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
Al Oster '98 Trail Yukon Ballads
Drumlin Let Go Your Bowline Mackerel Skies
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Arthur Scammel R. Teachers "If" Summer School 1938 My Newfoundland
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Railroad Boy Folk Music of Ontario
Compilation Florence Davidson - Dialogue Haida: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest
Compilation George Clutesi and his Port Alberni group - Echo Song (Paddle Song) Nootka: Indian Music of the Pacific North West Coast
Ken Peacock Who is at My Window Weeping? Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Tiller's Folly Down at Gassy Jack's Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Hector MacIsaac Why Should I Give a Damn? The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Tiller's Folly The Electric Railway Line A Ripple in Time
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Compilation George Clutesi and group - Sung at Port Alberni Festivities, 1951 Nootka: Indian Music of the Pacific North West Coast
Compilation Mrs. Peter Kelly - Haida King Song Haida: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest
Ken Peacock Lots of Fish in Bonavist' Harbor Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Al Oster Yukon Gold Yukon Ballads
Compilation Florence Davidson - Dialogue Haida: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest
Compilation Fran Dowie - Fraser Boat Song Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Compilation The Barkin' Kettle - The Young Doctor - Kerry Polka Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Larena Clark I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Al Oster Sourdough Rendezvous Northland Ballads
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Earl Heywood The Weding of Club Foot Bill Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Larena Clark The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Surusiutillunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Tribute to the Sailors of Newfoundland Side by Each
Newfoundland Mummers What a Friend We Have in Jesus Newfoundland Mummers
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) A Fair Maid Walked in Her Father's Garden Folk Music of Ontario
Compilation Mungo Martin - Head Dress Song Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest Coast
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat The Watchmen Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Old Man and Old Woman Side by Each
Ladies & Escorts Bill Miner Song CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Tommy Banks 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
Hank Karr Yukon Gold Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Hector MacIsaac I Saw The Wind Rise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Wade Hemsworth The Black Fly Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth with Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Charlie Adams - Unikkaapunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Arthur Scammel R. Confederation Song My Newfoundland
Compilation Mungo Martin, Abaya Martin - Love Song Haida: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest
Compilation Robert L'Herbier - Les étoiles 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Compilation William Tagoona - Pisupalaupunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Pat Buckna & Jim Green When the Sun Gets Up Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Hector MacIsaac The Roman Line The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Si tu voulais 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Larena Clark The Drunkard's Daughter Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Compilation Mungo Martin, Abaya Martin - Play Song Haida: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest
Compilation Billy Assu - Chief's Party Song Kwakiutl: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest
Compilation Billy Assu - Hamatsa Song Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest Coast
Lucinda Clemens Le départ du soldat - A Soldier Leaves His Girl Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
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
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Prix "Amicale De La Chanson" - Parc Lafontaine 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Al Oster Northland Northland Ballads
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 01 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Money Musk Side by Each
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Hobo's Grave Folk Music of Ontario
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Tommy Banks and John Cousins John Cousins - The Baptists A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
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
Larena Clark The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hector MacIsaac Stagecoach (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Pamela Morgan - The Southern Cross Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Tommy Banks 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
Wade Hemsworth The Complete Wade Hemsworth Radio Show The Land of the Muskeg
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Newfoundland Mummers I'se the B'ye Newfoundland Mummers
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Al Oster Buckets of Steel Yukon Ballads
Compilation Billy Assu - Raven Song Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest Coast
Lucinda Clemens La rose blanche - The White Rose Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Omar Blondahl Concerning Charlie Horse Songs of Sea and Shore
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Ola Louise Sasquatch Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) The Linerboard Mill Side by Each
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Aimé Mignault Sprout spa ST
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers - O Songs of Sea and Shore
Tiller's Folly Farewell to Ardoon A Ripple in Time
Compilation Alexs Utatnaq - Situraujapqakkapta Nitjautiit Vol .2
Aimé Mignault La gigue à Carrick ST
Compilation Tom Willie (Tsa̱xtsa̱xwa̱lis; Kewakhalis) - Hagok Song, Huk Huk Song Kwakiutl: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 09 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Larena Clark The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Tiller's Folly John Tod A Ripple in Time
Ken Peacock Bonnie Banks of the Virgie-O Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly Ned McGowan's War Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Larena Clark The Bonny Young Irish Boy Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band The Steamboat Alexandria Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Newfoundland Mummers Irish Washer Woman Newfoundland Mummers

Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest Coast

VA Indian Music (Folkways) BACK

VA Haida (Folkways) BACK

Haida: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest

Kwakiutl Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest BACK

Kwakiutl: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest

VA Nootka Indian Music of the Pacific North West Coast BACK

Nootka: Indian Music of the Pacific North West Coast

ST

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

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