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.

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
Blondahl, Omar Farmer's Curs't Wife Favourite Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar The Ship That Never Returned Songs of Sea and Shore
Drumlin My Irish Girl Mackerel Skies
Meehan, Leonard The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Song (Reg Watkins) Newfoundland Mummers
Dempster, Linda The Huron Carol Folklore In Song
Phillips, Stu Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Oster, Al Sourdough Rendezvous Northland Ballads
Heywood, Earl Granny Bell (The Fortune Teller) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Scammel, Arthur R. The Kelligrew's Soiree Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
Phillips, Stu Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Drumlin I Dyed My Petticoat Red Mackerel Skies
MacIsaac, Hector Some Dark and Evil Things (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Phillips, Stu Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Blondahl, Omar She's Like The Swallow Favourite Folk Songs
Big Billy & Sebastian The Ballad of Fred Quilt Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Banks, Tommy 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
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Quviasutiaqpalauqpunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Saint John Flow Softly Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Hemsworth, Wade The Complete Wade Hemsworth Radio Show The Land of the Muskeg
Compilation Fran Dowie - Fraser Boat Song Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Peacock, Ken The Loss of the 'Eliza' Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Scammel, Arthur R. Bake Apple Jam My Newfoundland
Conroy, Charles "Whitewater" The Ballad of Woodfibre The Ballad of Woodfibre b/w Bennett's Railroad Song
Tiller's Folly The Electric Railway Line Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Salaw Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Blondahl, Omar The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hemsworth, Wade The Story of The I'm Alone (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Blondahl, Omar I'se the B'y Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Mon p'tit caporal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Compilation Charlie Adams - Isumatsiarrasuasunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Karr, Hank Northland Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Noble, Geoff The St. Roch Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Clemens, Lucinda Les voyageurs sont arrivés - The Return of the Betrayed Husband Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Drumlin Stormy Weather Boys Mackerel Skies
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Santa Kalasi Nitjautiit Vol .2
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Headed for Cape Breton Side by Each
Clemens, Lucinda La chanson de falcon - Falcon's Song Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
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
Clark, Larena The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Clark, Larena Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
MacIsaac, Hector Maggie Thompson The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Drumlin Madam, You Came Courting Mackerel Skies
Blondahl, Omar Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Squid Jiggin' Time in Hampton Town Side by Each
Oster, Al Yukon Cheechako Yukon Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Old Polina Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Tiller's Folly Reels: Heel & Toe; Muddy Frogwater; An Dram Buidheach A Ripple in Time
Blondahl, Omar Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Blondahl, Omar The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar I Know An Old Lady Favourite Folk Songs
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Oster, Al Northland Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar The Kelligrew's Soiree Favourite Folk Songs
Heywood, Earl The Ballad of Big Jim Carroll (The Massacre) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Drumlin Sailor Boy Mackerel Skies
Prentice, Ernie with Pat Trudell & Trio In My Little Old Sod Shanty 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)
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins Tommy Banks - Saville The Brave Man A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Phillips, Stu Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Niuvimi - Too Busy Nitjautiit Vol .2
Prentice, Ernie with Pat Trudell & Trio The Old Settler’s 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)
Heywood, Earl Three Candles in the Window Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Karr, Hank Keebird Song Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
MacIsaac, Hector My Name is Johnny O’Connor (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Newfoundland Mummers Muddy Musk Newfoundland Mummers
MacIsaac, Hector Sir Edmund Walker Head The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Scammel, Arthur R. Long May You Big Jib Draw My Newfoundland
Dempster, Linda She's Like The Swallow Folklore In Song
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Prix "Amicale De La Chanson" - Parc Lafontaine 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
MacIsaac, Hector Marriage Plans (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Heywood, Earl John O'Connor (The Trial) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Compilation The Barkin' Kettle - The Young Doctor - Kerry Polka Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Phillips, Stu The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Towhata Lake Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Plotnikoff, Serge Song of the Sea Beautiful British Columbia
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 02 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Shall My Soul Pass Through Ireland Songs of Sea and Shore
MacIsaac, Hector Ride, WIlliam, Ride! The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Figgy Duff - The Breakwater Boys' Breakdown Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
MacIsaac, Hector Stagecoach (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Heywood, Earl Legend of the Old Roman Line Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Phillips, Stu Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation Pamela Morgan - The Southern Cross Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Phillips, Stu Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Drumlin Let Go Your Bowline Mackerel Skies
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
Blondahl, Omar Green Flowers - O Songs of Sea and Shore
Oxner, Diane The Bold Fisherman Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Blondahl, Omar The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Heywood, Earl Who Stole Thompson's Cow Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Clemens, Lucinda J'en ai dit donc - The Emigrant's Goodbye Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Meehan, Leonard The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Peacock, Ken I'll be Seventeen Come Sunday Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland

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