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
Oster, Al Twilight in the Yukon Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Watkins, Reg Mummers Song Newfoundland Mummers comp
Blondahl, Omar Catch of the Season Songs of Sea and Shore
Oster, Al Buckets of Steel Yukon Ballads
Phillips, Stu Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Blondahl, Omar Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
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
Bedore, Bernard Vance Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)
Conroy, Charles "Whitewater" The Ballad of Woodfibre The Ballad of Woodfibre b/w Bennett's Railroad Song
MacIsaac, Hector Enter William Donnelly (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Karr, Hank Yukon Book of Memories Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
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
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Quviasutiaqpalauqpunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Drumlin Homeward Bound Mackerel Skies
Oster, Al My Yukalaska Girl Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ananaga Inujunirmat Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 09 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Oster, Al Paddle Wheeler Northland Ballads
Drumlin The Eight Famous Fishermen Mackerel Skies
Hauschild, George & Carole Yukon Song Yukon Song (split with Earl Hughes)
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Mon Saint-Laurent, si grand, si grand 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Compilation Lem Snow - Newfoundland Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Scammel, Arthur R. Confederation Song My Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Southern Cross Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Phillips, Stu Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Plotnikoff, Serge Was Lady Lucky Beside You Beautiful British Columbia
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Towhata Lake Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Clemens, Lucinda C'est dans Jérusalem - The Tale of the Wandering Jew Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Peacock, Ken I'll be Seventeen Come Sunday Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Scammel, Arthur R. Long May You Big Jib Draw My Newfoundland
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Drumlin Madam, You Came Courting Mackerel Skies
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Gaieté printanière 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - La croix de Mont-Royal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
MacIsaac, Hector Sir Edmund Walker Head The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Emile Benoit - Roaming Scott - Welcome To Holiday Inn Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
MacIsaac, Hector Tom, Write Me a Letter The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar Farmer's Curs't Wife Favourite Folk Songs
Compilation Michel Noël - Le voyage de noces 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Dempster, Linda Sweet William Folklore In Song
Blondahl, Omar Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Cod Liver Oil Songs of Sea and Shore
Tiller's Folly John Tod A Ripple in Time
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - In Court Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
MacIsaac, Hector Doing Time (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Clark, Larena The Bonny Young Irish Boy Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Santa Kalasi Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Oster, Al '98 Trail Yukon Ballads
Peacock, Ken Bonnie Banks of the Virgie-O Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Heywood, Earl The Ballad of Big Jim Carroll (The Massacre) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
MacIsaac, Hector I Saw The Wind Rise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Noble, Geoff Heroes of the Sea Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Homeward Bound Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Sicilian Dance Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Niuvimi - Too Busy Nitjautiit Vol .2
Noble, Geoff The S.S. Beaver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Peacock, Ken Jimmy Whalen Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Taan Mun: Lake Laberge Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins John Cousins - Let Her Go A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Blondahl, Omar Green Flowers - O Songs of Sea and Shore
Compilation William Tagoona - Inutulunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Ellis Island - Frobisher, Frobisher Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clemens, Lucinda La chanson de falcon - Falcon's Song Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Clark, Larena The Flying Cloud Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Drumlin Down in Old Ireland Mackerel Skies
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid Jiggin' Ground My Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar If I Were A Blackbird Favourite Folk Songs
Phillips, Stu White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Blondahl, Omar Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Karr, Hank Yukon Gold Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Newfoundland Mummers I'se the B'ye Newfoundland Mummers
Scammel, Arthur R. The Kelligrew's Soiree Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
MacIsaac, Hector Fiddle vs Cudgels (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Phillips, Stu Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Si tu voulais 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Clark, Larena Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Blondahl, Omar The Kelligrew's Soiree Favourite Folk Songs
Drumlin The Sea Captain Mackerel Skies
Plotnikoff, Serge Bells of Peace Beautiful British Columbia
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Song (Reg Watkins) Newfoundland Mummers
Drumlin My Irish Girl Mackerel Skies
Tiller's Folly The Electric Railway Line A Ripple in Time
MacIsaac, Hector Vigilantes The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green Everybody Knows About the Arctic Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Beginner Gambling Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Oster, Al Irena Cheyenne Yukon Ballads
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Le ciel se marie avec la mer 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Tribute to the Sailors of Newfoundland Side by Each

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