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

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
MacIsaac, Hector Sir Edmund Walker Head The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Quviasutiaqpalauqpunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Dempster, Linda Backwoodsman Folklore In Song
Blondahl, Omar My Old Kentucky Home Favourite Folk Songs
Plotnikoff, Serge Was Lady Lucky Beside You Beautiful British Columbia
Oster, Al Buckets of Steel Yukon Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Karr, Hank Yukon Gold Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Ladies & Escorts Somebody Robbed the CPR CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Peacock, Ken Brown Flour, 1926 Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Big Billy & Sebastian The Ballad of Fred Quilt Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Compilation Ross Laidley - Ballad of the Beaver Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Tiller's Folly The Electric Railway Line Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar The Kelligrew's Soiree Favourite Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
MacIsaac, Hector Settling In (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Karr, Hank Echo of the Yukon Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Taan Mun: Lake Laberge Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
MacIsaac, Hector Why Should I Give a Damn? The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Scammel, Arthur R. That Joe Batt's Arm Bully My Newfoundland
Hauschild, George & Carole Yukon Song Yukon Song (split with Earl Hughes)
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Le ciel se marie avec la mer 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Watchmen Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) The Ballad of Mosey Burns Side by Each
MacIsaac, Hector Maggie Thompson The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Peacock, Ken Bonnie Banks of the Virgie-O Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Heywood, Earl One More on Satan's Side Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Compilation William Tagoona - Inutulunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clark, Larena The Drunkard's Daughter Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 05 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Newfoundland Mummers What a Friend We Have in Jesus Newfoundland Mummers
Compilation Rufus Guinchard - Out Behind the House - Up the Southern Shore Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Plotnikoff, Serge Fly Me Back to Nelson City Beautiful British Columbia
Compilation William Tagoona - Pisupalaupunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Clark, Larena My Delia Dear Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Compilation Tickle Harbour - Staten Island - Sligo Maid - Cooley's Reel Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
MacIsaac, Hector The Roman Line The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Clemens, Lucinda Between the Forks and Carlton - Entre les forks et carlton Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Drumlin Stormy Weather Boys Mackerel Skies
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Jig (Don McLean) Newfoundland Mummers
Peacock, Ken Jimmy Whalen Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Clemens, Lucinda Le départ du soldat - A Soldier Leaves His Girl Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Blondahl, Omar The H'emm'r Jane Songs of Sea and Shore
Karr, Hank '98 Trail Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Conroy, Charles "Whitewater" The Ballad of Woodfibre The Ballad of Woodfibre b/w Bennett's Railroad Song
Newfoundland Mummers My Boy Willy Newfoundland Mummers
Peacock, Ken The Loss of the 'Eliza' Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Compilation Ellis Island - Frobisher, Frobisher Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins John Cousins - O'Halloran Road A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Compilation Charlie Adams - Isumatsiarrasuasunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Drumlin My Irish Girl Mackerel Skies
Blondahl, Omar John Yetman Songs of Sea and Shore
Blondahl, Omar Willy Boy Favourite Folk Songs
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Surusiutillunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Oster, Al The Unfortunate Miner Northland Ballads
Phillips, Stu The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
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
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 06 Nitjautiit Vol .2
MacIsaac, Hector Marriage Plans (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Tiller's Folly Farewell to Ardoon A Ripple in Time
Compilation Phillis Noseworthy - The Wings of an Eagle Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Karr, Hank Yukon Book of Memories Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
MacIsaac, Hector Disaster at Maloneys The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
MacIsaac, Hector The Logging Bee (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) The Linerboard Mill Side by Each
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green Everybody Knows About the Arctic Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Scammel, Arthur R. Lukey's Boat Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 08 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Plotnikoff, Serge Creston Valley Beautiful British Columbia
Phillips, Stu White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Noble, Geoff Heroes & Monuments Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Newfoundland Mummers I'se the B'ye Newfoundland Mummers
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Ballads
Noble, Geoff Fort Langley Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Peacock, Ken Woman of Dover - Woman from Dover Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar The Ship That Never Returned Songs of Sea and Shore
MacIsaac, Hector The Rise of the Vigilantes (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Noble, Geoff The Fisgard Lighthouse Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Tiller's Folly Down at Gassy Jack's Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ajursanartumik Nitjautiit Vol .2
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins John Cousins - The Baptists A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Ladies & Escorts CP Transcontinental CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
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
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
Blondahl, Omar Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Clark, Larena The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Clemens, Lucinda Petits enfants - An Old Man's Request Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Sicilian Dance Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Newfoundland Moose Hunt (The Night We Shot Paddy Duncan's Horse) Side by Each

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