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 Water at the Bar A Ripple in Time
Omar Blondahl My Old Kentucky Home Favourite Folk Songs
Al Oster Phantom of the Arctic Northland Ballads
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
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat Salaw Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Little Indian Maid Folk Music of Ontario
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Charlie the Seagull Side by Each
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Earl Heywood Two Big Brothers Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Newfoundland Mummers Tribute to Newfoundland Newfoundland Mummers
Lucinda Clemens La chanson de falcon - Falcon's Song Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Diane Oxner The Bold Fisherman Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Geoff Noble The S.S. Beaver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Larena Clark The Wreck Of The Asia Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Tiller's Folly Reels: Heel & Toe; Muddy Frogwater; An Dram Buidheach A Ripple in Time
Wade Hemsworth The Story of The I'm Alone (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Wade Hemsworth The Log Driver's Waltz (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Geoff Noble Fort Langley Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Larena Clark The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Ken Peacock Green Shores of Fogo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl I Know An Old Lady Favourite Folk Songs
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Candy Kane - Centennial Sue Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Hector MacIsaac Doing Time (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Drumlin Let Go Your Bowline Mackerel Skies
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat MacMillan River Love Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Ken Peacock Lots of Fish in Bonavist' Harbor Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band Saint John Flow Softly Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Ernie Prentice 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)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid Jiggin' Ground My Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers - O 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
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) What is the Life of a Man More than the Leaves? Folk Music of Ontario
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Tommy Banks and John Cousins Tommy Banks - When Johnny Went Plowing For Kearon 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 - 10 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Robert L'Herbier - Les étoiles 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Squid Jiggin' Time in Hampton Town Side by Each
Geoff Noble The Bands of Steel Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Lucinda Clemens Le départ du soldat - A Soldier Leaves His Girl Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Wade Hemsworth The Land of the Muskeg (vocal Murray McLauchlan) The Land of the Muskeg
Hank Karr Paddlewheeler Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Drumlin The Twa Brothers Mackerel Skies
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Old Man and Old Woman Side by Each
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 02 Nitjautiit Vol .2
George Hauschild & Carole But For Love Penticton b/w But For Love
Geoff Noble The St. Roch Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly A Ripple in Time
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Omar Blondahl Sable Island Songs of Sea and Shore
Tommy Banks and John Cousins John Cousins - O'Halloran Road A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Ladies & Escorts CP Transcontinental CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hector MacIsaac The Roman Line - Reprise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Ellis Island - Frobisher, Frobisher Nitjautiit Vol .2
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band The Restigouche Shore Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Ola Louise Train Song Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Compilation Michel Noël - Les perceurs de coffres-forts 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat A Love Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Golden Vanity Folk Music of Ontario
Compilation Leo O'Brien - Dickie Melbourne Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Larena Clark The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Big Billy & Sebastian The Ballad of Fred Quilt Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Tommy Banks and John Cousins John Cousins - Peter Emberley A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Arthur Scammel R. Bake Apple Jam My Newfoundland
Ken Peacock I'll be Seventeen Come Sunday Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Twin Lakes Songs of Sea and Shore
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ajursanartumik Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Dominique Michel - Sur l'perron 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Tiller's Folly McCulloch's Wonder Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Earl Heywood Granny Bell (The Fortune Teller) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Arthur Scammel R. Tommy Decker's Venture My Newfoundland
Geoff Noble Heroes & Monuments Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Hector MacIsaac Enter William Donnelly (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Wade Hemsworth The Wild Goose (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Shall My Soul Pass Through Ireland Songs of Sea and Shore
Al Oster '98 Trail Yukon Ballads
Ken Peacock Lonely Waterloo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Hector MacIsaac Why Should I Give a Damn? The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Drumlin Silvy Mackerel Skies
Compilation William Tagoona - Inuit Nunani Nitjautiit Vol .2
Al Oster Echo of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Al Oster Ballad of Soapy Smith Northland Ballads
Hector MacIsaac Vigilantes The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Charles Conroy "Whitewater" Bennett's Railroad Song The Ballad of Woodfibre b/w Bennett's Railroad Song
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Railroad Boy Folk Music of Ontario
Omar Blondahl If I Were A Blackbird Favourite Folk Songs
Ola Louise Sasquatch Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Serge Plotnikoff Moon of Summer Beautiful British Columbia

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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