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.

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
Pat Buckna & Jim Green When the Sun Gets Up Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Linda Dempster The Huron Carol Folklore In Song
Tommy Banks and John Cousins John Cousins - The Gracie M. Parker A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Larena Clark Old Pal Of Mine Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Hector MacIsaac Sir Edmund Walker Head The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Drumlin The Sea Captain Mackerel Skies
Al Oster My Book of Yukon Memories Yukon Ballads
Tommy Banks 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
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Earl Heywood Legend of the Old Roman Line Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Arthur Scammel R. Teachers "If" Summer School 1938 My Newfoundland
Bernard Bedore Vance Along the Opeongo The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat Towhata Lake Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Hector MacIsaac Ride, WIlliam, Ride! The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
George Hauschild & Carole Yukon Song Yukon Song (split with Earl Hughes)
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Song (Reg Watkins) Newfoundland Mummers
Tommy Banks 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
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Ten Knots In The Devil's Tail Favourite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Sally Brown Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Edith Fowke Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Violettes des champs 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Dave Boire Up in Alaska Land Up in Alaska Land b/w The Legend of 12 Foot
Omar Blondahl John Yetman Songs of Sea and Shore
Compilation Figgy Duff - The Breakwater Boys' Breakdown Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Hank Karr Keebird Song Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hector MacIsaac The Logging Bee (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Big Billy & Sebastian Goin' Home Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Newfoundland Mummers Muddy Musk Newfoundland Mummers
Edith Fowke Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Jingle Bells Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Leo O'Brien - Dickie Melbourne Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Geoff Noble The S.S. Beaver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Reg Watkins Mummers Song Newfoundland Mummers comp
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Ballads
Hector MacIsaac Seeking Lady Justice (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Omar Blondahl My Old Kentucky Home Favourite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Mr. Frog Would A'wooing Go Favourite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Old Man and Old Woman Side by Each
Tiller's Folly John Tod Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Arthur Scammel R. Tommy Decker's Venture My Newfoundland
Tommy Banks and John Cousins John Cousins - Let Her Go A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band Peter Emberley Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Santa Kalasi Nitjautiit Vol .2
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) My Brother Side by Each
Al Oster Paddle Wheeler Northland Ballads
Lucinda Clemens J'en ai dit donc - The Emigrant's Goodbye Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat Salaw Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hector MacIsaac The Roman Line The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hector MacIsaac We Donnelly Men The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Omar Blondahl Willy Boy Favourite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Drumlin I Dyed My Petticoat Red Mackerel Skies
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Kisiani Inuit Nitjautiit Vol .2
Ken Peacock Who is at My Window Weeping? Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 05 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Al Oster The Unfortunate Miner Northland Ballads
Hector MacIsaac Stagecoach (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Drumlin Madam, You Came Courting Mackerel Skies
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Compilation William Tagoona - Inuit Nunani Nitjautiit Vol .2
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels A Ripple in Time
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Compilation Lem Snow - Newfoundland Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Geoff Noble The Fisgard Lighthouse Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Compilation Charlie Adams - Puturie Nitjautiit Vol .2
Geoff Noble The Brigade Trails Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Drumlin Down in Old Ireland Mackerel Skies
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Drumlin Sailor Boy Mackerel Skies
Diane Oxner The Bold Fisherman Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Lucinda Clemens C'est dans Jérusalem - The Tale of the Wandering Jew Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Hector MacIsaac The Roman Line - Reprise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Hector MacIsaac Disaster at Maloneys The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Big Billy & Sebastian The Ballad of Fred Quilt Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Al Oster Ballad of Soapy Smith Northland Ballads
Drumlin Silvy Mackerel Skies
Edith Fowke Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band Sicilian Dance Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat The Grand Father Song: Etsi Shon Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Hector MacIsaac Marriage Plans (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Hector MacIsaac Settling In (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Arthur Scammel R. Bake Apple Jam My 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
Al Oster My Yukalaska Girl Northland Ballads
Compilation Candy Kane - Centennial Sue Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Ken Peacock Green Shores of Fogo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Hector MacIsaac Vigilantes The Legend of the Black Donnelly's

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