - Sligo Maid - Cooley's Reel Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Clemens, Lucinda La rose blanche - The White Rose Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Clemens, Lucinda La chanson de falcon - Falcon's Song Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat A Love Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Noble, Geoff The St. Roch Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Lonesome for Newfoundland Side by Each
MacIsaac, Hector We’re Leaving Now The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Heywood, Earl Sweet Maggie Thompson Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
MacIsaac, Hector Ride, WIlliam, Ride! The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Compilation William Tagoona - Inutulunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
MacIsaac, Hector The Rise of the Vigilantes (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Oster, Al Echo of the Yukon Northland Ballads
Newfoundland Mummers Tribute to Newfoundland Newfoundland Mummers
Scammel, Arthur R. Long May You Big Jib Draw My Newfoundland
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Surusiutillunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clark, Larena Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Plotnikoff, Serge Song of the Sea Beautiful British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar I'se the B'y Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Plotnikoff, Serge Was Lady Lucky Beside You Beautiful 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
Phillips, Stu Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Phillips, Stu Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Blondahl, Omar Lukey's Boat Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Tiller's Folly Chatham Reach Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Karr, Hank Blow Northwind Blow Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Heywood, Earl John O'Connor (The Trial) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green When the Sun Gets Up Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Oster, Al Ballad of Soapy Smith Northland Ballads
Newfoundland Mummers My Boy Willy Newfoundland Mummers
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green One Way to Think About the Arctic Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Dempster, Linda Sweet William Folklore In Song
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Quviasutiaqpalauqpunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
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
Louise, Ola Sasquatch Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Compilation Charlie Adams - Puturie Nitjautiit Vol .2

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