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.

Dempster, Linda - Folklore In Song

Scarborough, Ontario

Banks, Tommy and John Cousins - A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Buckna, Pat & Jim Green - Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)

High River, Alberta - Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Karr, Hank - Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads

Whitehorse, Yukon

FEATURED

Buddy Wasisname & the Other Fellers - Flatout

Newfoundland

Christl, Margaret and Ian Robb - The Barley Grain For Me

Scotland - Calgary, Alberta

FEATURED

Noble, Geoff - Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia

Yorkshire, England - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Clemens, Lucinda - Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis

Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) - Side by Each

Port-Au-Port Peninsula, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Phillips, Stu - Visit Old Québec

St-Eustache, Québec → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦 → Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

Peacock, Ken - Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland

Toronto, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario

FEATURED

Oster, Al - Yukon Ballads

Vanguard, Saskatchewan - Langley, British Columbia - Whitehorse, Yukon, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Blondahl, Omar - Favourite Folk Songs

Wynyard, Saskatchewan - St. John's, Newfoundland

FEATURED

Compilation - 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957

Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Oster, Al - Northland Ballads

Vanguard, Saskatchewan - Langley, British Columbia - Whitehorse, Yukon, 🇨🇦

Compilation - Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)

Canada

FEATURED

Scammel, Arthur R. - My Newfoundland

Change Islands, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Phillips, Stu - Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

St-Eustache, Québec → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦 → Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Hemsworth, Wade - The Land of the Muskeg

Brantford, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Heywood, Earl - Tales of the Donnelly Feud

Exeter, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Allen, Johnny - Valley of Old Lake Louise b/w Red Rooster

Edmonton, Alberta

FEATURED

Compilation - Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador, 🇨🇦

Louise, Ola - Sasquatch b/w Train Song

FEATURED

Phillips, Stu - A Visit to British Columbia

St-Eustache, Québec → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦 → Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Lumsden, Saskatchewan

FEATURED

Tiller's Folly - Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

Vigneault, Gilles - Mon pays

Natashquan, Québec

FEATURED

Blondahl, Omar - Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song

Wynyard, Saskatchewan - St. John's, Newfoundland

Hauschild, George & Carole - Penticton b/w But For Love

Penticton, British Columbia

FEATURED

Newfoundland Mummers - Newfoundland Mummers

Newfoundland and Labrador, 🇨🇦

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
Blondahl, Omar Big Rock Candy Mountain Favourite Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hemsworth, Wade The Complete Wade Hemsworth Radio Show The Land of the Muskeg
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Charlie the Seagull Side by Each
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Towhata Lake Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Blondahl, Omar The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Oxner, Diane The Nova Scotia Song Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Blondahl, Omar Concerning Charlie Horse Songs of Sea and Shore
Karr, Hank Northland Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Simon Fraser Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Quviasutiaqpalauqpunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
MacIsaac, Hector Tom, Write Me a Letter The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 10 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clark, Larena The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Compilation Charlie Adams - Puturie Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Phillips, Stu The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Compilation Robert L'Herbier - Les étoiles 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
MacIsaac, Hector The Rise of the Vigilantes (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Prix "Amicale De La Chanson" - Parc Lafontaine 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Bedore, Bernard Vance The Hornets and the Fence Posts The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)
Compilation Alexs Utatnaq - Situraujapqakkapta Nitjautiit Vol .2
Hemsworth, Wade The Wild Goose (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Heywood, Earl Granny Bell (The Fortune Teller) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Karr, Hank Yukon Book of Memories Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Banks, Tommy 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
Plotnikoff, Serge Sing Children Sing Beautiful British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Twin Lakes Songs of Sea and Shore
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Grand Father Song: Etsi Shon Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
MacIsaac, Hector The Logging Bee (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Drumlin Down in Old Ireland Mackerel Skies
Meehan, Leonard The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar The Kelligrew's Soiree Favourite Folk Songs
Phillips, Stu Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Compilation Pamela Morgan - The Southern Cross Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) The Linerboard Mill Side by Each
Blondahl, Omar Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Green Flowers - O Songs of Sea and Shore
Phillips, Stu Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Plotnikoff, Serge British Columbia Beautiful British Columbia
Clark, Larena The Flying Cloud Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Compilation Fran Dowie - Fraser Boat Song Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Compilation Dominique Michel - Sur l'perron 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins John Cousins - The Boys of the Island A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Angutinasuumut - Poor Man Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Mon Saint-Laurent, si grand, si grand 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
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
Oster, Al My Yukalaska Girl Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Clemens, Lucinda Un Canadien errant - Once a Canadian Lad Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Blondahl, Omar Eileen Songs of Sea and Shore
Blondahl, Omar Harbour le Cou Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Blondahl, Omar Old Polina Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Phillips, Stu The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Peacock, Ken Lonely Waterloo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Prentice, Ernie 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)
Clark, Larena Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green Everybody Knows About the Arctic Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Peacock, Ken I'll be Seventeen Come Sunday Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Hemsworth, Wade The Story of The I'm Alone (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Blondahl, Omar Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
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
Tiller's Folly Water at the Bar A Ripple in Time
Tiller's Folly McCulloch's Wonder A Ripple in Time
Newfoundland Mummers My Boy Willy Newfoundland Mummers
Scammel, Arthur R. Lukey's Boat Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
Blondahl, Omar Farmer's Curs't Wife Favourite Folk Songs
Noble, Geoff Captain George Vancouver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Heywood, Earl They're Gonna Hang Jim Donnelly Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Compilation Uncle Mose - John Cabot Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Phillips, Stu Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 07 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Conroy, Charles "Whitewater" Bennett's Railroad Song The Ballad of Woodfibre b/w Bennett's Railroad Song
Heywood, Earl One More on Satan's Side Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Tiller's Folly A Ripple in Time A Ripple in Time
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat A Love Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Blondahl, Omar Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Taan Mun: Lake Laberge Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Karr, Hank Blow Northwind Blow Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Drumlin Silvy Mackerel Skies
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Oster, Al The Unfortunate Miner Northland Ballads
Clemens, Lucinda Between the Forks and Carlton - Entre les forks et carlton Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Tiller's Folly Chatham Reach Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Newfoundland Mummers Muddy Musk Newfoundland Mummers
Banks, Tommy 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
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green When the Sun Gets Up Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Clark, Larena The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Clemens, Lucinda Petits enfants - An Old Man's Request Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Banks, Tommy 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
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) The Ballad of Mosey Burns Side by Each
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Cariboustick Gambling Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Phillips, Stu Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Plotnikoff, Serge Moon of Summer Beautiful British Columbia
Newfoundland Mummers Turkey in the Straw Newfoundland Mummers
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) My Brother Side by Each

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