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.

Christl, Margaret and Ian Robb - The Barley Grain For Me

Scotland - Calgary, Alberta

FEATURED

Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) - Side by Each

Port-Au-Port Peninsula, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

Peacock, Ken - Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland

Toronto, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario

FEATURED

Oster, Al - Northland Ballads

Vanguard, Saskatchewan - Langley, British Columbia - Whitehorse, Yukon, 🇨🇦

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

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

FEATURED

Scammel, Arthur R. - Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree

Change Islands, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Oxner, Diane - Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

Ladies & Escorts - CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song

Vernon, British Columbia

FEATURED

Tiller's Folly - A Ripple in Time

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

Bedore, Bernard Vance - The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)

Arnprior, Ontario

Watkins, Reg - Newfoundland Mummers comp

Heads Harbor, Newfoundland

FEATURED

Clark, Larena - A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

Lake Simcoe, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Mills, Alan - Folkloriquement Votre

Lachine, Québec

Big Billy & Sebastian - Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt

Vancouver, British Columbia

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)

British Columbia

Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band - Songs & Dances of New Brunswick

New Brunswick - Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia

FEATURED

Blondahl, Omar - Songs of Sea and Shore

Wynyard, Saskatchewan - St. John's, Newfoundland

FEATURED

Plotnikoff, Serge - Beautiful British Columbia

Kinnaird, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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

Richard Squires

Buddy Wasisname - Flatout

Arthur Scammel - Squid Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2

Alan Mills - Folkloriquement Votre

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

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Conroy, Charles "Whitewater" Bennett's Railroad Song The Ballad of Woodfibre b/w Bennett's Railroad Song
Compilation Ross Laidley - Ballad of the Beaver Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Oster, Al Echo of the Yukon Northland Ballads
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Quviasutiaqpalauqpunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Generation Hand Down Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Plotnikoff, Serge Bells of Peace Beautiful British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Heywood, Earl The Weding of Club Foot Bill Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Plotnikoff, Serge Was Lady Lucky Beside You Beautiful British Columbia
Clemens, Lucinda C'est dans Jérusalem - The Tale of the Wandering Jew Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 09 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Hemsworth, Wade The Log Driver's Waltz (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Newfoundland Mummers Tribute to Newfoundland Newfoundland Mummers
Hemsworth, Wade My Mother Is the Ocean Sea (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Blondahl, Omar Eileen Songs of Sea and Shore
Drumlin Stormy Weather Boys Mackerel Skies
Dempster, Linda She's Like The Swallow Folklore In Song
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Phillips, Stu Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Tiller's Folly Last of the Royal Engineers Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Kisiani Inuit Nitjautiit Vol .2
Drumlin I Dyed My Petticoat Red Mackerel Skies
MacIsaac, Hector Vigilantes The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Noble, Geoff The S.S. Beaver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Catch of the Season Songs of Sea and Shore
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Prix "Amicale De La Chanson" - Parc Lafontaine 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Blondahl, Omar When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Compilation Alexs Utatnaq - Situraujapqakkapta Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Michel Noël - Le voyage de noces 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Clark, Larena The Wreck Of The Asia Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Heywood, Earl Sweet Maggie Thompson Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Peacock, Ken Bill Wiseman Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Blondahl, Omar Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly A Ripple in Time
Boire, Dave Up in Alaska Land Up in Alaska Land b/w The Legend of 12 Foot
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Le ciel se marie avec la mer 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Scammel, Arthur R. Teachers "If" Summer School 1938 My Newfoundland
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
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Saint John Flow Softly Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Karr, Hank Paddlewheeler Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Phillips, Stu The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Plotnikoff, Serge Creston Valley Beautiful British Columbia
Heywood, Earl Legend of the Old Roman Line Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Phillips, Stu Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
MacIsaac, Hector I Saw The Wind Rise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Oxner, Diane The Bluenose Song Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Phillips, Stu Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Money Musk Side by Each
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Le Coeur ne vieillit pas Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Clark, Larena Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Phillips, Stu The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Clark, Larena The Bonny Young Irish Boy Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Scammel, Arthur R. Long May You Big Jib Draw My Newfoundland
Drumlin Sailor Boy Mackerel Skies
Blondahl, Omar I Know An Old Lady Favourite Folk Songs
Compilation Fran Dowie - Fraser Boat Song Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Tiller's Folly The Electric Railway Line Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Drumlin Down in Old Ireland Mackerel Skies
Heywood, Earl They're Gonna Hang Jim Donnelly Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Newfoundland Mummers Muddy Musk Newfoundland Mummers
Clark, Larena Burns And His Highland Mary Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Hemsworth, Wade The Log Jam Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Compilation Michel Noël - Les perceurs de coffres-forts 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ajursanartumik Nitjautiit Vol .2
Oster, Al Unfortunate Miner Yukon Ballads
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Si tu voulais 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Noble, Geoff The Bands of Steel Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Peacock, Ken Hard Times Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Peacock, Ken Brown Flour, 1926 Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Angutinasuumut - Poor Man Nitjautiit Vol .2
Oster, Al Phantom of the Arctic Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar The H'emm'r Jane Songs of Sea and Shore
Compilation William Tagoona - Inuit Nunani Nitjautiit Vol .2
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Blondahl, Omar Farmer's Curs't Wife Favourite Folk Songs
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins John Cousins - The Gracie M. Parker A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Hemsworth, Wade The Story of The I'm Alone (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Tiller's Folly John Tod A Ripple in Time
Phillips, Stu White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hemsworth, Wade The Wild Goose (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
Compilation Tickle Harbour - Staten Island - Sligo Maid - Cooley's Reel Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Karr, Hank Buckets of Steel Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
MacIsaac, Hector Disaster at Maloneys The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 07 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Tiller's Folly Ned McGowan's War Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Noble, Geoff The Cariboo Fusiliers Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Heywood, Earl Granny Bell (The Fortune Teller) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Phillips, Stu The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
MacIsaac, Hector Marriage Plans (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar Southern Cross Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Oster, Al Ballad of Soapy Smith Northland Ballads
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Tribute to the Sailors of Newfoundland Side by Each
Clark, Larena The Flying Cloud Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) The Ballad of Mosey Burns Side by Each
Clemens, Lucinda Petits enfants - An Old Man's Request Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis

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