Folklore

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.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly A Ripple in Time
Earl Heywood Who Stole Thompson's Cow Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Hector MacIsaac Sir Edmund Walker Head The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant and We'll Roar Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Al Oster My Book of Yukon Memories Yukon Ballads
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly Last of the Royal Engineers Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Arthur Scammel R. Long May You Big Jib Draw My Newfoundland
Hector MacIsaac The Roman Line - Reprise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Ken Peacock Woman of Dover - Woman from Dover Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Ernie Prentice 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)
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Geoff Noble The Bands of Steel Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Ken Peacock Who is at My Window Weeping? Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mary of the Wild Moor Folk Music of Ontario
Compilation Uncle Mose - John Cabot Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Arthur Scammel R. Lukey's Boat Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
Compilation Ellis Island - Frobisher, Frobisher Nitjautiit Vol .2
Tommy Banks 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
Omar Blondahl Eileen Songs of Sea and Shore
Newfoundland Mummers Turkey in the Straw Newfoundland Mummers
Charles Conroy "Whitewater" Bennett's Railroad Song The Ballad of Woodfibre b/w Bennett's Railroad Song
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Tiller's Folly Jigs: Calico Hills; The Bride's Veil; Sparrowhawk; The Freshet A Ripple in Time
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band Sicilian Dance Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Wade Hemsworth The Log Driver's Waltz (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat The Watchmen Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl I Know An Old Lady Favourite Folk Songs
Drumlin Sailor Boy Mackerel Skies
Lucinda Clemens La chanson de falcon - Falcon's Song Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Hector MacIsaac Ride, WIlliam, Ride! The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Larena Clark There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Lucinda Clemens Petits enfants - An Old Man's Request Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Arthur Scammel R. The Six Horsepower Coker My Newfoundland
Serge Plotnikoff Creston Valley Beautiful British Columbia
Omar Blondahl I'se the B'y Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season Songs of Sea and Shore
Tommy Banks 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
Serge Plotnikoff Was Lady Lucky Beside You Beautiful British Columbia
Tiller's Folly John Tod Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Serge Plotnikoff Song of the Sea Beautiful British Columbia
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Simon Fraser Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Charlie Adams - Puturie Nitjautiit Vol .2
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat Beginner Gambling Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Larena Clark The Flying Cloud Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Larena Clark The Baggage Coach Ahead Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Tiller's Folly Down at Gassy Jack's Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Bernard Bedore Vance Along the Opeongo The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers - O Songs of Sea and Shore
Tommy Banks 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
Big Billy & Sebastian The Ballad of Fred Quilt Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Al Oster Paddlewheeler Yukon Ballads
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Al Oster Cheechako's Beard Northland Ballads
Compilation Tickle Harbour - Staten Island - Sligo Maid - Cooley's Reel Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Ken Peacock Green Shores of Fogo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Compilation William Tagoona - Pisupalaupunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Linda Dempster La Lettre de Riel Folklore In Song
Arthur Scammel R. Tommy Decker's Venture My Newfoundland
Al Oster Phantom of the Arctic Northland Ballads
Compilation Dominique Michel - Sur l'perron 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Ken Peacock Bill Wiseman Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Wade Hemsworth The Black Fly Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth with Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Tommy Banks and John Cousins Tommy Banks - Dowie To His Mother A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 04 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Hank Karr Blow Northwind Blow Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Ladies & Escorts CP Transcontinental CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) The Ballad of Mosey Burns Side by Each
Geoff Noble Captain George Vancouver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Hector MacIsaac We Donnelly Men The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Ola Louise Sasquatch Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Geoff Noble Heroes & Monuments Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Lonesome for Newfoundland Side by Each
Tiller's Folly Richard Moody Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Twelfth of July Folk Music of Ontario
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) A Fair Maid Walked in Her Father's Garden Folk Music of Ontario
George Hauschild & Carole But For Love Penticton b/w But For Love
Lucinda Clemens L'adieu de Riel - Riel's Farewell Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Compilation Fran Dowie - Fraser Boat Song Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Wade Hemsworth The Log Jam Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Drumlin Silvy Mackerel Skies
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) The Linerboard Mill Side by Each
Larena Clark The Wreck Of The Asia Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song

16 Songs of Newfoundland

Omar Blondahl - 16 Songs of Newfoundland BACK

Folk Music of Ontario

Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Edith Fowke - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Edith Fowke

Visit Old Québec

Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

A Visit to British Columbia

Phillips, Stu

Side by Each

Gerry Formanger - Side by Each LABEL 02

Gerry Formanger - Side by Each LABEL 01

Gerry Formanger - Side by Each (Country CS 6022) BACK

Newfoundland Mummers

Newfoundland Mummers

Newfoundland Mummers - ST LABEL 02

Newfoundland Mummers - ST LABEL 01

Newfoundland Mummers - Newfoundland Mummers

Nitjautiit Vol .2

Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia

Noble, Geoff

Yukon Ballads

Northland Ballads

Oster, Al

Mills, Alan

12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957

A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

Clark, Larena

Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song

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