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.

Serge Plotnikoff - Beautiful British Columbia

Marie Toulinguet (Nightingale of the North)

Frank Speck

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

Art Scammel - My Newfoundland

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

The Barley Grain For Me

Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Johnny Allen - Valley of Old Lake Louise b/w Red Rooster

Yukon Song (split with Earl Hughes)

Earl Heywood - Tales of the Donnelly Feud

Mon pays

Georg & Carole - Penticton b/w But For Love

Larena Clark - Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song

Geoff Noble - Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia

Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat - Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs

The Yellowknife Album: a collection of poetry, music, stories and songs celebrating the 50th anniversary of the capital of the Northwest Territories

Dave Boire - Up in Alaska Land b/w The Legend of 12 Foot

Plotnikoff, Serge

The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland

Favourite Folk Songs

Blondahl, Omar - Favourite Folk Songs

Blondahl, Omar - The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland

16 Songs of Newfoundland

Blondahl, Omar - Songs of Sea and Shore

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

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

Bernard Bedore - The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Phillips, Stu Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Banks, Tommy 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
Blondahl, Omar The H'emm'r Jane Songs of Sea and Shore
Clemens, Lucinda Les voyageurs sont arrivés - The Return of the Betrayed Husband Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
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
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Squid Jiggin' Time in Hampton Town Side by Each
Hemsworth, Wade The Black Fly Song (vocal Wade Hemsworth with Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Blondahl, Omar Cod Liver Oil Songs of Sea and Shore
Oster, Al Ballad of Soapy Smith Northland Ballads
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
Clemens, Lucinda L'adieu de Riel - Riel's Farewell Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Hauschild, George & Carole But For Love Penticton b/w But For Love
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Bedore, Bernard Vance The Hornets and the Fence Posts The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)
Tiller's Folly Last of the Royal Engineers Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Bedore, Bernard Vance Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan The Hornets and the Fence Posts b/w Along the Opeongo/ Fiery Kate and Dickory Dan (picture sleeve)
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins Tommy Banks - The Crooked Hip A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) The Ballad of Mosey Burns Side by Each
Blondahl, Omar Eileen Songs of Sea and Shore
Drumlin Sailor Boy Mackerel Skies
Oster, Al My Yukalaska Girl Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Harbour le Cou Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Oster, Al Sourdough Rendezvous Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Ballad Of The Frank Slide Favourite Folk Songs
Noble, Geoff Fort Langley Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Phillips, Stu White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Blondahl, Omar The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly John Tod A Ripple in Time
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
Peacock, Ken Woman of Dover - Woman from Dover Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar The Kelligrew's Soiree Favourite Folk Songs
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Generation Hand Down Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - In Court Nitjautiit Vol .2
Karr, Hank Echo of the Yukon Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Plotnikoff, Serge Moon of Summer Beautiful British Columbia
Peacock, Ken Who is at My Window Weeping? Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
MacIsaac, Hector The Rise of the Vigilantes (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Mon p'tit caporal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Blondahl, Omar The Ship That Never Returned Songs of Sea and Shore
Blondahl, Omar The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Drumlin Down in Old Ireland Mackerel Skies
Blondahl, Omar The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Grand Father Song: Etsi Shon Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Formanger, Gerry (Gerry Reeves) Lonesome for Newfoundland Side by Each
Tiller's Folly Down at Gassy Jack's Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Plotnikoff, Serge Grand Forks Country Beautiful British Columbia
Oxner, Diane The Bold Fisherman Sings the Helen Creighton Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova Scotia
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
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat The Watchmen Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Blondahl, Omar Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
MacIsaac, Hector Vigilantes The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Drumlin My Irish Girl Mackerel Skies
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Violettes des champs 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Plotnikoff, Serge North Wind Blowing Beautiful British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Trade Winds Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Tiller's Folly Farewell to Ardoon A Ripple in Time
Compilation Etulu Itidlui - Kisiani Inuit Nitjautiit Vol .2
Heywood, Earl Legend of the Old Roman Line Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Peacock, Ken Lonely Waterloo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Newfoundland Mummers What a Friend We Have in Jesus Newfoundland Mummers
Tiller's Folly The Electric Railway Line Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
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)
Clemens, Lucinda Un Canadien errant - Once a Canadian Lad Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Compilation Ellis Island - Frobisher, Frobisher Nitjautiit Vol .2
Alfred, Jerry and the Medicine Beat Salaw Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Ladies & Escorts CP Transcontinental CP Transcontinental/ Somebody Robbed the CPR b/w Bill Miner Song
Karr, Hank Northland Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Peacock, Ken Green Shores of Fogo Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Newfoundland Mummers Turkey in the Straw Newfoundland Mummers
Phillips, Stu Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
MacIsaac, Hector Sir Edmund Walker Head The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
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
Phillips, Stu Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation Alexs Utatnaq - Situraujapqakkapta Nitjautiit Vol .2
Blondahl, Omar The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Phillips, Stu Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Clemens, Lucinda La lettre de Riel - Riel's Letter Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Tiller's Folly McCulloch's Wonder A Ripple in Time
Karr, Hank Blow Northwind Blow Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Blondahl, Omar Sally Brown Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Compilation Charlie Adams - Puturie Nitjautiit Vol .2
Compilation Fran Dowie - Century Sam Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Clemens, Lucinda Le départ du soldat - A Soldier Leaves His Girl Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Phillips, Stu The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
MacIsaac, Hector Ride, WIlliam, Ride! The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Clark, Larena The Wreck Of The Asia Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
MacIsaac, Hector We’re Leaving Now The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Compilation Leo O'Brien - Dickie Melbourne Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Oster, Al Unfortunate Miner Yukon Ballads
Banks, Tommy and John Cousins John Cousins - The Shan Van Vogh A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Tiller's Folly The Electric Railway Line A Ripple in Time
Heywood, Earl Who Stole Thompson's Cow Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Clark, Larena The Bonny Young Irish Boy Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Noble, Geoff Heroes of the Sea Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Petty Harbour Bait Skiff Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song

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