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
MacIsaac, Hector Disaster at Maloneys The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Meehan, Leonard Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Phillips, Stu The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Clark, Larena The Drunkard's Daughter Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Oster, Al My Yukalaska Girl Northland Ballads
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Peacock, Ken Lonely Waterloo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
MacIsaac, Hector The Roman Line - Reprise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Beginner Gambling Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Plotnikoff, Serge Song of the Sea Beautiful British Columbia
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Old Man and Old Woman Side by Each
Phillips, Stu Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Meehan, Leonard Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat A Love Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Karr, Hank Phantom of the Arctic Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Clark, Larena The Wreck Of The Asia Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Oster, Al Echo of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Salaw Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ananaga Inujunirmat Nitjautiit Vol .2
Fowke, Edith John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Surusiutillunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Hauschild, George & Carole Yukon Song Yukon Song (split with Earl Hughes)
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 02 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 08 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Noble, Geoff Fort Langley Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Peacock, Ken Bonnie Banks of the Virgie-O Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Drumlin Homeward Bound Mackerel Skies
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Song (Reg Watkins) Newfoundland Mummers
Blondahl, Omar Ballad Of The Frank Slide Favourite Folk Songs
Drumlin The Sea Captain Mackerel Skies
Heywood, Earl Who Stole Thompson's Cow Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Peacock, Ken Lots of Fish in Bonavist' Harbor Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Big Billy & Sebastian Goin' Home Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Tiller's Folly Last of the Royal Engineers Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Pamela Morgan - The Southern Cross Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - In Court Nitjautiit Vol .2
MacIsaac, Hector The Rise of the Vigilantes (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Scammel, Arthur R. Sea Pictures My Newfoundland
Heywood, Earl The Ballad of Big Jim Carroll (The Massacre) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Plotnikoff, Serge Creston Valley Beautiful British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Scammel, Arthur R. Teachers "If" Summer School 1938 My Newfoundland
Dempster, Linda La Lettre de Riel Folklore In Song
Phillips, Stu Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Blondahl, Omar Concerning Charlie Horse Songs of Sea and Shore
Blondahl, Omar Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Oster, Al My Book of Yukon Memories Yukon Ballads
MacIsaac, Hector The Roman Line The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar Sweet Betsy From Pike Favourite Folk Songs
Phillips, Stu The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
MacIsaac, Hector Charge it to the Queen (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
MacIsaac, Hector Ride, WIlliam, Ride! The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Plotnikoff, Serge Moon of Summer Beautiful British Columbia
Phillips, Stu The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Phillips, Stu Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Conroy, Charles "Whitewater" Bennett's Railroad Song The Ballad of Woodfibre b/w Bennett's Railroad Song
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 06 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Drumlin I Dyed My Petticoat Red Mackerel Skies
Heywood, Earl Granny Bell (The Fortune Teller) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Niuvimi - Too Busy Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar The Kelligrew's Soiree Favourite Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar Concerning One Summer in Bonay Songs of Sea and Shore
Clark, Larena The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Money Musk Side by Each
Drumlin Let Go Your Bowline Mackerel Skies
Phillips, Stu Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Clemens, Lucinda J'en ai dit donc - The Emigrant's Goodbye Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Tiller's Folly Farewell to Ardoon A Ripple in Time
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
Peacock, Ken I'll be Seventeen Come Sunday Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
MacIsaac, Hector Why Should I Give a Damn? The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Tiller's Folly McCulloch's Wonder Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hemsworth, Wade The Log Driver's Waltz (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Blondahl, Omar The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Clemens, Lucinda La rose blanche - The White Rose Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Oster, Al Cheechako's Beard Northland Ballads
Hemsworth, Wade The Story of The I'm Alone (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Clemens, Lucinda L'adieu de Riel - Riel's Farewell Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Le Coeur ne vieillit pas Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Phillips, Stu Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Kisiani Inuit Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Cod Liver Oil Songs of Sea and Shore
Blondahl, Omar Green Flowers - O Songs of Sea and Shore
MacIsaac, Hector Retributive Justice (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Scammel, Arthur R. That Joe Batt's Arm Bully My Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Squid Jiggin' Ground Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Blondahl, Omar Twin Lakes Songs of Sea and Shore
Newfoundland Mummers Tribute to Newfoundland Newfoundland Mummers
Hemsworth, Wade The Land of the Muskeg (vocal Murray McLauchlan) The Land of the Muskeg
Blondahl, Omar John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Clark, Larena My Delia Dear Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
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)
Hemsworth, Wade The Complete Wade Hemsworth Radio Show The Land of the Muskeg
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Si tu voulais 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957

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