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, 🇨🇦

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, 🇨🇦

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, 🇨🇦

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 We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Oster, Al '98 Trail Yukon Ballads
Compilation Robert L'Herbier - Les étoiles 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Banks, Tommy 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
Oster, Al Paddle Wheeler Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Big Rock Candy Mountain Favourite Folk Songs
Clark, Larena Old Pal Of Mine Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Newfoundland Moose Hunt (The Night We Shot Paddy Duncan's Horse) Side by Each
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
Tiller's Folly The Electric Railway Line Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly A Ripple in Time
Newfoundland Mummers Tribute to Newfoundland Newfoundland Mummers
Phillips, Stu Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Plotnikoff, Serge Fly Me Back to Nelson City Beautiful British Columbia
Big Billy & Sebastian The Ballad of Fred Quilt Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Scammel, Arthur R. The Kelligrew's Soiree Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Blondahl, Omar Twin Lakes Songs of Sea and Shore
Oster, Al Phantom of the Arctic Northland Ballads
MacIsaac, Hector Marriage Plans (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat A Love Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Heywood, Earl Sweet Maggie Thompson Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Clemens, Lucinda J'en ai dit donc - The Emigrant's Goodbye Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
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
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Peter Emberley Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Clark, Larena Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Blondahl, Omar If I Were A Blackbird Favourite Folk Songs
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Headed for Cape Breton Side by Each
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 07 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Karr, Hank Echo of the Yukon Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Banks, Tommy 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
Noble, Geoff The Fisgard Lighthouse Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Noble, Geoff Heroes of the Sea Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Compilation Emile Benoit - Roaming Scott - Welcome To Holiday Inn Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Blondahl, Omar Sable Island Songs of Sea and Shore
Tiller's Folly McCulloch's Wonder Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 01 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Phillips, Stu The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Louise, Ola Train Song Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Karr, Hank Northland Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Phillips, Stu Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Compilation Pamela Morgan - The Southern Cross Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Phillips, Stu Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Oster, Al Unfortunate Miner Yukon Ballads
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Taan Mun: Lake Laberge Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Newfoundland Mummers Cape St. Mary's Newfoundland Mummers
Karr, Hank Buckets of Steel Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Peacock, Ken Drill, Ye Heroes, Drill! Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Drumlin Madam, You Came Courting Mackerel Skies
Phillips, Stu The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Oster, Al My Yukalaska Girl Northland Ballads
Peacock, Ken Who is at My Window Weeping? Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Ballad Of The Frank Slide Favourite Folk Songs
Tiller's Folly Reels: Heel & Toe; Muddy Frogwater; An Dram Buidheach A Ripple in Time
Clark, Larena The Bonny Young Irish Boy Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Dempster, Linda She's Like The Swallow Folklore In Song
Drumlin Stormy Weather Boys Mackerel Skies
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
Clark, Larena The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Le ciel se marie avec la mer 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Phillips, Stu Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
MacIsaac, Hector The Logging Bee (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Phillips, Stu Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Compilation Figgy Duff - The Breakwater Boys' Breakdown Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Blondahl, Omar The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Salaw Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Compilation Ellis Island - Frobisher, Frobisher Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ananaga Inujunirmat Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clemens, Lucinda Les voyageurs sont arrivés - The Return of the Betrayed Husband Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
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)
Blondahl, Omar Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green One Way to Think About the Arctic Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
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
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Newfoundland Mummers Turkey in the Straw Newfoundland Mummers
Clemens, Lucinda La rose blanche - The White Rose Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Peacock, Ken Lonely Waterloo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly Chatham Reach Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Heywood, Earl Two Big Brothers Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Clark, Larena The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Oster, Al Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Compilation William Tagoona - Inutulunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Jig (Don McLean) Newfoundland Mummers
Blondahl, Omar Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
MacIsaac, Hector Charge it to the Queen (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
MacIsaac, Hector Disaster at Maloneys The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 08 Nitjautiit Vol .2
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
Tiller's Folly Voyageur Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Old Dan Tucker Favourite Folk Songs
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
Peacock, Ken Green Shores of Fogo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Karr, Hank Paddlewheeler Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 03 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec

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