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
Ladies & Escorts CP Transcontinental CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Hobo's Grave Folk Music of Ontario
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band The Steamboat Alexandria Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Compilation Ellis Island - Frobisher, Frobisher Nitjautiit Vol .2
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Ladies & Escorts Bill Miner Song CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat Cariboustick Gambling Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Tommy Banks 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
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Earl Heywood John O'Connor (The Trial) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band Peter Emberley Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Lucinda Clemens Un Canadien errant - Once a Canadian Lad Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Earl Heywood Two Big Brothers Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Ken Peacock Bill Wiseman Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Arthur Scammel R. Long May You Big Jib Draw My Newfoundland
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Si tu voulais 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Mon Saint-Laurent, si grand, si grand 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Simon Fraser Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Wade Hemsworth The Log Driver's Waltz (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Compilation William Tagoona - Inuit Nunani Nitjautiit Vol .2
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Song (Reg Watkins) Newfoundland Mummers
Earl Heywood The Night They Shot John Donnelly Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Hector MacIsaac Ride, WIlliam, Ride! The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Tommy Banks 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
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Aimé Mignault La valse du village caroussel ST
Compilation Leo O'Brien - Dickie Melbourne Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Aimé Mignault Valse Espagnole ST
Lucinda Clemens Un jour la petite - The Fraudulent Confession Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Compilation Fran Dowie - Century Sam Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) The Ballad of Mosey Burns Side by Each
Drumlin Silvy Mackerel Skies
Tiller's Folly John Tod Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Ken Peacock Green Shores of Fogo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Big Billy & Sebastian Goin' Home Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Al Oster Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Ken Peacock Who is at My Window Weeping? Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Earl Heywood Sweet Maggie Thompson Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Aimé Mignault La valse de Graham ST
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat Salaw Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Compilation Emile Benoit - Roaming Scott - Welcome To Holiday Inn Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Pat Buckna & Jim Green When the Sun Gets Up Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly Reels: Heel & Toe; Muddy Frogwater; An Dram Buidheach A Ripple in Time
Omar Blondahl Shall My Soul Pass Through Ireland Songs of Sea and Shore
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hank Karr Buckets of Steel Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Life in the City Side by Each
Compilation Charlie Adams - Puturie Nitjautiit Vol .2
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Omar Blondahl She's Like The Swallow Favourite Folk Songs
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
Hector MacIsaac Some Dark and Evil Things (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Hector MacIsaac Disaster at Maloneys The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Tiller's Folly John Tod A Ripple in Time
Geoff Noble Captain George Vancouver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Railroad Boy Folk Music of Ontario
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat The Warrior Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Omar Blondahl The H'emm'r Jane Songs of Sea and Shore
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Poor Little Girls of Ontario Folk Music of Ontario
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) My Brother Side by Each
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Sally Greer Folk Music of Ontario
Tommy Banks and John Cousins Tommy Banks - The Picnic at Groshaut A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Twelfth of July Folk Music of Ontario
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) A Fair Maid Walked in Her Father's Garden Folk Music of Ontario
Drumlin Homeward Bound Mackerel Skies
Al Oster Echo of the Yukon Northland Ballads
Linda Dempster La Lettre de Riel Folklore In Song
Reg Watkins Mummers Song Newfoundland Mummers comp
Dave Boire Up in Alaska Land Up in Alaska Land b/w The Legend of 12 Foot
Compilation Alexs Utatnaq - Situraujapqakkapta Nitjautiit Vol .2
Earl Heywood Who Stole Thompson's Cow Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Wade Hemsworth The Wild Goose (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Jingle Bells Nitjautiit Vol .2
Serge Plotnikoff Fly Me Back to Nelson City Beautiful British Columbia
Earl Heywood Granny Bell (The Fortune Teller) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly A Ripple in Time
Compilation Michel Noël - Le voyage de noces 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Quviasutiaqpalauqpunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Hector MacIsaac Sir Edmund Walker Head The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Mon p'tit caporal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Al Oster Northland Northland Ballads
Geoff Noble The Bands of Steel Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Lucinda Clemens La chanson de falcon - Falcon's Song Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Larena Clark There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Serge Plotnikoff Grand Forks Country Beautiful British Columbia
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Omar Blondahl Sable Island Songs of Sea and Shore
Compilation Candy Kane - Centennial Sue Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Tommy Banks and John Cousins Tommy Banks - Dowie To His Mother A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Tiller's Folly A Ripple in Time A Ripple in Time

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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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