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
Plotnikoff, Serge Was Lady Lucky Beside You Beautiful British Columbia
Scammel, Arthur R. Long May You Big Jib Draw My Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Petty Harbour Bait Skiff Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Karr, Hank Keebird Song Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Phillips, Stu Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Blondahl, Omar Harbour le Cou Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Compilation Michel Noël - Les perceurs de coffres-forts 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Scammel, Arthur R. Tommy Decker's Venture My Newfoundland
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Ballads
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 10 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Compilation Ellis Island - Frobisher, Frobisher Nitjautiit Vol .2
Hemsworth, Wade The Log Jam Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Blondahl, Omar Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Newfoundland Mummers Tribute to Newfoundland Newfoundland Mummers
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Mon Saint-Laurent, si grand, si grand 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Ataatagaina Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clark, Larena The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
MacIsaac, Hector Settling In (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Oster, Al Irena Cheyenne Yukon Ballads
Clark, Larena Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Warrior Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Peacock, Ken Bill Wiseman Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Oster, Al Twilight in the Yukon Northland Ballads
Peacock, Ken I'll be Seventeen Come Sunday Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ajursanartumik Nitjautiit Vol .2
Oxner, Diane The Broken Ring Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
MacIsaac, Hector Stagecoach (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
MacIsaac, Hector The Roman Line The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Tiller's Folly Last of the Royal Engineers Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Grand Father Song: Etsi Shon Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Phillips, Stu Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Clark, Larena The Flying Cloud Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Tiller's Folly John Tod Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Oxner, Diane The Nova Scotia Song Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Blondahl, Omar Ballad Of The Frank Slide Favourite Folk Songs
Tiller's Folly Farewell to Ardoon A Ripple in Time
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green When the Sun Gets Up Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Peter Emberley Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Plotnikoff, Serge Song of the Sea Beautiful British Columbia
MacIsaac, Hector We Donnelly Men The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Tiller's Folly McCulloch's Wonder Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Plotnikoff, Serge Sing Children Sing Beautiful British Columbia
Compilation Ross Laidley - Ballad of the Beaver Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Bedore, Bernard Vance Along the Opeongo The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)
Blondahl, Omar Concerning One Summer in Bonay Songs of Sea and Shore
Phillips, Stu The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Compilation Rufus Guinchard - Out Behind the House - Up the Southern Shore Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Compilation William Tagoona - Inuit Nunani Nitjautiit Vol .2
Newfoundland Mummers My Boy Willy Newfoundland Mummers
Fowke, Edith Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Phillips, Stu The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Phillips, Stu The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Scammel, Arthur R. That Joe Batt's Arm Bully My Newfoundland
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Heywood, Earl Who Stole Thompson's Cow Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Phillips, Stu Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Phillips, Stu When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Banks, Tommy 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
Hemsworth, Wade The Land of the Muskeg (vocal Murray McLauchlan) The Land of the Muskeg
Tiller's Folly Richard Moody Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Hemsworth, Wade The Complete Wade Hemsworth Radio Show The Land of the Muskeg
Heywood, Earl Granny Bell (The Fortune Teller) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Niuvimi - Too Busy Nitjautiit Vol .2
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) The Ballad of Mosey Burns Side by Each
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
Compilation William Tagoona - Inutulunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Fowke, Edith John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Santa Kalasi Nitjautiit Vol .2
Oster, Al Paddlewheeler Yukon Ballads
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Le ciel se marie avec la mer 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Blondahl, Omar Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Farmer's Curs't Wife Favourite Folk Songs
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins John Cousins - Peter Emberley A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Oster, Al Echo of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Newfoundland Mummers Irish Washer Woman Newfoundland Mummers
Phillips, Stu Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Drumlin Let Go Your Bowline Mackerel Skies
Blondahl, Omar The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Clemens, Lucinda Between the Forks and Carlton - Entre les forks et carlton Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Phillips, Stu Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 08 Nitjautiit Vol .2
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
Hauschild, George & Carole Penticton Penticton b/w But For Love
Clark, Larena Old Pal Of Mine Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Tiller's Folly Chatham Reach Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Louise, Ola Sasquatch Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Towhata Lake Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Blondahl, Omar Trade Winds Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
MacIsaac, Hector Ride, WIlliam, Ride! The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
MacIsaac, Hector Here in the Wilderness The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Leo O'Brien - Dickie Melbourne Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Compilation Candy Kane - Centennial Sue Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Blondahl, Omar Concerning Charlie Horse Songs of Sea and Shore
MacIsaac, Hector Some Dark and Evil Things (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Oster, Al My Book of Yukon Memories Yukon Ballads
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

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