Folklore

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.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ken Peacock Jimmy Whalen Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Hector MacIsaac We Donnelly Men The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Tommy Banks 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
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers - O Songs of Sea and Shore
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Geoff Noble Heroes of the Sea Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Earl Heywood The Weding of Club Foot Bill Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Ballad Of The Frank Slide Favourite Folk Songs
Hector MacIsaac Ride, WIlliam, Ride! The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Shall My Soul Pass Through Ireland Songs of Sea and Shore
Dave Boire Up in Alaska Land Up in Alaska Land b/w The Legend of 12 Foot
Omar Blondahl Trade Winds Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Lonesome for Newfoundland Side by Each
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Earl Heywood The Donnelly Circle Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 05 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 09 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Indian's Lament Folk Music of Ontario
Al Oster Paddlewheeler Yukon Ballads
Earl Heywood The Ballad of Big Jim Carroll (The Massacre) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Tiller's Folly Jigs: Calico Hills; The Bride's Veil; Sparrowhawk; The Freshet A Ripple in Time
Compilation Candy Kane - Centennial Sue Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Earl Heywood Granny Bell (The Fortune Teller) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Omar Blondahl She's Like The Swallow Favourite Folk Songs
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Gaieté printanière 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Compilation Phillis Noseworthy - The Wings of an Eagle Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Hank Karr Blow Northwind Blow Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Hector MacIsaac Charge it to the Queen (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Larena Clark The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Tommy Banks 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
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Newfoundland Mummers Tribute to Newfoundland Newfoundland Mummers
Serge Plotnikoff Bells of Peace Beautiful British Columbia
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Jingle Bells Nitjautiit Vol .2
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) The Golden Vanity Folk Music of Ontario
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 01 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Lucinda Clemens L'adieu de la Mariée - The Bride's Farewell Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Omar Blondahl The H'emm'r Jane Songs of Sea and Shore
Tommy Banks 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
Omar Blondahl If I Were A Blackbird Favourite Folk Songs
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Life in the City Side by Each
Hector MacIsaac Doing Time (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Song (Reg Watkins) Newfoundland Mummers
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Mon p'tit caporal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Tommy Banks 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
Al Oster Irena Cheyenne Yukon Ballads
Compilation Dominique Michel - Sur l'perron 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Mon Saint-Laurent, si grand, si grand 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat MacMillan River Love Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant and We'll Roar Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Newfoundland Mummers I'se the B'ye Newfoundland Mummers
Tommy Banks 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
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Serge Plotnikoff Creston Valley Beautiful British Columbia
Newfoundland Mummers What a Friend We Have in Jesus Newfoundland Mummers
Diane Oxner The Nova Scotia Song Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Earl Heywood John O'Connor (The Trial) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Arthur Scammel R. Squid Jiggin' Ground My Newfoundland
Larena Clark Burns And His Highland Mary Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Compilation The Barkin' Kettle - The Young Doctor - Kerry Polka Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Tiller's Folly Down at Gassy Jack's Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season Songs of Sea and Shore
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Reg Watkins Mummers Song Newfoundland Mummers comp
Tiller's Folly Twenty-Three Camels A Ripple in Time
Compilation Tickle Harbour - Staten Island - Sligo Maid - Cooley's Reel Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Arthur Scammel R. That Joe Batt's Arm Bully My Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly Voyageur Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) The Linerboard Mill Side by Each
Larena Clark The Wreck Of The Asia Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Ernie Prentice with Pat Trudell & Trio When The Ice Worms Nest Again 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)
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Al Oster Northland Northland Ballads
Lucinda Clemens Un Canadien errant - Once a Canadian Lad Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Serge Plotnikoff Fly Me Back to Nelson City Beautiful British Columbia
Compilation Michel Noël - Les perceurs de coffres-forts 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Diane Oxner The Bold Fisherman Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Al Oster Cheechako's Beard Northland Ballads
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Simon Fraser Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Si tu voulais 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Earl Heywood Who Stole Thompson's Cow Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Compilation Peter and Susan Aningmiuq - Ataatagaina Nitjautiit Vol .2
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat The Grand Father Song: Etsi Shon Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Omar Blondahl Sable Island Songs of Sea and Shore
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Prix "Amicale De La Chanson" - Parc Lafontaine 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Omar Blondahl Harbour le Cou Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Al Oster Buckets of Steel Yukon Ballads
Lucinda Clemens La lettre de Riel - Riel's Letter Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

Folk Music of Ontario

Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Edith Fowke - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Edith Fowke

Visit Old Québec

Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

A Visit to British Columbia

Phillips, Stu

Side by Each

Gerry Formanger - Side by Each LABEL 02

Gerry Formanger - Side by Each LABEL 01

Gerry Formanger - Side by Each (Country CS 6022) BACK

Newfoundland Mummers

Newfoundland Mummers

Newfoundland Mummers - ST LABEL 02

Newfoundland Mummers - ST LABEL 01

Newfoundland Mummers - Newfoundland Mummers

Nitjautiit Vol .2

Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia

Noble, Geoff

Yukon Ballads

Northland Ballads

Oster, Al

Mills, Alan

12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957

A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

Clark, Larena

Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song

Vigneault, Gilles

Vigneault, Gilles

Comments

No Comments