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 and Labrador, 🇨🇦

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
Clark, Larena Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Plotnikoff, Serge Grand Forks Country Beautiful British Columbia
Scammel, Arthur R. Lukey's Boat Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
Noble, Geoff The Cariboo Fusiliers Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 02 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Hemsworth, Wade My Mother Is the Ocean Sea (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Towhata Lake Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Newfoundland Mummers Turkey in the Straw Newfoundland Mummers
Peacock, Ken Lonely Waterloo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Clemens, Lucinda Un Canadien errant - Once a Canadian Lad Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Ladies & Escorts Somebody Robbed the CPR CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Blondahl, Omar Feller From Fortune Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Lonesome for Newfoundland Side by Each
Oster, Al Sourdough Rendezvous Northland Ballads
MacIsaac, Hector I Saw The Wind Rise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Clark, Larena The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Scammel, Arthur R. The Six Horsepower Coker My Newfoundland
Oster, Al Echo of the Yukon Northland Ballads
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green Everybody Knows About the Arctic Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Charlie the Seagull Side by Each
Blondahl, Omar Trade Winds Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
MacIsaac, Hector Fiddle vs Cudgels (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Peacock, Ken The Loss of the 'Eliza' Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation William Tagoona - Pisupalaupunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
MacIsaac, Hector My Name is Johnny O’Connor (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Tickle Harbour - Staten Island - Sligo Maid - Cooley's Reel Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Karr, Hank Paddlewheeler Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Saint John Flow Softly Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Karr, Hank Keebird Song Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Tiller's Folly Ned McGowan's War Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Heywood, Earl Granny Bell (The Fortune Teller) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Dempster, Linda La Lettre de Riel Folklore In Song
Peacock, Ken Jimmy Whalen Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Compilation Ellis Island - Frobisher, Frobisher Nitjautiit Vol .2
Peacock, Ken Hard Times Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Noble, Geoff The Brigade Trails Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
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)
Clark, Larena My Delia Dear Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ajursanartumik Nitjautiit Vol .2
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Tribute to the Sailors of Newfoundland Side by Each
MacIsaac, Hector The Roman Line The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Charlie Adams - Puturie Nitjautiit Vol .2
Karr, Hank Buckets of Steel Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Oster, Al Echo of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Oxner, Diane The Nova Scotia Song Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Noble, Geoff The S.S. Beaver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Oster, Al Phantom of the Arctic Northland Ballads
MacIsaac, Hector Maggie Thompson The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Phillips, Stu The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Blondahl, Omar Petty Harbour Bait Skiff Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Scammel, Arthur R. Tommy Decker's Venture My Newfoundland
Boire, Dave Up in Alaska Land Up in Alaska Land b/w The Legend of 12 Foot
Blondahl, Omar Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Newfoundland Mummers I'se the B'ye Newfoundland Mummers
Scammel, Arthur R. Bake Apple Jam My Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Dempster, Linda The Huron Carol Folklore In Song
MacIsaac, Hector Tom, Write Me a Letter The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Lem Snow - Newfoundland Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Heywood, Earl The Fightin' Feudin' Donnellys Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Compilation Uncle Mose - John Cabot Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Prix "Amicale De La Chanson" - Parc Lafontaine 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
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
Blondahl, Omar John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Clark, Larena The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Sicilian Dance Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Hauschild, George & Carole Yukon Song Yukon Song (split with Earl Hughes)
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Blondahl, Omar Old Dan Tucker Favourite Folk Songs
Tiller's Folly McCulloch's Wonder A Ripple in Time
Phillips, Stu The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Phillips, Stu The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Scammel, Arthur R. Long May You Big Jib Draw My Newfoundland
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Grand Father Song: Etsi Shon Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Plotnikoff, Serge Moon of Summer Beautiful British Columbia
Ladies & Escorts Bill Miner Song CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Compilation Alexs Utatnaq - Situraujapqakkapta Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar She's Like The Swallow Favourite Folk Songs
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
Clemens, Lucinda La lettre de Riel - Riel's Letter Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Phillips, Stu Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
MacIsaac, Hector Doing Time (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Banks, Tommy 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
Noble, Geoff Heroes of the Sea Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Tiller's Folly Chatham Reach Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 03 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Old Polina Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Peacock, Ken Woman of Dover - Woman from Dover Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Heywood, Earl One More on Satan's Side Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Newfoundland Mummers My Boy Willy Newfoundland Mummers
Clemens, Lucinda L'adieu de Riel - Riel's Farewell Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Plotnikoff, Serge North Wind Blowing Beautiful British Columbia
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Gaieté printanière 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Blondahl, Omar Green Flowers - O Songs of Sea and Shore
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 07 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Tiller's Folly A Ripple in Time A Ripple in Time

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