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 Tickle Harbour - Staten Island - Sligo Maid - Cooley's Reel Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Phillips, Stu The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hemsworth, Wade My Mother Is the Ocean Sea (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Song (Reg Watkins) Newfoundland Mummers
Drumlin Silvy Mackerel Skies
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Blondahl, Omar I'se the B'y Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Blondahl, Omar The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Plotnikoff, Serge Sing Children Sing Beautiful British Columbia
Oster, Al Arctic Eskimo Northland Ballads
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Tiller's Folly Water at the Bar A Ripple in Time
Blondahl, Omar Catch of the Season Songs of Sea and Shore
Drumlin The Twa Brothers Mackerel Skies
Heywood, Earl One More on Satan's Side Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Compilation William Tagoona - Inutulunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Noble, Geoff The S.S. Beaver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 09 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Drumlin Madam, You Came Courting Mackerel Skies
MacIsaac, Hector Stagecoach (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Dempster, Linda She's Like The Swallow Folklore In Song
Louise, Ola Sasquatch Sasquatch b/w Train Song
MacIsaac, Hector Fiddle vs Cudgels (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Phillips, Stu The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Phillips, Stu Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation Pamela Morgan - The Southern Cross Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Blondahl, Omar Feller From Fortune Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Plotnikoff, Serge Creston Valley Beautiful British Columbia
MacIsaac, Hector The Roman Line - Reprise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Peacock, Ken Green Shores of Fogo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Oster, Al Echo of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Oster, Al Northland Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Black Flies Of Ontario Favourite Folk Songs
Dempster, Linda Sweet William Folklore In Song
Heywood, Earl The Fightin' Feudin' Donnellys Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Blondahl, Omar The Kelligrew's Soiree Favourite Folk Songs
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 Alexs Utatnaq - Situraujapqakkapta Nitjautiit Vol .2
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins John Cousins - O'Halloran Road A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Tiller's Folly Farewell to Ardoon A Ripple in Time
Scammel, Arthur R. Confederation Song My Newfoundland
Heywood, Earl Legend of the Old Roman Line Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Surusiutillunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
MacIsaac, Hector Tom, Write Me a Letter The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Oster, Al My Yukalaska Girl Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Lukey's Boat Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Tiller's Folly Richard Moody Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Plotnikoff, Serge Song of the Sea Beautiful British Columbia
Newfoundland Mummers I'se the B'ye Newfoundland Mummers
Peacock, Ken Hard Times Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Tribute to the Sailors of Newfoundland Side by Each
MacIsaac, Hector Charge it to the Queen (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Oster, Al Paddlewheeler Yukon Ballads
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
Clark, Larena The Baggage Coach Ahead Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Clemens, Lucinda L'adieu de la Mariée - The Bride's Farewell Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Blondahl, Omar We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Heywood, Earl Sweet Maggie Thompson Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Phillips, Stu The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Phillips, Stu The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Blondahl, Omar Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green One Way to Think About the Arctic Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Newfoundland Mummers Tribute to Newfoundland Newfoundland Mummers
Blondahl, Omar Ballad Of The Frank Slide Favourite Folk Songs
Hemsworth, Wade The Log Driver's Waltz (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Tiller's Folly Ned McGowan's War Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Old Man and Old Woman Side by Each
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Karr, Hank Keebird Song Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Phillips, Stu The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
MacIsaac, Hector Why Should I Give a Damn? The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar Old Dan Tucker Favourite Folk Songs
Clark, Larena My Delia Dear Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Phillips, Stu Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
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
Phillips, Stu Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Scammel, Arthur R. Bake Apple Jam My Newfoundland
Karr, Hank Yukon Gold Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Scammel, Arthur R. Teachers "If" Summer School 1938 My Newfoundland
Plotnikoff, Serge Was Lady Lucky Beside You Beautiful British Columbia
Newfoundland Mummers My Boy Willy Newfoundland Mummers
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ananaga Inujunirmat Nitjautiit Vol .2
MacIsaac, Hector Some Dark and Evil Things (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Clemens, Lucinda La lettre de Riel - Riel's Letter Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
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 Sable Island Songs of Sea and Shore
Noble, Geoff Fort Langley Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Si tu voulais 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Drumlin The Eight Famous Fishermen Mackerel Skies
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Niuvimi - Too Busy Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Tiller's Folly John Tod Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 02 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Fran Dowie - Fraser Boat Song Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Clark, Larena The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Compilation Lem Snow - Newfoundland Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Towhata Lake Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs

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