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.

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

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

Scotland - Calgary, Alberta

FEATURED

Noble, Geoff - Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia

Yorkshire, England - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Clemens, Lucinda - Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis

Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) - Side by Each

Port-Au-Port Peninsula, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Phillips, Stu - Visit Old Québec

St-Eustache, Québec - Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

Peacock, Ken - Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland

Toronto, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario

FEATURED

Oster, Al - Yukon Ballads

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

FEATURED

Blondahl, Omar - Favourite Folk Songs

Wynyard, Saskatchewan - St. John's, Newfoundland

FEATURED

Compilation - 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957

Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Oster, Al - Northland Ballads

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

Compilation - Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)

Canada

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Hemsworth, Wade - The Land of the Muskeg

Brantford, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Heywood, Earl - Tales of the Donnelly Feud

Exeter, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Allen, Johnny - Valley of Old Lake Louise b/w Red Rooster

Edmonton, Alberta

FEATURED

Compilation - Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador, 🇨🇦

Louise, Ola - Sasquatch b/w Train Song

FEATURED

Phillips, Stu - A Visit to British Columbia

St-Eustache, Québec - Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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

Hauschild, George & Carole - Penticton b/w But For Love

Penticton, British Columbia

FEATURED

Newfoundland Mummers - Newfoundland Mummers

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
Phillips, Stu Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Blondahl, Omar The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bedore, Bernard Vance The Hornets and the Fence Posts The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 09 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Compilation Robert L'Herbier - Les étoiles 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Oster, Al Cheechako's Beard Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Sweet Betsy From Pike Favourite Folk Songs
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Mon p'tit caporal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
MacIsaac, Hector Vigilantes The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Oster, Al Sourdough Rendezvous Northland Ballads
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Beginner Gambling Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Noble, Geoff Captain George Vancouver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly A Ripple in Time
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hemsworth, Wade The Land of the Muskeg (vocal Murray McLauchlan) The Land of the Muskeg
Phillips, Stu The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Clark, Larena The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Drumlin Down in Old Ireland Mackerel Skies
MacIsaac, Hector Ride, WIlliam, Ride! The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar Willy Boy Favourite Folk Songs
MacIsaac, Hector Tom, Write Me a Letter The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Hauschild, George & Carole Penticton Penticton b/w But For Love
MacIsaac, Hector My Name is Johnny O’Connor (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Plotnikoff, Serge Moon of Summer Beautiful British Columbia
Compilation Michel Noël - Les perceurs de coffres-forts 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Blondahl, Omar The Kelligrew's Soiree Favourite Folk Songs
Tiller's Folly Jigs: Calico Hills; The Bride's Veil; Sparrowhawk; The Freshet A Ripple in Time
Phillips, Stu Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation Figgy Duff - The Breakwater Boys' Breakdown Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Blondahl, Omar Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Fowke, Edith Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Phillips, Stu Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Tiller's Folly Farewell to Ardoon A Ripple in Time
Peacock, Ken Bonnie Banks of the Virgie-O Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Clark, Larena The Bonny Young Irish Boy Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Clark, Larena My Delia Dear Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Santa Kalasi Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Tiller's Folly Reels: Heel & Toe; Muddy Frogwater; An Dram Buidheach A Ripple in Time
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 10 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Peacock, Ken Bill Wiseman Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Newfoundland Mummers My Boy Willy Newfoundland Mummers
Dempster, Linda The Huron Carol Folklore In Song
Drumlin Homeward Bound Mackerel Skies
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat MacMillan River Love Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Clemens, Lucinda L'adieu de la Mariée - The Bride's Farewell Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Blondahl, Omar Concerning One Summer in Bonay Songs of Sea and Shore
Compilation William Tagoona - Inuit Nunani Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Scammel, Arthur R. Lukey's Boat Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
Newfoundland Mummers Cape St. Mary's Newfoundland Mummers
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Blondahl, Omar Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Oster, Al Klondike Cattle Drive Northland Ballads
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Noble, Geoff The Fisgard Lighthouse Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Drumlin Sailor Boy Mackerel Skies
Blondahl, Omar I'se the B'y Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Karr, Hank Yukon Gold Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Clemens, Lucinda La rose blanche - The White Rose Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Blondahl, Omar The Ship That Never Returned Songs of Sea and Shore
Blondahl, Omar Cod Liver Oil Songs of Sea and Shore
MacIsaac, Hector The Roman Line - Reprise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Hemsworth, Wade The Log Jam Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Peacock, Ken Green Shores of Fogo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Newfoundland Mummers Tribute to Newfoundland Newfoundland Mummers
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins Tommy Banks - The Indian Hymn A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins John Cousins - The Boys of the Island A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Compilation Fran Dowie - Century Sam Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Jingle Bells Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clark, Larena Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Plotnikoff, Serge Sing Children Sing Beautiful British Columbia
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Salaw Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Watchmen Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
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
Tiller's Folly John Tod Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
MacIsaac, Hector We’re Leaving Now The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 07 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clark, Larena The Baggage Coach Ahead Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 08 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Harbour le Cou Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Blondahl, Omar John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid Jiggin' Ground My Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Compilation William Tagoona - Pisupalaupunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Shall My Soul Pass Through Ireland Songs of Sea and Shore
Clark, Larena Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Banks, Tommy 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
Heywood, Earl The Ballad of Big Jim Carroll (The Massacre) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Newfoundland Mummers Irish Washer Woman Newfoundland Mummers
Hemsworth, Wade The Story of The I'm Alone (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Newfoundland Mummers What a Friend We Have in Jesus Newfoundland Mummers
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green Everybody Knows About the Arctic Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Blondahl, Omar I Know An Old Lady Favourite Folk Songs

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