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
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
Blondahl, Omar Sally Brown Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Oster, Al Paddle Wheeler Northland Ballads
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Si tu voulais 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Blondahl, Omar The Kelligrew's Soiree Favourite Folk Songs
Plotnikoff, Serge Song of the Sea Beautiful British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Old Polina Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Watchmen Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Banks, Tommy 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
Clark, Larena Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Clark, Larena The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Compilation Figgy Duff - The Breakwater Boys' Breakdown Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Blondahl, Omar Concerning Charlie Horse Songs of Sea and Shore
Blondahl, Omar Sable Island Songs of Sea and Shore
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 10 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Drumlin I Dyed My Petticoat Red Mackerel Skies
Blondahl, Omar Ballad Of The Frank Slide Favourite Folk Songs
MacIsaac, Hector Maggie Thompson The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Kisiani Inuit Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Big Rock Candy Mountain Favourite Folk Songs
Heywood, Earl The Fightin' Feudin' Donnellys Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Compilation Phillis Noseworthy - The Wings of an Eagle Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Clemens, Lucinda Between the Forks and Carlton - Entre les forks et carlton Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Peacock, Ken Bonnie Banks of the Virgie-O Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Plotnikoff, Serge Sing Children Sing Beautiful British Columbia
MacIsaac, Hector Charge it to the Queen (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
MacIsaac, Hector The Logging Bee (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Karr, Hank Yukon Gold Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Dempster, Linda La Lettre de Riel Folklore In Song
Hemsworth, Wade My Mother Is the Ocean Sea (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Warrior Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Compilation Uncle Mose - John Cabot Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Mon Saint-Laurent, si grand, si grand 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Noble, Geoff Heroes & Monuments Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 07 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Drumlin Stormy Weather Boys Mackerel Skies
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Ajursanartumik Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clark, Larena The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Phillips, Stu The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Santa Kalasi Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clark, Larena The Baggage Coach Ahead Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Peacock, Ken Brown Flour, 1926 Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Karr, Hank Keebird Song Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
MacIsaac, Hector Sir Edmund Walker Head The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
MacIsaac, Hector Stagecoach (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
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
Compilation Dominique Michel - Sur l'perron 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Prix "Amicale De La Chanson" - Parc Lafontaine 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Meehan, Leonard Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Heywood, Earl Two Big Brothers Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Money Musk Side by Each
Noble, Geoff The St. Roch Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Catch of the Season Songs of Sea and Shore
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Grand Father Song: Etsi Shon Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Phillips, Stu The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 03 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Hemsworth, Wade Foolish You (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Newfoundland Mummers Turkey in the Straw Newfoundland Mummers
Clemens, Lucinda C'est dans Jérusalem - The Tale of the Wandering Jew Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Clemens, Lucinda La chanson de falcon - Falcon's Song Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Lonesome for Newfoundland Side by Each
Clemens, Lucinda J'en ai dit donc - The Emigrant's Goodbye Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Heywood, Earl The Weding of Club Foot Bill Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Hauschild, George & Carole But For Love Penticton b/w But For Love
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 08 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Noble, Geoff Captain George Vancouver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Phillips, Stu The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Oster, Al Twilight in the Yukon Northland Ballads
Meehan, Leonard The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
MacIsaac, Hector Here in the Wilderness The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Blondahl, Omar Cod Liver Oil Songs of Sea and Shore
Phillips, Stu Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Oster, Al My Book of Yukon Memories Yukon Ballads
Compilation William Tagoona - Inutulunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Heywood, Earl Legend of the Old Roman Line Tales of the Donnelly Feud
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
Ladies & Escorts Bill Miner Song CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Clemens, Lucinda L'adieu de la Mariée - The Bride's Farewell Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band The Restigouche Shore Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Phillips, Stu The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Tiller's Folly Voyageur Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Charlie the Seagull Side by Each
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Old Man and Old Woman Side by Each
Blondahl, Omar Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Drumlin Homeward Bound Mackerel Skies
Heywood, Earl Sweet Maggie Thompson Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 09 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Phillips, Stu Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Drumlin Madam, You Came Courting Mackerel Skies
Buckna, Pat & Jim Green When the Sun Gets Up Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
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
Blondahl, Omar I Know An Old Lady Favourite Folk Songs

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