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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Clemens, Lucinda	L'adieu de Riel - Riel's Farewell	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	03:07
Compilation	The Barkin' Kettle - The Young Doctor - Kerry Polka	Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador	03:13
Scammel, Arthur R.	The Six Horsepower Coker	My Newfoundland	03:50
Peacock, Ken	Jimmy Whalen	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	04:27
Clark, Larena	Old Pal Of Mine	Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song	01:26
Blondahl, Omar	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Clark, Larena	The Old Country Fair	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:35
Newfoundland Mummers	Mummers Jig (Don McLean)	Newfoundland Mummers	02:35
Oster, Al	Unfortunate Miner	Yukon Ballads	03:26
Peacock, Ken	Brown Flour, 1926	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	02:42
Blondahl, Omar	Black Flies Of Ontario	Favourite Folk Songs	03:31
Oster, Al	Northland	Northland Ballads	02:37
MacIsaac, Hector	Why Should I Give a Damn?	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	03:06
MacIsaac, Hector	The Roman Line	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	03:50
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	02:42
Fowke, Edith	Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:15
MacIsaac, Hector	Here in the Wilderness	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	03:37
MacIsaac, Hector	Fiddle vs Cudgels (Narration)	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	01:28
Compilation	Ellis Island - Frobisher, Frobisher	Nitjautiit Vol .2	03:36
Blondahl, Omar	Eileen	Songs of Sea and Shore	03:15
Watkins, Reg	Mummers Song	Newfoundland Mummers comp	02:16
Meehan, Leonard	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Hemsworth, Wade	Foolish You (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle)	The Land of the Muskeg	03:19
Oster, Al	Cheechako's Beard	Northland Ballads	03:03
Drumlin	The Twa Brothers	Mackerel Skies	04:03
Compilation	Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 06	Nitjautiit Vol .2	00:25
Conroy, Charles "Whitewater"	Bennett's Railroad Song	The Ballad of Woodfibre b/w Bennett's Railroad Song	00:50
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat	The Watchmen	Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs	04:18
Plotnikoff, Serge	British Columbia	Beautiful British Columbia	02:20
Compilation	Charlie Adams - Isumatsiarrasuasunga	Nitjautiit Vol .2	03:33
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band	Sicilian Dance	Songs & Dances of New Brunswick	02:07
Phillips, Stu	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat	Taan Mun: Lake Laberge	Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs	04:40
Plotnikoff, Serge	Sing Children Sing	Beautiful British Columbia	01:58
Noble, Geoff	The Bands of Steel	Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia	03:56
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	01:52
Peacock, Ken	I'll be Seventeen Come Sunday	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	01:38
Blondahl, Omar	My Old Kentucky Home	Favourite Folk Songs	03:57
Compilation	Charlie Panigoniak - Santa Kalasi	Nitjautiit Vol .2	01:48
Compilation	Phillis Noseworthy - The Wings of an Eagle	Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador	04:29
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves)	The Ballad of Mosey Burns	Side by Each	03:31
Phillips, Stu	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
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	03:36
Tiller's Folly	Twenty-Three Camels	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	03:17
Scammel, Arthur R.	Long May You Big Jib Draw	My Newfoundland	02:54
Blondahl, Omar	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Blondahl, Omar	The H'emm'r Jane	Songs of Sea and Shore	02:36
Compilation	Michel Noël - Les perceurs de coffres-forts	12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957	03:58
Karr, Hank	Paddlewheeler	Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads	03:42
MacIsaac, Hector	Marriage Plans (Narration)	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	00:37
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat	The Grand Father Song: Etsi Shon	Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs	04:37
Hemsworth, Wade	My Mother Is the Ocean Sea (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle)	The Land of the Muskeg	03:56
Phillips, Stu	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Drumlin	The Sea Captain	Mackerel Skies	02:50
Phillips, Stu	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Phillips, Stu	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Plotnikoff, Serge	Creston Valley	Beautiful British Columbia	02:26
Clemens, Lucinda	J'en ai dit donc - The Emigrant's Goodbye	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	03:15
Blondahl, Omar	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Oster, Al	Sourdough Rendezvous	Northland Ballads	01:47
Blondahl, Omar	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Clark, Larena	The Baggage Coach Ahead	Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song	03:09
Oster, Al	Waltz of the Yukon	Yukon Ballads	03:05
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green	When the Sun Gets Up	Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)	02:45
Heywood, Earl	Granny Bell (The Fortune Teller)	Tales of the Donnelly Feud	02:13
Clemens, Lucinda	La rose blanche - The White Rose	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	01:53
Phillips, Stu	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Drumlin	Madam, You Came Courting	Mackerel Skies	01:53
Blondahl, Omar	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Compilation	Colette Bonheur - Mon p'tit caporal	12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957	03:00
Blondahl, Omar	Sweet Betsy From Pike	Favourite Folk Songs	02:38
Heywood, Earl	They're Gonna Hang Jim Donnelly	Tales of the Donnelly Feud	02:02
Compilation	Leo O'Brien - Dickie Melbourne	Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador	08:39
Compilation	Emile Benoit - Roaming Scott - Welcome To Holiday Inn	Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador	04:54
Heywood, Earl	Legend of the Old Roman Line	Tales of the Donnelly Feud	03:26
Blondahl, Omar	Old Polina	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	02:59
Oster, Al	My Yukalaska Girl	Northland Ballads	01:54
Ladies & Escorts	CP Transcontinental	CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song	02:11
Compilation	Figgy Duff - The Breakwater Boys' Breakdown	Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador	02:02
Scammel, Arthur R.	Sea Pictures	My Newfoundland	03:26
Tiller's Folly	Water at the Bar	A Ripple in Time	02:57
Hemsworth, Wade	The Wild Goose (vocal Wade Hemsworth)	The Land of the Muskeg	02:46
Big Billy & Sebastian	The Ballad of Fred Quilt	Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt	03:51
Blondahl, Omar	Ballad Of The Frank Slide	Favourite Folk Songs	03:11
Clemens, Lucinda	Between the Forks and Carlton - Entre les forks et carlton	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	01:04
Blondahl, Omar	If I Were A Blackbird	Favourite Folk Songs	02:55
Compilation	Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 10	Nitjautiit Vol .2	00:34
MacIsaac, Hector	Sir Edmund Walker Head	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	02:48
Peacock, Ken	Hard Times	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	02:50
Blondahl, Omar	Concerning Charlie Horse	Songs of Sea and Shore	02:26
Blondahl, Omar	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
MacIsaac, Hector	Enter William Donnelly (Narration)	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	00:15
Clark, Larena	Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:13
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat	Beginner Gambling Song	Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs	02:22
Blondahl, Omar	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Clark, Larena	The Bonny Young Irish Boy	Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song	01:15
Clark, Larena	The Gallant Hussar	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:04
Blondahl, Omar	Big Rock Candy Mountain	Favourite Folk Songs	03:12
Newfoundland Mummers	My Boy Willy	Newfoundland Mummers	03:53
Clark, Larena	The Banks of the Nile	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:56

Folklore

Christl, Margaret and Ian Robb - The Barley Grain For Me

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Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) - Side by Each

Peacock, Ken - Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland

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Oster, Al - Northland Ballads

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Scammel, Arthur R. - My Newfoundland

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Phillips, Stu - Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

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Hemsworth, Wade - The Land of the Muskeg

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Phillips, Stu - A Visit to British Columbia

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

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Tiller's Folly - Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia

Vigneault, Gilles - Mon pays

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Blondahl, Omar - Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song

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Scammel, Arthur R. - Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree

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Oxner, Diane - Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia

Ladies & Escorts - CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song

FEATURED

Tiller's Folly - A Ripple in Time

Bedore, Bernard Vance - The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)

Watkins, Reg - Newfoundland Mummers comp

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Clark, Larena - A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

Mills, Alan - Folkloriquement Vôtre

Big Billy & Sebastian - Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt

Prentice, Ernie 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)

Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band - Songs & Dances of New Brunswick

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Blondahl, Omar - Songs of Sea and Shore

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Plotnikoff, Serge - Beautiful British Columbia

Dempster, Linda - Folklore In Song

Banks, Tommy and John Cousins - A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs

Buckna, Pat & Jim Green - Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)

Karr, Hank - Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads

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Buddy Wasisname & the Other Fellers - Flatout

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