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 The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Tommy Banks and John Cousins Tommy Banks - The Picnic at Groshaut A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 06 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Larena Clark The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mary of the Wild Moor Folk Music of Ontario
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Compilation Dominique Michel - Sur l'perron 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Squid Jiggin' Time in Hampton Town Side by Each
Ken Peacock Bill Wiseman Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Railroad Boy Folk Music of Ontario
Serge Plotnikoff Sing Children Sing Beautiful British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Ten Knots In The Devil's Tail Favourite Folk Songs
Tiller's Folly Reels: Heel & Toe; Muddy Frogwater; An Dram Buidheach A Ripple in Time
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Ataatagaina Nitjautiit Vol .2
Larena Clark Burns And His Highland Mary Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Aimé Mignault Le breakdown de Ned Landry ST
Tommy Banks 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
Omar Blondahl The Kelligrew's Soiree Favourite Folk Songs
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ananaga Inujunirmat Nitjautiit Vol .2
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Big Billy & Sebastian The Ballad of Fred Quilt Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Ken Peacock Woman of Dover - Woman from Dover Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band The Steamboat Alexandria Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Aimé Mignault La polka à Aimé ST
Larena Clark Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Omar Blondahl If I Were A Blackbird Favourite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Ola Louise Sasquatch Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant and We'll Roar Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Diane Oxner The Broken Ring Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 08 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Al Oster Unfortunate Miner Yukon Ballads
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 03 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Newfoundland Mummers Muddy Musk Newfoundland Mummers
Arthur Scammel R. Tommy Decker's Venture My Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Larena Clark The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Ken Peacock Brown Flour, 1926 Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Concerning Charlie Horse Songs of Sea and Shore
Larena Clark I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Tommy Banks and John Cousins John Cousins - The Gracie M. Parker A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Al Oster Phantom of the Arctic Northland Ballads
Al Oster Yukon Gold Yukon Ballads
Omar Blondahl Old Polina Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Ken Peacock Lots of Fish in Bonavist' Harbor Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Old Man and Old Woman Side by Each
Hank Karr Buckets of Steel Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Larena Clark Old Pal Of Mine Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - La croix de Mont-Royal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Drumlin The Sea Captain Mackerel Skies
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Prix "Amicale De La Chanson" - Parc Lafontaine 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Larena Clark The Baggage Coach Ahead Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Bernard Bedore Vance Along the Opeongo The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)
Al Oster Paddlewheeler Yukon Ballads
Serge Plotnikoff Creston Valley Beautiful British Columbia
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) What is the Life of a Man More than the Leaves? Folk Music of Ontario
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Weaver Folk Music of Ontario
Wade Hemsworth The Log Driver's Waltz (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Serge Plotnikoff Fly Me Back to Nelson City Beautiful British Columbia
Aimé Mignault Big John McNeil ST
Geoff Noble The Brigade Trails Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Tiller's Folly Farewell to Ardoon A Ripple in Time
Wade Hemsworth The Wild Goose (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Si tu voulais 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band Peter Emberley Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Geoff Noble The St. Roch Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Hector MacIsaac Tom, Write Me a Letter The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Lem Snow - Newfoundland Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Linda Dempster La Lettre de Riel Folklore In Song
Hector MacIsaac Sir Edmund Walker Head The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Wade Hemsworth My Mother Is the Ocean Sea (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat Towhata Lake Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Lucinda Clemens C'est dans Jérusalem - The Tale of the Wandering Jew Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Compilation Phillis Noseworthy - The Wings of an Eagle Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
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
Hank Karr Paddlewheeler Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Wade Hemsworth The Log Jam Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Wade Hemsworth Foolish You (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Aimé Mignault La polka Flannigan ST
Serge Plotnikoff Grand Forks Country Beautiful British Columbia
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Ernie Prentice 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)
Al Oster Klondike Cattle Drive Northland Ballads
Tiller's Folly John Tod A Ripple in Time
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Aimé Mignault Thème de Lara ST
Hector MacIsaac The Rise of the Vigilantes (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Ken Peacock Drill, Ye Heroes, Drill! Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Drumlin I Dyed My Petticoat Red Mackerel Skies
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Reg Watkins Mummers Song Newfoundland Mummers comp

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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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