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.

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

Scotland - Calgary, Alberta

FEATURED

Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) - Side by Each

Port-Au-Port Peninsula, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

Peacock, Ken - Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland

Toronto, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario

FEATURED

Oster, Al - Northland Ballads

Vanguard, Saskatchewan - Langley, British Columbia - Whitehorse, Yukon, 🇨🇦

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

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

FEATURED

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

Change Islands, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Oxner, Diane - Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

Ladies & Escorts - CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song

Vernon, British Columbia

FEATURED

Tiller's Folly - A Ripple in Time

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

Bedore, Bernard Vance - The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)

Arnprior, Ontario

Watkins, Reg - Newfoundland Mummers comp

Heads Harbor, Newfoundland

FEATURED

Clark, Larena - A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

Lake Simcoe, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Mills, Alan - Folkloriquement Vôtre

Lachine, Québec

Big Billy & Sebastian - Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt

Vancouver, British Columbia

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)

British Columbia

Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band - Songs & Dances of New Brunswick

New Brunswick - Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia

FEATURED

Blondahl, Omar - Songs of Sea and Shore

Wynyard, Saskatchewan - St. John's, Newfoundland

FEATURED

Plotnikoff, Serge - Beautiful British Columbia

Kinnaird, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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

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
Compilation Fran Dowie - Fraser Boat Song Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Clark, Larena The Baggage Coach Ahead Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Scammel, Arthur R. The Kelligrew's Soiree Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
Phillips, Stu Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Tiller's Folly John Tod Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Meehan, Leonard The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Peacock, Ken Hard Times Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Heywood, Earl The Fightin' Feudin' Donnellys Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Clemens, Lucinda C'est dans Jérusalem - The Tale of the Wandering Jew Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
MacIsaac, Hector Fiddle vs Cudgels (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar Big Rock Candy Mountain Favourite Folk Songs
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Phillips, Stu Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Farmer's Curs't Wife Favourite Folk Songs
Meehan, Leonard Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Noble, Geoff The St. Roch Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Plotnikoff, Serge Bells of Peace Beautiful British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Phillips, Stu Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Compilation Candy Kane - Centennial Sue Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - La croix de Mont-Royal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Louise, Ola Sasquatch Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Noble, Geoff The Cariboo Fusiliers Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Newfoundland Mummers Cape St. Mary's Newfoundland Mummers
Peacock, Ken Who is at My Window Weeping? Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Concerning One Summer in Bonay Songs of Sea and Shore
Oxner, Diane The Bluenose Song Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Banks, Tommy 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
Plotnikoff, Serge Grand Forks Country Beautiful British Columbia
Phillips, Stu The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Blondahl, Omar Black Flies Of Ontario Favourite Folk Songs
Phillips, Stu The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Clemens, Lucinda La lettre de Riel - Riel's Letter Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Phillips, Stu Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
MacIsaac, Hector Doing Time (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Phillips, Stu Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Fowke, Edith Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Scammel, Arthur R. Long May You Big Jib Draw My Newfoundland
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 09 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Le ciel se marie avec la mer 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Phillips, Stu Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation Emile Benoit - Roaming Scott - Welcome To Holiday Inn Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Simon Fraser Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 08 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation William Tagoona - Inutulunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Tiller's Folly Ned McGowan's War Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Jig (Don McLean) Newfoundland Mummers
Tiller's Folly McCulloch's Wonder Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
MacIsaac, Hector Maggie Thompson The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ananaga Inujunirmat Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Newfoundland Mummers Tribute to Newfoundland Newfoundland Mummers
Oxner, Diane The Nova Scotia Song Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Newfoundland Mummers What a Friend We Have in Jesus Newfoundland Mummers
Blondahl, Omar Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Plotnikoff, Serge Song of the Sea Beautiful British Columbia
Plotnikoff, Serge Moon of Summer Beautiful British Columbia
Ladies & Escorts Somebody Robbed the CPR CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Blondahl, Omar She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Oster, Al Paddle Wheeler Northland Ballads
Heywood, Earl One More on Satan's Side Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Le Coeur ne vieillit pas Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Prentice, Ernie with Pat Trudell & Trio I Was Born About 100 Years Ago 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)
MacIsaac, Hector I Saw The Wind Rise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
MacIsaac, Hector Here in the Wilderness The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Oster, Al Paddlewheeler Yukon Ballads
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) The Linerboard Mill Side by Each
Peacock, Ken Bonnie Banks of the Virgie-O Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Oster, Al Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Clark, Larena The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Blondahl, Omar If I Were A Blackbird Favourite Folk Songs
Hauschild, George & Carole Yukon Song Yukon Song (split with Earl Hughes)
Blondahl, Omar Sally Brown Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band The Steamboat Alexandria Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Blondahl, Omar Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Prentice, Ernie with Pat Trudell & Trio In My Little Old Sod Shanty 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)
Heywood, Earl Three Candles in the Window Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Blondahl, Omar The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Clemens, Lucinda Between the Forks and Carlton - Entre les forks et carlton Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Peacock, Ken Drill, Ye Heroes, Drill! Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
MacIsaac, Hector The Roman Line The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Sicilian Dance Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Blondahl, Omar We'll Rant and We'll Roar Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Ballads
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green One Way to Think About the Arctic Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Phillips, Stu Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Louise, Ola Train Song Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Phillips, Stu The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Tiller's Folly Chatham Reach Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Phillips, Stu Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ajursanartumik Nitjautiit Vol .2
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green Everybody Knows About the Arctic Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid Jiggin' Ground My Newfoundland
Compilation Charlie Adams - Puturie Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Violettes des champs 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Blondahl, Omar I'se the B'y Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song

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