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.

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
Blondahl, Omar The Kelligrew's Soiree Favourite Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Scammel, Arthur R. That Joe Batt's Arm Bully My Newfoundland
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Song (Reg Watkins) Newfoundland Mummers
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
Heywood, Earl One More on Satan's Side Tales of the Donnelly Feud
MacIsaac, Hector Tom, Write Me a Letter The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Noble, Geoff Captain George Vancouver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Old Man and Old Woman Side by Each
Oster, Al Irena Cheyenne Yukon Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Peacock, Ken Hard Times Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Dempster, Linda La Lettre de Riel Folklore In Song
Banks, Tommy 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
Drumlin The Twa Brothers Mackerel Skies
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Saint John Flow Softly Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Newfoundland Mummers My Boy Willy Newfoundland Mummers
Hemsworth, Wade The Complete Wade Hemsworth Radio Show The Land of the Muskeg
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) The Linerboard Mill Side by Each
Compilation Lem Snow - Newfoundland Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Oxner, Diane The Bluenose Song Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Clemens, Lucinda Un Canadien errant - Once a Canadian Lad Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Plotnikoff, Serge Creston Valley Beautiful British Columbia
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Ross Laidley - Ballad of the Beaver Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Ladies & Escorts Somebody Robbed the CPR CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Phillips, Stu Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation Emile Benoit - Roaming Scott - Welcome To Holiday Inn Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Boire, Dave The Legend of 12 Foot Up in Alaska Land b/w The Legend of 12 Foot
Clark, Larena The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
MacIsaac, Hector The Roman Line The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Clark, Larena The Drunkard's Daughter Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Blondahl, Omar Black Flies Of Ontario Favourite Folk Songs
Peacock, Ken Jimmy Whalen Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Drumlin Silvy Mackerel Skies
Tiller's Folly Ned McGowan's War Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 06 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clark, Larena The Flying Cloud Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Clark, Larena Burns And His Highland Mary Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Clemens, Lucinda Les voyageurs sont arrivés - The Return of the Betrayed Husband Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat MacMillan River Love Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Newfoundland Mummers Cape St. Mary's Newfoundland Mummers
Bedore, Bernard Vance Along the Opeongo The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)
Drumlin Madam, You Came Courting Mackerel Skies
Compilation Robert L'Herbier - Les étoiles 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Oxner, Diane The Bold Fisherman Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Oster, Al Buckets of Steel Yukon Ballads
Hauschild, George & Carole Yukon Song Yukon Song (split with Earl Hughes)
Clemens, Lucinda Un jour la petite - The Fraudulent Confession Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Phillips, Stu White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Plotnikoff, Serge Bells of Peace Beautiful British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar If I Were A Blackbird Favourite Folk Songs
Heywood, Earl John O'Connor (The Trial) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Phillips, Stu Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Tiller's Folly McCulloch's Wonder Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Noble, Geoff Heroes of the Sea Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hemsworth, Wade My Mother Is the Ocean Sea (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Blondahl, Omar She's Like The Swallow Favourite Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Le ciel se marie avec la mer 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Tiller's Folly Farewell to Ardoon A Ripple in Time
Blondahl, Omar The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Louise, Ola Sasquatch Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Scammel, Arthur R. Lukey's Boat Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins Tommy Banks - Dowie To His Mother A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Drumlin The Eight Famous Fishermen Mackerel Skies
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 07 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
MacIsaac, Hector Some Dark and Evil Things (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Heywood, Earl Granny Bell (The Fortune Teller) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Tribute to the Sailors of Newfoundland Side by Each
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Generation Hand Down Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Phillips, Stu The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
MacIsaac, Hector I Saw The Wind Rise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar Ten Knots In The Devil's Tail Favourite Folk Songs
MacIsaac, Hector Here in the Wilderness The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Phillips, Stu Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Tiller's Folly John Tod Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Phillips, Stu The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ananaga Inujunirmat Nitjautiit Vol .2
Oster, Al Klondike Cattle Drive Northland Ballads
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Santa Kalasi Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar My Old Kentucky Home Favourite Folk Songs
Oster, Al Echo of the Yukon Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Harbour le Cou Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
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
Scammel, Arthur R. Teachers "If" Summer School 1938 My Newfoundland
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Headed for Cape Breton Side by Each
Dempster, Linda She's Like The Swallow Folklore In Song
Blondahl, Omar Sable Island Songs of Sea and Shore
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 10 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Jig (Don McLean) Newfoundland Mummers
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Quviasutiaqpalauqpunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Squid Jiggin' Time in Hampton Town Side by Each
MacIsaac, Hector Charge it to the Queen (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's

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