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
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - La croix de Mont-Royal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Heywood, Earl The Fightin' Feudin' Donnellys Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Clark, Larena The Wreck Of The Asia Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Oster, Al Echo of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Scammel, Arthur R. Confederation Song My Newfoundland
Peacock, Ken I'll be Seventeen Come Sunday Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Oxner, Diane The Bold Fisherman Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
MacIsaac, Hector Disaster at Maloneys The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Peacock, Ken The Loss of the 'Eliza' Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Scammel, Arthur R. Teachers "If" Summer School 1938 My Newfoundland
Meehan, Leonard The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Heywood, Earl The Night They Shot John Donnelly Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Oxner, Diane The Bluenose Song Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Clemens, Lucinda La rose blanche - The White Rose Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Blondahl, Omar We'll Rant and We'll Roar Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Oster, Al Klondike Cattle Drive Northland Ballads
Oster, Al The Unfortunate Miner Northland Ballads
Karr, Hank Buckets of Steel Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Hemsworth, Wade My Mother Is the Ocean Sea (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Blondahl, Omar Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly A Ripple in Time
Karr, Hank '98 Trail Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
MacIsaac, Hector Settling In (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar The H'emm'r Jane Songs of Sea and Shore
Banks, Tommy 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
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Newfoundland Mummers Irish Washer Woman Newfoundland Mummers
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Si tu voulais 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Tiller's Folly McCulloch's Wonder Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 10 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clemens, Lucinda Petits enfants - An Old Man's Request Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Mon Saint-Laurent, si grand, si grand 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Blondahl, Omar Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ananaga Inujunirmat Nitjautiit Vol .2
Conroy, Charles "Whitewater" The Ballad of Woodfibre The Ballad of Woodfibre b/w Bennett's Railroad Song
Hemsworth, Wade The Land of the Muskeg (vocal Murray McLauchlan) The Land of the Muskeg
MacIsaac, Hector Fiddle vs Cudgels (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Robert L'Herbier - Les étoiles 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Blondahl, Omar Twin Lakes Songs of Sea and Shore
MacIsaac, Hector We’re Leaving Now The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Clark, Larena Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Blondahl, Omar Mr. Frog Would A'wooing Go Favourite Folk Songs
Compilation William Tagoona - Pisupalaupunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Louise, Ola Sasquatch Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Peacock, Ken Bonnie Banks of the Virgie-O Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) The Linerboard Mill Side by Each
Blondahl, Omar John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly Last of the Royal Engineers Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Peacock, Ken Green Shores of Fogo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Clark, Larena The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
MacIsaac, Hector Charge it to the Queen (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green When the Sun Gets Up Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Surusiutillunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Oster, Al Paddlewheeler Yukon Ballads
Compilation William Tagoona - Inutulunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Big Billy & Sebastian Goin' Home Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Hemsworth, Wade The Wild Goose (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Scammel, Arthur R. Tommy Decker's Venture My Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Banks, Tommy 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
Heywood, Earl Two Big Brothers Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Blondahl, Omar Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Le ciel se marie avec la mer 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Blondahl, Omar Farmer's Curs't Wife Favourite Folk Songs
Phillips, Stu When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ajursanartumik Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Simon Fraser Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 06 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Plotnikoff, Serge Creston Valley Beautiful British Columbia
Noble, Geoff The S.S. Beaver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Gaieté printanière 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Oster, Al Ballad of Soapy Smith Northland Ballads
Drumlin Silvy Mackerel Skies
Oxner, Diane The Nova Scotia Song Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Blondahl, Omar Ten Knots In The Devil's Tail Favourite Folk Songs
Heywood, Earl Granny Bell (The Fortune Teller) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Peacock, Ken Drill, Ye Heroes, Drill! Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 07 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Black Flies Of Ontario Favourite Folk Songs
Compilation Charlie Adams - Unikkaapunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Plotnikoff, Serge North Wind Blowing Beautiful British Columbia
MacIsaac, Hector Doing Time (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
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
Big Billy & Sebastian The Ballad of Fred Quilt Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Blondahl, Omar Concerning One Summer in Bonay Songs of Sea and Shore
Blondahl, Omar The Ship That Never Returned Songs of Sea and Shore
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Kisiani Inuit Nitjautiit Vol .2
Noble, Geoff The Bands of Steel Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Lukey's Boat Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Clark, Larena Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Peacock, Ken Bill Wiseman Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Clemens, Lucinda J'en ai dit donc - The Emigrant's Goodbye Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
MacIsaac, Hector The Roman Line The Legend of the Black Donnelly's

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