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
Omar Blondahl If I Were A Blackbird Favourite Folk Songs
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Twelfth of July Folk Music of Ontario
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Headed for Cape Breton Side by Each
Serge Plotnikoff Was Lady Lucky Beside You Beautiful British Columbia
Wade Hemsworth The Land of the Muskeg (vocal Murray McLauchlan) The Land of the Muskeg
Lucinda Clemens Petits enfants - An Old Man's Request Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Earl Heywood Two Big Brothers Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat Cariboustick Gambling Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Sweet Betsy From Pike Favourite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Tiller's Folly Reels: Heel & Toe; Muddy Frogwater; An Dram Buidheach A Ripple in Time
Drumlin Let Go Your Bowline Mackerel Skies
Tommy Banks 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
Omar Blondahl Trade Winds Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat A Love Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 07 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Lucinda Clemens Le départ du soldat - A Soldier Leaves His Girl Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Simon Fraser Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Charlie Adams - Puturie Nitjautiit Vol .2
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) The Ballad of Mosey Burns Side by Each
Compilation Emile Benoit - Roaming Scott - Welcome To Holiday Inn Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Omar Blondahl Willy Boy Favourite Folk Songs
Pat Buckna & Jim Green When the Sun Gets Up Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Newfoundland Mummers Muddy Musk Newfoundland Mummers
Hector MacIsaac Sir Edmund Walker Head The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Al Oster Ballad of Soapy Smith Northland Ballads
Omar Blondahl Sable Island Songs of Sea and Shore
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Serge Plotnikoff North Wind Blowing Beautiful British Columbia
Serge Plotnikoff Moon of Summer Beautiful British Columbia
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Earl Heywood Legend of the Old Roman Line Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Omar Blondahl Old Polina Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band The Steamboat Alexandria Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Poor Little Girls of Ontario Folk Music of Ontario
Omar Blondahl Harbour le Cou Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Drumlin The Sea Captain Mackerel Skies
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 08 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Serge Plotnikoff Bells of Peace Beautiful British Columbia
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) A Fair Maid Walked in Her Father's Garden Folk Music of Ontario
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Surusiutillunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Earl Heywood Who Stole Thompson's Cow Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Compilation Rufus Guinchard - Out Behind the House - Up the Southern Shore Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Pat Buckna & Jim Green One Way to Think About the Arctic Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Little Indian Maid Folk Music of Ontario
Hector MacIsaac Marriage Plans (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ajursanartumik Nitjautiit Vol .2
Hector MacIsaac The Logging Bee (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 06 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Geoff Noble The St. Roch Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Larena Clark There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Le ciel se marie avec la mer 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Arthur Scammel R. The Kelligrew's Soiree Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
Earl Heywood Granny Bell (The Fortune Teller) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mary of the Wild Moor Folk Music of Ontario
Tommy Banks and John Cousins John Cousins - O'Halloran Road A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Aimé Mignault Casatschock ST
Omar Blondahl The Ship That Never Returned Songs of Sea and Shore
Omar Blondahl Petty Harbour Bait Skiff Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Al Oster Buckets of Steel Yukon Ballads
Tommy Banks and John Cousins Tommy Banks - Our Island Home A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Al Oster Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Compilation Candy Kane - Centennial Sue Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Ataatagaina Nitjautiit Vol .2
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat Beginner Gambling Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Omar Blondahl Eileen Songs of Sea and Shore
Compilation William Tagoona - Inutulunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Pat Buckna & Jim Green Everybody Knows About the Arctic Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Linda Dempster La Lettre de Riel Folklore In Song
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Ballads
Larena Clark The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Ken Peacock Woman of Dover - Woman from Dover Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
George Hauschild & Carole Yukon Song Yukon Song (split with Earl Hughes)
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Wintry Winds Folk Music of Ontario
Hank Karr Paddlewheeler Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hector MacIsaac Why Should I Give a Damn? The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Omar Blondahl Shall My Soul Pass Through Ireland Songs of Sea and Shore
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Murder of F.C. Benwell Folk Music of Ontario
Serge Plotnikoff British Columbia Beautiful British Columbia
Al Oster Arctic Eskimo Northland Ballads
Linda Dempster Sweet William Folklore In Song
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - In Court Nitjautiit Vol .2
Larena Clark The Flying Cloud Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Ken Peacock Who is at My Window Weeping? Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Aimé Mignault Beer barrel polka ST
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Sally Greer Folk Music of Ontario
Earl Heywood They're Gonna Hang Jim Donnelly Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Omar Blondahl Concerning One Summer in Bonay Songs of Sea and Shore
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Jingle Bells Nitjautiit Vol .2
Larena Clark The Drunkard's Daughter Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song

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Compilation

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

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