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
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Poor Little Girls of Ontario Folk Music of Ontario
Ken Peacock Hard Times Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Gaieté printanière 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Wade Hemsworth The Land of the Muskeg (vocal Murray McLauchlan) The Land of the Muskeg
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat Cariboustick Gambling Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Compilation Lem Snow - Newfoundland Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 04 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Jingle Bells Nitjautiit Vol .2
Omar Blondahl Ten Knots In The Devil's Tail Favourite Folk Songs
Geoff Noble Captain George Vancouver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Petty Harbour Bait Skiff Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Wade Hemsworth The Wild Goose (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Wade Hemsworth The Log Driver's Waltz (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Larena Clark Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hector MacIsaac Stagecoach (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Lucinda Clemens La chanson de falcon - Falcon's Song Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Omar Blondahl John Yetman Songs of Sea and Shore
Drumlin Stormy Weather Boys Mackerel Skies
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Newfoundland Moose Hunt (The Night We Shot Paddy Duncan's Horse) Side by Each
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat Salaw Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Compilation Charlie Adams - Puturie Nitjautiit Vol .2
Dave Boire Up in Alaska Land Up in Alaska Land b/w The Legend of 12 Foot
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Compilation William Tagoona - Inutulunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Ernie Prentice 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)
Omar Blondahl I Know An Old Lady Favourite Folk Songs
Geoff Noble The St. Roch Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
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
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Santa Kalasi Nitjautiit Vol .2
Lucinda Clemens Un Canadien errant - Once a Canadian Lad Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Geoff Noble Heroes & Monuments Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
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
Hector MacIsaac Tom, Write Me a Letter The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Tiller's Folly Reels: Heel & Toe; Muddy Frogwater; An Dram Buidheach A Ripple in Time
Drumlin Silvy Mackerel Skies
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Quviasutiaqpalauqpunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Michel Noël - Le voyage de noces 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Al Oster Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Serge Plotnikoff British Columbia Beautiful British Columbia
Compilation Rufus Guinchard - Out Behind the House - Up the Southern Shore Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band The Steamboat Alexandria Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Tribute to the Sailors of Newfoundland Side by Each
Omar Blondahl The Ship That Never Returned Songs of Sea and Shore
Hector MacIsaac Retributive Justice (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) The Linerboard Mill Side by Each
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ajursanartumik Nitjautiit Vol .2
Larena Clark Burns And His Highland Mary Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Serge Plotnikoff North Wind Blowing Beautiful British Columbia
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Twelfth of July Folk Music of Ontario
Omar Blondahl Mr. Frog Would A'wooing Go Favourite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Serge Plotnikoff Moon of Summer Beautiful British Columbia
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Earl Heywood The Ballad of Big Jim Carroll (The Massacre) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Old Man and Old Woman Side by Each
Al Oster Echo of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Larena Clark I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Hector MacIsaac Maggie Thompson The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Larena Clark The Bonny Young Irish Boy Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Linda Dempster La Lettre de Riel Folklore In Song
Wade Hemsworth The Log Jam Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Geoff Noble Fort Langley Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels A Ripple in Time
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Ken Peacock Bonnie Banks of the Virgie-O Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Ken Peacock Who is at My Window Weeping? Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Dave Boire The Legend of 12 Foot Up in Alaska Land b/w The Legend of 12 Foot
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Violettes des champs 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Song (Reg Watkins) Newfoundland Mummers
Newfoundland Mummers Irish Washer Woman Newfoundland Mummers
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Ken Peacock The Loss of the 'Eliza' Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Tommy Banks 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
Al Oster Twilight in the Yukon Northland Ballads
Compilation Ross Laidley - Ballad of the Beaver Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Compilation Fran Dowie - Century Sam Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Al Oster Arctic Eskimo Northland Ballads
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Al Oster Irena Cheyenne Yukon Ballads
Ken Peacock Woman of Dover - Woman from Dover Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant and We'll Roar Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Hector MacIsaac We Donnelly Men The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band Sicilian Dance Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) In Bristol There Lived a Fair Lady Folk Music of Ontario
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Ken Peacock Green Shores of Fogo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Al Oster Sourdough Rendezvous Northland Ballads
Ken Peacock Lots of Fish in Bonavist' Harbor Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland

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

Clark, Larena

Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song

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