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
Scammel, Arthur R.	Bake Apple Jam	My Newfoundland	03:53
Phillips, Stu	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Tiller's Folly	Reels: Heel & Toe; Muddy Frogwater; An Dram Buidheach	A Ripple in Time	04:40
Tiller's Folly	Jigs: Calico Hills; The Bride's Veil; Sparrowhawk; The Freshet	A Ripple in Time	03:50
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat	Beginner Gambling Song	Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs	02:22
MacIsaac, Hector	Retributive Justice (Narration)	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	01:20
Conroy, Charles "Whitewater"	Bennett's Railroad Song	The Ballad of Woodfibre b/w Bennett's Railroad Song	00:50
Clemens, Lucinda	C'est dans Jérusalem - The Tale of the Wandering Jew	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	04:23
Phillips, Stu	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Clemens, Lucinda	La rose blanche - The White Rose	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	01:53
Blondahl, Omar	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Compilation	Tickle Harbour - Staten Island - Sligo Maid - Cooley's Reel	Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador	03:19
Scammel, Arthur R.	Teachers "If" Summer School 1938	My Newfoundland	01:52
Blondahl, Omar	Homeward Bound	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	00:44
Prentice, Ernie with Pat Trudell & Trio	In My Little Old Sod Shanty	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)	03:05
Compilation	Rollande Des Ormeaux - La croix de Mont-Royal	12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957	02:56
Scammel, Arthur R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
MacIsaac, Hector	Ride, WIlliam, Ride!	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	03:48
Oxner, Diane	The Bold Fisherman	Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia	03:52
Phillips, Stu	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Phillips, Stu	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Blondahl, Omar	Sable Island	Songs of Sea and Shore	02:10
Blondahl, Omar	Black Flies Of Ontario	Favourite Folk Songs	03:31
Newfoundland Mummers	I'se the B'ye	Newfoundland Mummers	01:59
MacIsaac, Hector	Here in the Wilderness	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	03:37
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
Peacock, Ken	Bill Wiseman	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	01:53
Blondahl, Omar	Southern Cross	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	03:00
Banks, Tommy 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	01:45
Blondahl, Omar	Willy Boy	Favourite Folk Songs	01:36
Karr, Hank	Paddlewheeler	Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads	03:42
Drumlin	Madam, You Came Courting	Mackerel Skies	01:53
Compilation	Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 07	Nitjautiit Vol .2	00:11
Oster, Al	Phantom of the Arctic	Northland Ballads	03:08
Compilation	Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Ataatagaina	Nitjautiit Vol .2	03:07
Plotnikoff, Serge	British Columbia	Beautiful British Columbia	02:20
Heywood, Earl	Who Stole Thompson's Cow	Tales of the Donnelly Feud	02:09
Blondahl, Omar	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Noble, Geoff	The Fisgard Lighthouse	Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia	02:56
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
Compilation	Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 10	Nitjautiit Vol .2	00:34
Phillips, Stu	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
MacIsaac, Hector	We’re Leaving Now	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	04:19
MacIsaac, Hector	Seeking Lady Justice (Narration)	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	00:31
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves)	Headed for Cape Breton	Side by Each	02:47
Blondahl, Omar	Ballad Of The Frank Slide	Favourite Folk Songs	03:11
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
Big Billy & Sebastian	Goin' Home	Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt	03:56
Hemsworth, Wade	My Mother Is the Ocean Sea (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle)	The Land of the Muskeg	03:56
Meehan, Leonard	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Clemens, Lucinda	L'adieu de la Mariée - The Bride's Farewell	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	03:00
Blondahl, Omar	Lukey's Boat	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	01:23
Peacock, Ken	Bonnie Banks of the Virgie-O	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	03:25
Boire, Dave	Up in Alaska Land	Up in Alaska Land b/w The Legend of 12 Foot	02:46
Compilation	Rollande Des Ormeaux - Gaieté printanière	12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957	02:34
Blondahl, Omar	Concerning Charlie Horse	Songs of Sea and Shore	02:26
Banks, Tommy 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	00:19
Oster, Al	Arctic Eskimo	Northland Ballads	02:27
Phillips, Stu	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
MacIsaac, Hector	Fiddle vs Cudgels (Narration)	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	01:28
Oster, Al	Unfortunate Miner	Yukon Ballads	03:26
Clemens, Lucinda	Vous voulez me faire chanter - The Drinker's Inheritance	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	01:39
Blondahl, Omar	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Plotnikoff, Serge	North Wind Blowing	Beautiful British Columbia	02:20
Newfoundland Mummers	What a Friend We Have in Jesus	Newfoundland Mummers	04:42
Oster, Al	My Book of Yukon Memories	Yukon Ballads	03:05
Compilation	Michel Noël - Le voyage de noces	12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957	03:42
Blondahl, Omar	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Compilation	Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 04	Nitjautiit Vol .2	00:28
Tiller's Folly	McCulloch's Wonder	A Ripple in Time	04:51
Plotnikoff, Serge	Fly Me Back to Nelson City	Beautiful British Columbia	02:21
Heywood, Earl	John O'Connor (The Trial)	Tales of the Donnelly Feud	03:14
Tiller's Folly	John Tod	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	03:55
Compilation	Rollande Des Ormeaux - Si tu voulais	12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957	03:36
Phillips, Stu	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Blondahl, Omar	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Blondahl, Omar	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Scammel, Arthur R.	Long May You Big Jib Draw	My Newfoundland	02:54
Dempster, Linda	She's Like The Swallow	Folklore In Song	02:55
Dempster, Linda	La Lettre de Riel	Folklore In Song	02:59
Phillips, Stu	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Compilation	Charlie Panigoniak - Niuvimi - Too Busy	Nitjautiit Vol .2	02:07
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band	Le Coeur ne vieillit pas	Songs & Dances of New Brunswick	02:37
MacIsaac, Hector	Settling In (Narration)	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	01:11
Compilation	Charlie Adams - Puturie	Nitjautiit Vol .2	02:25
Peacock, Ken	Green Shores of Fogo	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	02:39
Compilation	Charlie Adams - Isumatsiarrasuasunga	Nitjautiit Vol .2	03:33
Phillips, Stu	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band	Sicilian Dance	Songs & Dances of New Brunswick	02:07
Phillips, Stu	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Phillips, Stu	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves)	My Brother	Side by Each	02:17
Blondahl, Omar	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Clemens, Lucinda	Un Canadien errant - Once a Canadian Lad	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	02:25
Tiller's Folly	Farewell to Ardoon	A Ripple in Time	04:21
Oster, Al	Twilight in the Yukon	Northland Ballads	02:52
Ladies & Escorts	Somebody Robbed the CPR	CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song	02:39
Compilation	Charlie Panigoniak - Angutinasuumut - Poor Man	Nitjautiit Vol .2	03:00
Compilation	Emile Benoit - Roaming Scott - Welcome To Holiday Inn	Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador	04:54

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

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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

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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

FEATURED

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

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Buddy Wasisname & the Other Fellers - Flatout

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