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
Drumlin	My Irish Girl	Mackerel Skies	02:10
MacIsaac, Hector	Maggie Thompson	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	03:19
Blondahl, Omar	Southern Cross	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	03:00
Clemens, Lucinda	Un Canadien errant - Once a Canadian Lad	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	02:25
Compilation	Charlie Adams - Unikkaapunga	Nitjautiit Vol .2	02:14
Compilation	The Barkin' Kettle - The Young Doctor - Kerry Polka	Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador	03:13
Newfoundland Mummers	Mummers Jig (Don McLean)	Newfoundland Mummers	02:35
Peacock, Ken	I'll be Seventeen Come Sunday	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	01:38
Prentice, Ernie with Pat Trudell & Trio	When The Ice Worms Nest Again	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)	02:15
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves)	Money Musk	Side by Each	01:21
Blondahl, Omar	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Newfoundland Mummers	Irish Washer Woman	Newfoundland Mummers	01:36
Tiller's Folly	Last of the Royal Engineers	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	03:25
Clark, Larena	Burns And His Highland Mary	Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song	02:50
Compilation	Dominique Michel - Sur l'perron	12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957	03:00
Compilation	Pamela Morgan - The Southern Cross	Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador	03:07
Karr, Hank	'98 Trail	Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads	02:28
Blondahl, Omar	Black Flies Of Ontario	Favourite Folk Songs	03:31
Compilation	Michel Noël - Les perceurs de coffres-forts	12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957	03:58
Plotnikoff, Serge	Moon of Summer	Beautiful British Columbia	02:00
Clark, Larena	The Gallant Hussar	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:04
Conroy, Charles "Whitewater"	The Ballad of Woodfibre	The Ballad of Woodfibre b/w Bennett's Railroad Song	02:13
Clark, Larena	Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:13
Blondahl, Omar	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Blondahl, Omar	The Kelligrew's Soiree	Favourite Folk Songs	02:34
Blondahl, Omar	Cod Liver Oil	Songs of Sea and Shore	03:07
Oster, Al	My Yukalaska Girl	Northland Ballads	01:54
Blondahl, Omar	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins	Tommy Banks - When Johnny Went Plowing For Kearon	A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs	03:09
Tiller's Folly	The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly	A Ripple in Time	03:38
Ladies & Escorts	CP Transcontinental	CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song	02:11
Clemens, Lucinda	Vous voulez me faire chanter - The Drinker's Inheritance	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	01:39
Phillips, Stu	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Oster, Al	Arctic Eskimo	Northland Ballads	02:27
Heywood, Earl	They're Gonna Hang Jim Donnelly	Tales of the Donnelly Feud	02:02
Oster, Al	Echo of the Yukon	Yukon Ballads	02:53
Tiller's Folly	Ned McGowan's War	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	03:35
Compilation	Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 01	Nitjautiit Vol .2	00:41
Louise, Ola	Sasquatch	Sasquatch b/w Train Song	03:14
Noble, Geoff	The Brigade Trails	Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia	02:02
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat	MacMillan River Love Song	Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs	04:58
Tiller's Folly	The Electric Railway Line	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	05:21
Phillips, Stu	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Fowke, Edith	John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:06
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves)	Life in the City	Side by Each	03:11
Noble, Geoff	The S.S. Beaver	Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia	04:04
Dempster, Linda	She's Like The Swallow	Folklore In Song	02:55
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
Blondahl, Omar	Petty Harbour Bait Skiff	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	05:32
Blondahl, Omar	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
MacIsaac, Hector	Fiddle vs Cudgels (Narration)	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	01:28
Dempster, Linda	Sweet William	Folklore In Song	04:03
Blondahl, Omar	Old Dan Tucker	Favourite Folk Songs	01:45
MacIsaac, Hector	Stagecoach (Narration)	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	00:32
Compilation	Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Quviasutiaqpalauqpunga	Nitjautiit Vol .2	02:28
Tiller's Folly	Richard Moody	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	05:09
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band	The Steamboat Alexandria	Songs & Dances of New Brunswick	04:29
Clark, Larena	My Delia Dear	Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song	01:22
Oxner, Diane	The Broken Ring	Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia	02:53
Clemens, Lucinda	C'est dans Jérusalem - The Tale of the Wandering Jew	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	04:23
Plotnikoff, Serge	British Columbia	Beautiful British Columbia	02:20
Hemsworth, Wade	Foolish You (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle)	The Land of the Muskeg	03:19
MacIsaac, Hector	Marriage Plans (Narration)	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	00:37
Clark, Larena	Lord Gregory	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:07
Meehan, Leonard	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Fowke, Edith	Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:15
MacIsaac, Hector	Doing Time (Narration)	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	00:44
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat	Salaw	Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs	05:59
Banks, Tommy 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	03:36
Compilation	Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 08	Nitjautiit Vol .2	00:25
Peacock, Ken	Lonely Waterloo	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	04:30
Compilation	Figgy Duff - The Breakwater Boys' Breakdown	Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador	02:02
Phillips, Stu	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Blondahl, Omar	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Tiller's Folly	Twenty-Three Camels	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	03:17
Phillips, Stu	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Blondahl, Omar	Sweet Betsy From Pike	Favourite Folk Songs	02:38
Fowke, Edith	Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:13
Peacock, Ken	Jimmy Whalen	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	04:27
Heywood, Earl	Granny Bell (The Fortune Teller)	Tales of the Donnelly Feud	02:13
Oster, Al	Paddle Wheeler	Northland Ballads	03:30
Karr, Hank	Yukon Gold	Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads	02:58
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band	The Restigouche Shore	Songs & Dances of New Brunswick	02:56
Compilation	Charlie Panigoniak - In Court	Nitjautiit Vol .2	03:42
Tiller's Folly	Twenty-Three Camels	A Ripple in Time	03:16
Oster, Al	Waltz of the Yukon	Yukon Ballads	03:05
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat	Taan Mun: Lake Laberge	Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs	04:40
Scammel, Arthur R.	Teachers "If" Summer School 1938	My Newfoundland	01:52
Blondahl, Omar	The H'emm'r Jane	Songs of Sea and Shore	02:36
Tiller's Folly	The Ghost of Simon Fraser	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	04:07
Compilation	Etulu Itidlui - Ajursanartumik	Nitjautiit Vol .2	01:36
Blondahl, Omar	Big Rock Candy Mountain	Favourite Folk Songs	03:12
Noble, Geoff	Heroes of the Sea	Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia	02:32
Scammel, Arthur R.	Tommy Decker's Venture	My Newfoundland	05:20
Phillips, Stu	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Compilation	Charlie Panigoniak - Niuvimi - Too Busy	Nitjautiit Vol .2	02:07
Ladies & Escorts	Somebody Robbed the CPR	CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song	02:39
Heywood, Earl	The Night They Shot John Donnelly	Tales of the Donnelly Feud	02:34
Drumlin	Let Go Your Bowline	Mackerel Skies	03:23
Tiller's Folly	Voyageur	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	04:23

Folklore

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

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Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) - Side by Each

Peacock, Ken - Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland

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Oster, Al - Northland Ballads

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Scammel, Arthur R. - My Newfoundland

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

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Hemsworth, Wade - The Land of the Muskeg

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Phillips, Stu - A Visit to British Columbia

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

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

Vigneault, Gilles - Mon pays

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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Blondahl, Omar - Songs of Sea and Shore

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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

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Buddy Wasisname & the Other Fellers - Flatout

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