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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Blondahl, Omar	Squid Jiggin' Ground	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	03:36
Blondahl, Omar	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Compilation	William Tagoona - Pisupalaupunga	Nitjautiit Vol .2	02:45
Peacock, Ken	Bill Wiseman	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	01:53
Big Billy & Sebastian	The Ballad of Fred Quilt	Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt	03:51
Blondahl, Omar	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
MacIsaac, Hector	Enter William Donnelly (Narration)	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	00:15
Clemens, Lucinda	C'est dans Jérusalem - The Tale of the Wandering Jew	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	04:23
Blondahl, Omar	Shall My Soul Pass Through Ireland	Songs of Sea and Shore	01:59
Oster, Al	Yukon Gold	Yukon Ballads	03:39
Compilation	Etulu Itidlui - Ananaga Inujunirmat	Nitjautiit Vol .2	02:00
Plotnikoff, Serge	Bells of Peace	Beautiful British Columbia	02:41
Oster, Al	The Unfortunate Miner	Northland Ballads	03:02
Compilation	Figgy Duff - The Breakwater Boys' Breakdown	Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador	02:02
Heywood, Earl	One More on Satan's Side	Tales of the Donnelly Feud	03:09
Scammel, Arthur R.	Lukey's Boat	Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree	02:21
Prentice, Ernie with Pat Trudell & Trio	In My Little Old Sod Shanty	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)	03:05
Tiller's Folly	Reels: Heel & Toe; Muddy Frogwater; An Dram Buidheach	A Ripple in Time	04:40
Noble, Geoff	The Brigade Trails	Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia	02:02
Clark, Larena	The Rifle Boys	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:46
Compilation	Candy Kane - Centennial Sue	Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)	02:41
Fowke, Edith	John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:06
Phillips, Stu	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves)	The Linerboard Mill	Side by Each	02:31
Heywood, Earl	The Weding of Club Foot Bill	Tales of the Donnelly Feud	01:54
MacIsaac, Hector	I Saw The Wind Rise	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	03:25
Phillips, Stu	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Clemens, Lucinda	J'en ai dit donc - The Emigrant's Goodbye	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	03:15
Noble, Geoff	The St. Roch	Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia	04:31
Karr, Hank	Yukon Gold	Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads	02:58
Fowke, Edith	Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:58
Blondahl, Omar	Cod Liver Oil	Songs of Sea and Shore	03:07
Peacock, Ken	Drill, Ye Heroes, Drill!	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	02:06
Phillips, Stu	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Tiller's Folly	Chatham Reach	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	03:08
Scammel, Arthur R.	The Six Horsepower Coker	My Newfoundland	03:50
Phillips, Stu	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Tiller's Folly	Ned McGowan's War	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	03:35
Compilation	Michel Noël - Le voyage de noces	12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957	03:42
Phillips, Stu	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Phillips, Stu	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Blondahl, Omar	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Tiller's Folly	Voyageur	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	04:23
Fowke, Edith	Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:26
Blondahl, Omar	Harbour le Cou	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	02:29
Drumlin	Down in Old Ireland	Mackerel Skies	03:29
Phillips, Stu	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Oster, Al	Yukon Cheechako	Yukon Ballads	03:23
Plotnikoff, Serge	Sing Children Sing	Beautiful British Columbia	01:58
MacIsaac, Hector	The Roman Line - Reprise	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	00:55
Clemens, Lucinda	Les voyageurs sont arrivés - The Return of the Betrayed Husband	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	03:33
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat	Taan Mun: Lake Laberge	Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs	04:40
MacIsaac, Hector	Sir Edmund Walker Head	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	02:48
Compilation	Fran Dowie - Fraser Boat Song	Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)	01:45
MacIsaac, Hector	Charge it to the Queen (Narration)	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	00:49
Oxner, Diane	The Nova Scotia Song	Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia	03:21
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins	John Cousins - Let Her Go	A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs	00:19
Blondahl, Omar	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Peacock, Ken	Brown Flour, 1926	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	02:42
Phillips, Stu	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins	Tommy Banks - Saville The Brave Man	A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs	03:36
Blondahl, Omar	Farmer's Curs't Wife	Favourite Folk Songs	02:54
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves)	Squid Jiggin' Time in Hampton Town	Side by Each	02:35
Fowke, Edith	Tom Brandon - The Spree	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:04
Clark, Larena	The Flying Cloud	Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song	04:08
Oster, Al	Cheechako's Beard	Northland Ballads	03:03
Compilation	Etulu Itidlui - Surusiutillunga	Nitjautiit Vol .2	02:04
Compilation	Ross Laidley - Ballad of the Beaver	Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)	02:11
Ladies & Escorts	CP Transcontinental	CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song	02:11
Prentice, Ernie with Pat Trudell & Trio	The Old Settler’s 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)	02:24
MacIsaac, Hector	My Name is Johnny O’Connor (Narration)	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	01:18
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	02:17
Drumlin	Sailor Boy	Mackerel Skies	03:45
Clemens, Lucinda	Un Canadien errant - Once a Canadian Lad	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	02:25
Meehan, Leonard	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Blondahl, Omar	Southern Cross	Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song	03:00
Clemens, Lucinda	L'adieu de la Mariée - The Bride's Farewell	Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis	03:00
Phillips, Stu	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Blondahl, Omar	Ballad Of The Frank Slide	Favourite Folk Songs	03:11
Clark, Larena	The Dapple Grey	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	05:22
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band	Saint John Flow Softly	Songs & Dances of New Brunswick	03:27
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves)	Life in the City	Side by Each	03:11
Tiller's Folly	Richard Moody	Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia	05:09
Dempster, Linda	Sweet William	Folklore In Song	04:03
Compilation	Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 03	Nitjautiit Vol .2	01:06
Noble, Geoff	Heroes & Monuments	Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia	03:28
MacIsaac, Hector	The Rise of the Vigilantes (Narration)	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	00:50
Compilation	Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 09	Nitjautiit Vol .2	00:25
Phillips, Stu	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins	John Cousins - Uncle Dan	A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs	01:11
MacIsaac, Hector	Why Should I Give a Damn?	The Legend of the Black Donnelly's	03:06
Peacock, Ken	Lots of Fish in Bonavist' Harbor	Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland	01:27
Compilation	Charlie Adams - Unikkaapunga	Nitjautiit Vol .2	02:14
Tiller's Folly	The Electric Railway Line	A Ripple in Time	05:21
Karr, Hank	Keebird Song	Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads	02:44
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves)	Lonesome for Newfoundland	Side by Each	03:45
Phillips, Stu	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Oster, Al	Paddle Wheeler	Northland Ballads	03:30
Phillips, Stu	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Newfoundland Mummers	Turkey in the Straw	Newfoundland Mummers	02:04

Folklore

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

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Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) - Side by Each

Peacock, Ken - Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland

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Oster, Al - Northland Ballads

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Scammel, Arthur R. - My Newfoundland

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Phillips, Stu - Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

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Hemsworth, Wade - The Land of the Muskeg

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Phillips, Stu - A Visit to British Columbia

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

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Tiller's Folly - Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia

Vigneault, Gilles - Mon pays

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Blondahl, Omar - Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song

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

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

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

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Tiller's Folly - A Ripple in Time

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

Watkins, Reg - Newfoundland Mummers comp

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

Mills, Alan - Folkloriquement Vôtre

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

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)

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

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Blondahl, Omar - Songs of Sea and Shore

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Plotnikoff, Serge - Beautiful British Columbia

Dempster, Linda - Folklore In Song

Banks, Tommy and John Cousins - A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs

Buckna, Pat & Jim Green - Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)

Karr, Hank - Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads

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Buddy Wasisname & the Other Fellers - Flatout

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