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
Clemens, Lucinda	L'adieu de Riel - Riel's Farewell	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	03:07
Oster, Al	My Yukalaska Girl	Northland Ballads	01:54
Compilation	Ellis Island - Frobisher, Frobisher	Nitjautiit Vol .2	03:36
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat	MacMillan River Love Song	Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs	04:58
Oster, Al	Echo of the Yukon	Northland Ballads	02:48
Noble, Geoff	Heroes & Monuments	Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia	03:28
Clark, Larena	The Baggage Coach Ahead	Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song	03:09
Clemens, Lucinda	Les voyageurs sont arrivés - The Return of the Betrayed Husband	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	03:33
Phillips, Stu	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Blondahl, Omar	Feller From Fortune	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	01:22
Scammel, Arthur R.	Teachers "If" Summer School 1938	My Newfoundland	01:52
Heywood, Earl	Who Stole Thompson's Cow	Tales of the Donnelly Feud	02:09
Compilation	Phillis Noseworthy - The Wings of an Eagle	Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador	04:29
Noble, Geoff	The Brigade Trails	Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia	02:02
Phillips, Stu	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
MacIsaac, Hector	We’re Leaving Now	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	04:19
Phillips, Stu	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Drumlin	Madam, You Came Courting	Mackerel Skies	01:53
Clark, Larena	The Bonny Young Irish Boy	Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song	01:15
Heywood, Earl	The Donnelly Circle	Tales of the Donnelly Feud	02:13
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	03:33
Clark, Larena	Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:13
Phillips, Stu	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band	Le Coeur ne vieillit pas	Songs & Dances of New Brunswick	02:37
Tiller's Folly	Last of the Royal Engineers	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	03:25
Blondahl, Omar	Harbour le Cou	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	02:29
Phillips, Stu	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Clark, Larena	Old Pal Of Mine	Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song	01:26
Newfoundland Mummers	I'se the B'ye	Newfoundland Mummers	02:00
Compilation	Michel Noël - Le voyage de noces	12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957	03:42
Hauschild, George & Carole	Yukon Song	Yukon Song (split with Earl Hughes)	02:34
Oster, Al	Northland	Northland Ballads	02:37
Oster, Al	Phantom of the Arctic	Northland Ballads	03:08
Newfoundland Mummers	Tribute to Newfoundland	Newfoundland Mummers	03:14
Boire, Dave	The Legend of 12 Foot	Up in Alaska Land b/w The Legend of 12 Foot	02:26
Bedore, Bernard Vance	Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan	The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)	02:15
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins	John Cousins - The Shan Van Vogh	A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs	02:31
Peacock, Ken	Lots of Fish in Bonavist' Harbor	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	01:27
Compilation	Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 06	Nitjautiit Vol .2	00:25
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves)	Charlie the Seagull	Side by Each	02:54
Oster, Al	Cheechako's Beard	Northland Ballads	03:03
Tiller's Folly	Farewell to Ardoon	A Ripple in Time	04:21
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat	The Warrior Song	Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs	04:50
Blondahl, Omar	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Compilation	Rollande Des Ormeaux - La croix de Mont-Royal	12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957	02:56
Blondahl, Omar	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Clemens, Lucinda	Un jour la petite - The Fraudulent Confession	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	01:33
Blondahl, Omar	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Compilation	Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 09	Nitjautiit Vol .2	00:25
Clark, Larena	The Dapple Grey	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	05:22
Tiller's Folly	Twenty-Three Camels	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	03:17
Phillips, Stu	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Clemens, Lucinda	La rose blanche - The White Rose	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	01:53
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
Newfoundland Mummers	What a Friend We Have in Jesus	Newfoundland Mummers	04:42
Oster, Al	Unfortunate Miner	Yukon Ballads	03:26
Fowke, Edith	Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:47
Drumlin	Sailor Boy	Mackerel Skies	03:45
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat	The Grand Father Song: Etsi Shon	Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs	04:37
Oxner, Diane	The Broken Ring	Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia	02:53
Blondahl, Omar	Twin Lakes	Songs of Sea and Shore	02:24
Clark, Larena	Rattle on the Stovepipe	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:34
Compilation	Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 03	Nitjautiit Vol .2	01:06
Hemsworth, Wade	The Complete Wade Hemsworth Radio Show	The Land of the Muskeg	52:28
Karr, Hank	'98 Trail	Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads	02:28
Scammel, Arthur R.	Sea Pictures	My Newfoundland	03:26
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves)	Old Man and Old Woman	Side by Each	01:42
Phillips, Stu	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Tiller's Folly	McCulloch's Wonder	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	04:52
Clark, Larena	The Rifle Boys	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:46
Peacock, Ken	Hard Times	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	02:50
Blondahl, Omar	We'll Rant and We'll Roar	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	02:13
Blondahl, Omar	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Oxner, Diane	The Nova Scotia Song	Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia	03:21
Blondahl, Omar	Sally Brown	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	00:55
Compilation	Robert L'Herbier - Les étoiles	12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957	03:58
Clark, Larena	The Faggot Cutter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	02:28
Clemens, Lucinda	C'est dans Jérusalem - The Tale of the Wandering Jew	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	04:23
Compilation	Fran Dowie - Fraser Boat Song	Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)	01:45
Ladies & Escorts	CP Transcontinental	CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song	02:11
Blondahl, Omar	Homeward Bound	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	00:44
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	01:52
MacIsaac, Hector	Charge it to the Queen (Narration)	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	00:49
Newfoundland Mummers	Irish Washer Woman	Newfoundland Mummers	01:36
Compilation	Charlie Panigoniak - Angutinasuumut - Poor Man	Nitjautiit Vol .2	03:00
Hemsworth, Wade	The Log Jam Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth)	The Land of the Muskeg	02:32
Blondahl, Omar	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Compilation	Charlie Adams - Unikkaapunga	Nitjautiit Vol .2	02:14
Tiller's Folly	The Ghost of Simon Fraser	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	04:07
MacIsaac, Hector	We Donnelly Men	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	03:23
MacIsaac, Hector	Why Should I Give a Damn?	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	03:06
Phillips, Stu	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green	When the Sun Gets Up	Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)	02:45
Tiller's Folly	Water at the Bar	A Ripple in Time	02:57
Compilation	Uncle Mose - John Cabot	Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador	06:10
Blondahl, Omar	John Yetman	Songs of Sea and Shore	01:28
Compilation	Charlie Panigoniak - Santa Kalasi	Nitjautiit Vol .2	01:48
Peacock, Ken	Drill, Ye Heroes, Drill!	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	02:06
Fowke, Edith	O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:16
Phillips, Stu	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42

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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