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
Ken Peacock Brown Flour, 1926 Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Compilation Michel Noël - Le voyage de noces 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) The Linerboard Mill Side by Each
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Violettes des champs 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Earl Heywood They're Gonna Hang Jim Donnelly Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Arthur Scammel R. Confederation Song My Newfoundland
Drumlin Homeward Bound Mackerel Skies
Ola Louise Sasquatch Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Lucinda Clemens C'est dans Jérusalem - The Tale of the Wandering Jew Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Hector MacIsaac Maggie Thompson The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Lucinda Clemens L'adieu de la Mariée - The Bride's Farewell Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Poor Little Girls of Ontario Folk Music of Ontario
Compilation Dominique Michel - Sur l'perron 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Al Oster Echo of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Lucinda Clemens Les voyageurs sont arrivés - The Return of the Betrayed Husband Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
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
Aimé Mignault La polka Flannigan ST
Ken Peacock Lonely Waterloo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Ken Peacock Woman of Dover - Woman from Dover Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Aimé Mignault Reel des patates brûlées ST
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly A Ripple in Time
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Song (Reg Watkins) Newfoundland Mummers
Earl Heywood Three Candles in the Window Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Al Oster Sourdough Rendezvous Northland Ballads
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Weaver Folk Music of Ontario
Newfoundland Mummers I'se the B'ye Newfoundland Mummers
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Wade Hemsworth My Mother Is the Ocean Sea (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 05 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Diane Oxner The Bluenose Song Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Pat Buckna & Jim Green Everybody Knows About the Arctic Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Sally Greer Folk Music of Ontario
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
Drumlin My Irish Girl Mackerel Skies
Linda Dempster La Lettre de Riel Folklore In Song
Big Billy & Sebastian The Ballad of Fred Quilt Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Wade Hemsworth The Black Fly Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth with Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Omar Blondahl Shall My Soul Pass Through Ireland Songs of Sea and Shore
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat Beginner Gambling Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Omar Blondahl Twin Lakes Songs of Sea and Shore
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Tiller's Folly McCulloch's Wonder A Ripple in Time
Arthur Scammel R. The Kelligrew's Soiree Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat The Grand Father Song: Etsi Shon Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Tommy Banks 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
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Quviasutiaqpalauqpunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Tiller's Folly Richard Moody Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
George Hauschild & Carole Penticton Penticton b/w But For Love
Ladies & Escorts Somebody Robbed the CPR CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Tiller's Folly Chatham Reach Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Omar Blondahl I Know An Old Lady Favourite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Charles Conroy "Whitewater" Bennett's Railroad Song The Ballad of Woodfibre b/w Bennett's Railroad Song
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ananaga Inujunirmat Nitjautiit Vol .2
Larena Clark The Bonny Young Irish Boy Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Ken Peacock Drill, Ye Heroes, Drill! Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Geoff Noble The Cariboo Fusiliers Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Lucinda Clemens La chanson de falcon - Falcon's Song Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Newfoundland Moose Hunt (The Night We Shot Paddy Duncan's Horse) Side by Each
Ken Peacock I'll be Seventeen Come Sunday Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 09 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Ernie Prentice with Pat Trudell & Trio When The Ice Worms Nest Again 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)
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Gaieté printanière 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Aimé Mignault Thème de Lara ST
Serge Plotnikoff Song of the Sea Beautiful British Columbia
Lucinda Clemens Le départ du soldat - A Soldier Leaves His Girl Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 04 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Newfoundland Mummers Turkey in the Straw Newfoundland Mummers
Tiller's Folly Jigs: Calico Hills; The Bride's Veil; Sparrowhawk; The Freshet A Ripple in Time
Omar Blondahl The Ship That Never Returned Songs of Sea and Shore
Tiller's Folly The Electric Railway Line A Ripple in Time
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat MacMillan River Love Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Big Billy & Sebastian Goin' Home Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Ballads
Omar Blondahl If I Were A Blackbird Favourite Folk Songs
Tommy Banks 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
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) The Ballad of Mosey Burns Side by Each
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Simon Fraser Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Aimé Mignault Beer barrel polka ST
Arthur Scammel R. Bake Apple Jam My Newfoundland
Compilation Robert L'Herbier - Les étoiles 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 01 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Arthur Scammel R. The Six Horsepower Coker My Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly Farewell to Ardoon A Ripple in Time
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Compilation Charlie Adams - Puturie Nitjautiit Vol .2
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Jig (Don McLean) Newfoundland Mummers
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)
Earl Heywood One More on Satan's Side Tales of the Donnelly Feud

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Compilation

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

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