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, 🇨🇦 → Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

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, 🇨🇦 → Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

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, 🇨🇦 → Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

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
Noble, Geoff The S.S. Beaver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Phillips, Stu White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Clark, Larena My Delia Dear Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Big Billy & Sebastian Goin' Home Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Hemsworth, Wade My Mother Is the Ocean Sea (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Oster, Al Echo of the Yukon Northland Ballads
Clark, Larena The Bonny Young Irish Boy Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Hemsworth, Wade Foolish You (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Kisiani Inuit Nitjautiit Vol .2
Scammel, Arthur R. The Kelligrew's Soiree Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
Noble, Geoff The Bands of Steel Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
MacIsaac, Hector Disaster at Maloneys The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ajursanartumik Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Trade Winds Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Newfoundland Mummers Muddy Musk Newfoundland Mummers
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Phillips, Stu The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 05 Nitjautiit Vol .2
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
Plotnikoff, Serge Song of the Sea Beautiful British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Si tu voulais 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Blondahl, Omar Mr. Frog Would A'wooing Go Favourite Folk Songs
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Noble, Geoff The Cariboo Fusiliers Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Compilation The Barkin' Kettle - The Young Doctor - Kerry Polka Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Blondahl, Omar The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly Ned McGowan's War Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Lonesome for Newfoundland Side by Each
Hemsworth, Wade The Wild Goose (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Clemens, Lucinda L'adieu de la Mariée - The Bride's Farewell Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Phillips, Stu Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Tribute to the Sailors of Newfoundland Side by Each
Clemens, Lucinda Un Canadien errant - Once a Canadian Lad Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
MacIsaac, Hector Marriage Plans (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Peacock, Ken Brown Flour, 1926 Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Peacock, Ken Lots of Fish in Bonavist' Harbor Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Noble, Geoff Fort Langley Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Phillips, Stu The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Ladies & Escorts Bill Miner Song CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Dempster, Linda La Lettre de Riel Folklore In Song
Scammel, Arthur R. The Six Horsepower Coker My Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
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
Peacock, Ken I'll be Seventeen Come Sunday Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Fowke, Edith John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Meehan, Leonard The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Hemsworth, Wade The Land of the Muskeg (vocal Murray McLauchlan) The Land of the Muskeg
Oster, Al Arctic Eskimo Northland Ballads
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Old Man and Old Woman Side by Each
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) My Brother Side by Each
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - In Court Nitjautiit Vol .2
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Life in the City Side by Each
MacIsaac, Hector I Saw The Wind Rise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Scammel, Arthur R. Long May You Big Jib Draw My Newfoundland
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Newfoundland Moose Hunt (The Night We Shot Paddy Duncan's Horse) Side by Each
Heywood, Earl The Donnelly Circle Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Blondahl, Omar Black Flies Of Ontario Favourite Folk Songs
Newfoundland Mummers Cape St. Mary's Newfoundland Mummers
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Prix "Amicale De La Chanson" - Parc Lafontaine 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Meehan, Leonard The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Clark, Larena Old Pal Of Mine Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Tiller's Folly John Tod Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Peacock, Ken Bill Wiseman Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar I Know An Old Lady Favourite Folk Songs
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
Noble, Geoff The Fisgard Lighthouse Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Oster, Al Twilight in the Yukon Northland Ballads
Phillips, Stu The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Newfoundland Mummers Turkey in the Straw Newfoundland Mummers
MacIsaac, Hector Maggie Thompson The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
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
Louise, Ola Train Song Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Clemens, Lucinda J'en ai dit donc - The Emigrant's Goodbye Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Blondahl, Omar Eileen Songs of Sea and Shore
Clark, Larena The Drunkard's Daughter Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Karr, Hank Blow Northwind Blow Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar I'se the B'y Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
MacIsaac, Hector Charge it to the Queen (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Charlie the Seagull Side by Each
Meehan, Leonard The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Compilation Alexs Utatnaq - Situraujapqakkapta Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Noble, Geoff The St. Roch Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Compilation William Tagoona - Inuit Nunani Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
MacIsaac, Hector Vigilantes The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Oster, Al Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Sable Island Songs of Sea and Shore
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hemsworth, Wade The Complete Wade Hemsworth Radio Show The Land of the Muskeg
Scammel, Arthur R. That Joe Batt's Arm Bully My Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar She's Like The Swallow Favourite Folk Songs
Drumlin Homeward Bound Mackerel Skies
Blondahl, Omar Southern Cross Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song

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