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 I Know An Old Lady Favourite Folk Songs
Earl Heywood John O'Connor (The Trial) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Serge Plotnikoff British Columbia Beautiful British Columbia
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Compilation Fran Dowie - Fraser Boat Song Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Hank Karr Blow Northwind Blow Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Lucinda Clemens C'est dans Jérusalem - The Tale of the Wandering Jew Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat Beginner Gambling Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Omar Blondahl Southern Cross Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly The Electric Railway Line Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Dominique Michel - Sur l'perron 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Lucinda Clemens L'adieu de Riel - Riel's Farewell Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Al Oster Paddle Wheeler Northland Ballads
Hector MacIsaac Maggie Thompson The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Hank Karr Yukon Gold Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Golden Vanity Folk Music of Ontario
Drumlin The Twa Brothers Mackerel Skies
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Violettes des champs 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Serge Plotnikoff Creston Valley Beautiful British Columbia
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat MacMillan River Love Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Ken Peacock Bill Wiseman Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Larena Clark Burns And His Highland Mary Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Arthur Scammel R. Lukey's Boat Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Song (Reg Watkins) Newfoundland Mummers
Geoff Noble Heroes of the Sea Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Hector MacIsaac Retributive Justice (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Arthur Scammel R. Long May You Big Jib Draw My Newfoundland
Compilation Michel Noël - Les perceurs de coffres-forts 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Headed for Cape Breton Side by Each
Larena Clark The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Omar Blondahl Homeward Bound Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) In Bristol There Lived a Fair Lady Folk Music of Ontario
Arthur Scammel R. The Six Horsepower Coker My Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Lucinda Clemens J'en ai dit donc - The Emigrant's Goodbye Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Linda Dempster The Huron Carol Folklore In Song
Ladies & Escorts CP Transcontinental CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Big Billy & Sebastian The Ballad of Fred Quilt Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Newfoundland Mummers My Boy Willy Newfoundland Mummers
Drumlin The Eight Famous Fishermen Mackerel Skies
Ken Peacock Hard Times Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Arthur Scammel R. The Kelligrew's Soiree Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
Al Oster Unfortunate Miner Yukon Ballads
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Ola Louise Sasquatch Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Drumlin Silvy Mackerel Skies
Hector MacIsaac The Logging Bee (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Petty Harbour Bait Skiff Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Sally Greer Folk Music of Ontario
Compilation Charlie Adams - Isumatsiarrasuasunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Al Oster Phantom of the Arctic Northland Ballads
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band Saint John Flow Softly Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hank Karr Phantom of the Arctic Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Drumlin Homeward Bound Mackerel Skies
Hector MacIsaac My Name is Johnny O’Connor (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Hector MacIsaac We Donnelly Men The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Ken Peacock Brown Flour, 1926 Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hector MacIsaac I Saw The Wind Rise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Omar Blondahl Shall My Soul Pass Through Ireland Songs of Sea and Shore
Al Oster Cheechako's Beard Northland Ballads
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 10 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat Generation Hand Down Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Al Oster Buckets of Steel Yukon Ballads
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Larena Clark The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Kisiani Inuit Nitjautiit Vol .2
Wade Hemsworth The Black Fly Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth with Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Compilation Ross Laidley - Ballad of the Beaver Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Drumlin Sailor Boy Mackerel Skies
Linda Dempster Sweet William Folklore In Song
Wade Hemsworth The Complete Wade Hemsworth Radio Show The Land of the Muskeg
Tommy Banks 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
Al Oster Sourdough Rendezvous Northland Ballads
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Mon Saint-Laurent, si grand, si grand 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
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
Serge Plotnikoff Song of the Sea Beautiful British Columbia
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
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)
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Prix "Amicale De La Chanson" - Parc Lafontaine 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Tiller's Folly Reels: Heel & Toe; Muddy Frogwater; An Dram Buidheach A Ripple in Time
Drumlin Stormy Weather Boys Mackerel Skies
Hector MacIsaac Settling In (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Bernard Bedore 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 Etulu Itidlui - Ananaga Inujunirmat Nitjautiit Vol .2
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Murder of F.C. Benwell Folk Music of Ontario

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

Clark, Larena

Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song

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