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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Blondahl, Omar	Southern Cross	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	03:00
Compilation	Colette Bonheur - Violettes des champs	12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957	02:15
Plotnikoff, Serge	British Columbia	Beautiful British Columbia	02:20
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves)	The Ballad of Mosey Burns	Side by Each	03:31
Oster, Al	Irena Cheyenne	Yukon Ballads	03:01
Peacock, Ken	Lonely Waterloo	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	04:30
Clark, Larena	The Drunkard's Daughter	Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song	01:22
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat	Towhata Lake	Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs	04:06
Blondahl, Omar	If I Were A Blackbird	Favourite Folk Songs	02:55
Oxner, Diane	The Broken Ring	Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia	02:53
Blondahl, Omar	Cod Liver Oil	Songs of Sea and Shore	03:07
Drumlin	I Dyed My Petticoat Red	Mackerel Skies	02:49
Drumlin	Silvy	Mackerel Skies	02:32
Heywood, Earl	Three Candles in the Window	Tales of the Donnelly Feud	01:59
Phillips, Stu	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Compilation	Ross Laidley - Ballad of the Beaver	Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)	02:11
Blondahl, Omar	Shall My Soul Pass Through Ireland	Songs of Sea and Shore	01:59
MacIsaac, Hector	Tom, Write Me a Letter	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	02:34
Heywood, Earl	Two Big Brothers	Tales of the Donnelly Feud	01:32
Phillips, Stu	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Blondahl, Omar	We'll Rant and We'll Roar	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	02:13
Plotnikoff, Serge	Creston Valley	Beautiful British Columbia	02:26
Bedore, Bernard Vance	Along the Opeongo	The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)	02:08
Blondahl, Omar	Old Polina	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	02:59
Blondahl, Omar	The Ship That Never Returned	Songs of Sea and Shore	02:01
Blondahl, Omar	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Compilation	Robert L'Herbier - Les étoiles	12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957	03:58
Tiller's Folly	Voyageur	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	04:23
Plotnikoff, Serge	Sing Children Sing	Beautiful British Columbia	01:58
Phillips, Stu	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Plotnikoff, Serge	Song of the Sea	Beautiful British Columbia	03:07
Blondahl, Omar	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Phillips, Stu	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Newfoundland Mummers	Mummers Song (Reg Watkins)	Newfoundland Mummers	02:21
Peacock, Ken	Green Shores of Fogo	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	02:39
Louise, Ola	Train Song	Sasquatch b/w Train Song	02:19
Tiller's Folly	The Ghost of Simon Fraser	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	04:07
Oster, Al	Paddlewheeler	Yukon Ballads	03:47
Blondahl, Omar	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Heywood, Earl	Granny Bell (The Fortune Teller)	Tales of the Donnelly Feud	02:13
Blondahl, Omar	The H'emm'r Jane	Songs of Sea and Shore	02:36
Noble, Geoff	The Cariboo Fusiliers	Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia	02:56
Peacock, Ken	Bonnie Banks of the Virgie-O	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	03:25
Drumlin	Madam, You Came Courting	Mackerel Skies	01:53
Oster, Al	My Yukalaska Girl	Northland Ballads	01:54
Compilation	Etulu Itidlui - Ananaga Inujunirmat	Nitjautiit Vol .2	02:00
MacIsaac, Hector	Disaster at Maloneys	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	03:59
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves)	Charlie the Seagull	Side by Each	02:54
Heywood, Earl	John O'Connor (The Trial)	Tales of the Donnelly Feud	03:14
Peacock, Ken	The Loss of the 'Eliza'	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	05:51
Newfoundland Mummers	What a Friend We Have in Jesus	Newfoundland Mummers	04:42
Noble, Geoff	The Bands of Steel	Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia	03:56
Meehan, Leonard	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
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	01:52
Plotnikoff, Serge	Grand Forks Country	Beautiful British Columbia	01:53
Scammel, Arthur R.	Lukey's Boat	Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree	02:21
Clark, Larena	The Banks of the Nile	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:56
Fowke, Edith	Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:26
Clemens, Lucinda	C'est dans Jérusalem - The Tale of the Wandering Jew	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	04:23
Oster, Al	Paddle Wheeler	Northland Ballads	03:30
Blondahl, Omar	The Kelligrew's Soiree	Favourite Folk Songs	02:34
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green	One Way to Think About the Arctic	Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)	03:13
Noble, Geoff	Fort Langley	Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia	04:12
Compilation	Uncle Mose - John Cabot	Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador	06:10
Heywood, Earl	The Fightin' Feudin' Donnellys	Tales of the Donnelly Feud	02:04
Blondahl, Omar	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Drumlin	The Eight Famous Fishermen	Mackerel Skies	03:12
Compilation	Michel Noël - Le voyage de noces	12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957	03:42
Scammel, Arthur R.	Squid Jiggin' Ground	My Newfoundland	03:12
Oster, Al	Echo of the Yukon	Northland Ballads	02:48
Newfoundland Mummers	Tribute to Newfoundland	Newfoundland Mummers	03:14
Oster, Al	The Unfortunate Miner	Northland Ballads	03:02
Phillips, Stu	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Clark, Larena	The Bonny Young Irish Boy	Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song	01:15
Tiller's Folly	McCulloch's Wonder	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	04:52
Phillips, Stu	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Blondahl, Omar	Harbour le Cou	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	02:29
Phillips, Stu	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Blondahl, Omar	Homeward Bound	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	00:44
Compilation	Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Quviasutiaqpalauqpunga	Nitjautiit Vol .2	02:28
Noble, Geoff	The Brigade Trails	Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia	02:02
Phillips, Stu	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Scammel, Arthur R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
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	03:33
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	02:07
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green	When the Sun Gets Up	Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)	02:45
Tiller's Folly	John Tod	A Ripple in Time	03:54
Louise, Ola	Sasquatch	Sasquatch b/w Train Song	03:14
Plotnikoff, Serge	Bells of Peace	Beautiful British Columbia	02:41
Phillips, Stu	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Blondahl, Omar	Sweet Betsy From Pike	Favourite Folk Songs	02:38
Drumlin	Down in Old Ireland	Mackerel Skies	03:29
Compilation	William Tagoona - Pisupalaupunga	Nitjautiit Vol .2	02:45
Compilation	Lucille Dumont - Prix "Amicale De La Chanson" - Parc Lafontaine	12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957	03:49
Phillips, Stu	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Phillips, Stu	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat	The Grand Father Song: Etsi Shon	Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs	04:37
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat	MacMillan River Love Song	Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs	04:58
Meehan, Leonard	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Newfoundland Mummers	Muddy Musk	Newfoundland Mummers	02:15

Folklore

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

FEATURED

Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) - Side by Each

Peacock, Ken - Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland

FEATURED

Oster, Al - Northland Ballads

FEATURED

Scammel, Arthur R. - My Newfoundland

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Hemsworth, Wade - The Land of the Muskeg

FEATURED

Phillips, Stu - A Visit to British Columbia

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

FEATURED

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

Vigneault, Gilles - Mon pays

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Scammel, Arthur R. - Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree

FEATURED

Oxner, Diane - Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia

Ladies & Escorts - CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song

FEATURED

Tiller's Folly - A Ripple in Time

Bedore, Bernard Vance - The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)

Watkins, Reg - Newfoundland Mummers comp

FEATURED

Clark, Larena - A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

Mills, Alan - Folkloriquement Vôtre

Big Billy & Sebastian - Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt

Prentice, Ernie 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)

Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band - Songs & Dances of New Brunswick

FEATURED

Blondahl, Omar - Songs of Sea and Shore

FEATURED

Plotnikoff, Serge - Beautiful British Columbia

Dempster, Linda - Folklore In Song

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

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

Karr, Hank - Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads

FEATURED

Buddy Wasisname & the Other Fellers - Flatout

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