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, 🇨🇦 → Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

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, 🇨🇦 → Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

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, 🇨🇦 → Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

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 and Labrador, 🇨🇦

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
Phillips, Stu Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Noble, Geoff Fort Langley Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Noble, Geoff The Bands of Steel Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Meehan, Leonard Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Compilation Phillis Noseworthy - The Wings of an Eagle Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Oster, Al The Unfortunate Miner Northland Ballads
Meehan, Leonard The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Oster, Al Phantom of the Arctic Northland Ballads
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Prentice, Ernie with Pat Trudell & Trio I Was Born About 100 Years Ago 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)
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Watchmen Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Louise, Ola Sasquatch Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Compilation Robert L'Herbier - Les étoiles 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Drumlin The Sea Captain Mackerel Skies
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Lonesome for Newfoundland Side by Each
Noble, Geoff The Brigade Trails Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Hauschild, George & Carole But For Love Penticton b/w But For Love
Oster, Al Yukon Cheechako Yukon Ballads
Watkins, Reg Mummers Song Newfoundland Mummers comp
Lauzon, Paul & The River String Band Saint John Flow Softly Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
MacIsaac, Hector Disaster at Maloneys The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Clemens, Lucinda Vous voulez me faire chanter - The Drinker's Inheritance Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Plotnikoff, Serge Grand Forks Country Beautiful British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Conroy, Charles "Whitewater" Bennett's Railroad Song The Ballad of Woodfibre b/w Bennett's Railroad Song
MacIsaac, Hector Vigilantes The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Beginner Gambling Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Blondahl, Omar The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Karr, Hank Buckets of Steel Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Scammel, Arthur R. The Six Horsepower Coker My Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar John Yetman Songs of Sea and Shore
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - La croix de Mont-Royal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Compilation The Barkin' Kettle - The Young Doctor - Kerry Polka Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Peacock, Ken Lonely Waterloo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Scammel, Arthur R. Long May You Big Jib Draw My Newfoundland
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat MacMillan River Love Song Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Ladies & Escorts CP Transcontinental CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - Jingle Bells Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Alexs Utatnaq - Situraujapqakkapta Nitjautiit Vol .2
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)
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Phillips, Stu The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Oster, Al Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Mon p'tit caporal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Tiller's Folly A Ripple in Time A Ripple in Time
Hemsworth, Wade The Log Jam Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth) The Land of the Muskeg
MacIsaac, Hector Some Dark and Evil Things (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Surusiutillunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 07 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Newfoundland Mummers Tribute to Newfoundland Newfoundland Mummers
Peacock, Ken Hard Times Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Phillips, Stu The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Heywood, Earl They're Gonna Hang Jim Donnelly Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Blondahl, Omar We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Compilation Emile Benoit - Roaming Scott - Welcome To Holiday Inn Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Dempster, Linda La Lettre de Riel Folklore In Song
MacIsaac, Hector Enter William Donnelly (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 08 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Heywood, Earl John O'Connor (The Trial) Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 04 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar Cod Liver Oil Songs of Sea and Shore
Clark, Larena Old Pal Of Mine Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Drumlin My Irish Girl Mackerel Skies
Newfoundland Mummers I'se the B'ye Newfoundland Mummers
Phillips, Stu En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Phillips, Stu The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Phillips, Stu Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Compilation Tickle Harbour - Staten Island - Sligo Maid - Cooley's Reel Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
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 Black Flies Of Ontario Favourite Folk Songs
Hemsworth, Wade Foolish You (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Compilation Charlie Adams - Isumatsiarrasuasunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Clemens, Lucinda Un Canadien errant - Once a Canadian Lad Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Oster, Al My Book of Yukon Memories Yukon Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
MacIsaac, Hector Maggie Thompson The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Clemens, Lucinda Le départ du soldat - A Soldier Leaves His Girl Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Compilation William Tagoona - Inutulunga Nitjautiit Vol .2
Noble, Geoff Captain George Vancouver Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Phillips, Stu The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Blondahl, Omar Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Clark, Larena The Drunkard's Daughter Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Scammel, Arthur R. Lukey's Boat Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
Blondahl, Omar My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
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)
Karr, Hank Yukon Gold Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Oster, Al Irena Cheyenne Yukon Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Eileen Songs of Sea and Shore
Louise, Ola Train Song Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Blondahl, Omar Feller From Fortune Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Generation Hand Down Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Oxner, Diane The Bold Fisherman Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
Blondahl, Omar Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Karr, Hank Echo of the Yukon Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Karr, Hank Northland Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar We'll Rant and We'll Roar Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Plotnikoff, Serge Sing Children Sing Beautiful British Columbia

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