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
MacIsaac, Hector	Stagecoach (Narration)	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	00:32
Compilation	Pamela Morgan - The Southern Cross	Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador	03:07
Hemsworth, Wade	The Log Driver's Waltz (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle)	The Land of the Muskeg	03:07
MacIsaac, Hector	Enter William Donnelly (Narration)	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	00:15
Blondahl, Omar	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Phillips, Stu	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Karr, Hank	Echo of the Yukon	Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads	03:25
Compilation	William Tagoona - Pisupalaupunga	Nitjautiit Vol .2	02:45
Clemens, Lucinda	L'adieu de la Mariée - The Bride's Farewell	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	03:00
MacIsaac, Hector	Ride, WIlliam, Ride!	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	03:48
MacIsaac, Hector	I Saw The Wind Rise	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	03:25
Blondahl, Omar	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Newfoundland Mummers	Tribute to Newfoundland	Newfoundland Mummers	03:14
Phillips, Stu	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
MacIsaac, Hector	We Donnelly Men	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	03:23
Blondahl, Omar	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat	The Grand Father Song: Etsi Shon	Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs	04:37
Heywood, Earl	The Night They Shot John Donnelly	Tales of the Donnelly Feud	02:34
Noble, Geoff	The S.S. Beaver	Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia	04:04
Drumlin	Madam, You Came Courting	Mackerel Skies	01:53
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat	MacMillan River Love Song	Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs	04:58
Scammel, Arthur R.	Long May You Big Jib Draw	My Newfoundland	02:54
Fowke, Edith	Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:47
Oxner, Diane	The Broken Ring	Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia	02:53
Blondahl, Omar	Southern Cross	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	03:00
Phillips, Stu	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Blondahl, Omar	Old Polina	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	02:59
Phillips, Stu	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Peacock, Ken	Jimmy Whalen	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	04:27
Plotnikoff, Serge	Creston Valley	Beautiful British Columbia	02:26
Compilation	The Barkin' Kettle - The Young Doctor - Kerry Polka	Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador	03:13
Scammel, Arthur R.	Tommy Decker's Venture	My Newfoundland	05:20
Compilation	Charlie Adams - Unikkaapunga	Nitjautiit Vol .2	02:14
MacIsaac, Hector	Seeking Lady Justice (Narration)	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	00:31
Clark, Larena	The House Carpenter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:29
Blondahl, Omar	Black Flies Of Ontario	Favourite Folk Songs	03:31
Noble, Geoff	Heroes & Monuments	Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia	03:28
Blondahl, Omar	Trade Winds	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	03:23
Oster, Al	'98 Trail	Yukon Ballads	02:52
Clemens, Lucinda	C'est dans Jérusalem - The Tale of the Wandering Jew	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	04:23
Blondahl, Omar	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat	Taan Mun: Lake Laberge	Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs	04:40
Phillips, Stu	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Blondahl, Omar	I Know An Old Lady	Favourite Folk Songs	03:44
Dempster, Linda	The Huron Carol	Folklore In Song	03:15
Blondahl, Omar	Shall My Soul Pass Through Ireland	Songs of Sea and Shore	01:59
Fowke, Edith	Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:13
Big Billy & Sebastian	The Ballad of Fred Quilt	Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt	03:51
Compilation	Lem Snow - Newfoundland	Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador	03:59
Compilation	Michel Noël - Le voyage de noces	12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957	03:42
Karr, Hank	Paddlewheeler	Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads	03:42
Peacock, Ken	Woman of Dover - Woman from Dover	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	01:21
Blondahl, Omar	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Fowke, Edith	Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:26
Meehan, Leonard	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Hemsworth, Wade	Foolish You (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle)	The Land of the Muskeg	03:19
Tiller's Folly	Voyageur	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	04:23
Clark, Larena	Rattle on the Stovepipe	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:34
Blondahl, Omar	Cod Liver Oil	Songs of Sea and Shore	03:07
Bedore, Bernard Vance	Along the Opeongo	The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)	02:08
Peacock, Ken	Lots of Fish in Bonavist' Harbor	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	01:27
Peacock, Ken	Green Shores of Fogo	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	02:39
Noble, Geoff	The Fisgard Lighthouse	Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia	02:56
Newfoundland Mummers	Mummers Jig (Don McLean)	Newfoundland Mummers	02:35
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
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins	John Cousins - The Shan Van Vogh	A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs	02:31
Blondahl, Omar	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Clark, Larena	The Old Country Fair	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:35
Blondahl, Omar	Farmer's Curs't Wife	Favourite Folk Songs	02:54
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins	John Cousins - Uncle Dan	A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs	01:11
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)	02:33
Phillips, Stu	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Oster, Al	Yukon Cheechako	Yukon Ballads	03:23
Oster, Al	My Book of Yukon Memories	Yukon Ballads	03:05
Heywood, Earl	Three Candles in the Window	Tales of the Donnelly Feud	01:59
Clemens, Lucinda	Un jour la petite - The Fraudulent Confession	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	01:33
Blondahl, Omar	Lukey's Boat	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	01:23
Scammel, Arthur R.	That Joe Batt's Arm Bully	My Newfoundland	03:48
Blondahl, Omar	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves)	Headed for Cape Breton	Side by Each	02:47
Compilation	Charlie Panigoniak - Niuvimi - Too Busy	Nitjautiit Vol .2	02:07
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green	One Way to Think About the Arctic	Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)	03:13
Blondahl, Omar	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Blondahl, Omar	Squid Jiggin' Ground	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	03:36
Dempster, Linda	Sweet William	Folklore In Song	04:03
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves)	Newfoundland Moose Hunt (The Night We Shot Paddy Duncan's Horse)	Side by Each	02:48
Phillips, Stu	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Oster, Al	Klondike Cattle Drive	Northland Ballads	03:09
Tiller's Folly	Chatham Reach	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	03:08
Phillips, Stu	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Newfoundland Mummers	What a Friend We Have in Jesus	Newfoundland Mummers	04:42
Compilation	Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 08	Nitjautiit Vol .2	00:25
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	02:07
Tiller's Folly	John Tod	A Ripple in Time	03:54
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	02:17
Blondahl, Omar	Eileen	Songs of Sea and Shore	03:15
Compilation	Etulu Itidlui - Ajursanartumik	Nitjautiit Vol .2	01:36
Clemens, Lucinda	La lettre de Riel - Riel's Letter	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	03:27
Blondahl, Omar	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Drumlin	The Sea Captain	Mackerel Skies	02:50

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Buddy Wasisname & the Other Fellers - Flatout

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