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
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Mon p'tit caporal 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Edith Fowke O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Compilation Charlie Panigoniak - In Court Nitjautiit Vol .2
Larena Clark My Delia Dear Canada's Traditional Queen Of Song
Compilation Robert L'Herbier - Les étoiles 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
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
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat Salaw Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Wade Hemsworth My Mother Is the Ocean Sea (vocals Kate & Anna McGarrigle) The Land of the Muskeg
Omar Blondahl Black Flies Of Ontario Favourite Folk Songs
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band Le Coeur ne vieillit pas Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Compilation Lem Snow - Newfoundland Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Pat Buckna & Jim Green When the Sun Gets Up Flint and Steel: Poetry and Music from the Northwest Territories (re-issue)
Hector MacIsaac I Saw The Wind Rise The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Dave Boire The Legend of 12 Foot Up in Alaska Land b/w The Legend of 12 Foot
Edith Fowke Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Tiller's Folly Reels: Heel & Toe; Muddy Frogwater; An Dram Buidheach A Ripple in Time
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band The Steamboat Alexandria Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Hector MacIsaac Sir Edmund Walker Head The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Hector MacIsaac The Rise of the Vigilantes (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Arthur Scammel R. The Six Horsepower Coker My Newfoundland
Tommy Banks 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
Drumlin The Twa Brothers Mackerel Skies
Hank Karr Echo of the Yukon Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Hector MacIsaac My Name is Johnny O’Connor (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Tommy Banks 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
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant and We'll Roar Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Edith Fowke Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Omar Blondahl Big Rock Candy Mountain Favourite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Le ciel se marie avec la mer 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Tommy Banks and John Cousins John Cousins - Peter Emberley A Heritage of Songs Vol. 1: When Johnny Went Plowing for Kearon And Other Traditional Prince Edward Island Folksongs
Compilation Tickle Harbour - Staten Island - Sligo Maid - Cooley's Reel Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Compilation Uncle Mose - John Cabot Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Serge Plotnikoff Moon of Summer Beautiful British Columbia
Paul Lauzon & The River String Band Sicilian Dance Songs & Dances of New Brunswick
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Old Polina Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Earl Heywood One More on Satan's Side Tales of the Donnelly Feud
Al Oster Arctic Eskimo Northland Ballads
Arthur Scammel R. The Kelligrew's Soiree Lukey's Boat // The Kelligrew's Soiree
Tiller's Folly Last of the Royal Engineers Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 08 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Geoff Noble Heroes & Monuments Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Trade Winds Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Al Oster Twilight in the Yukon Northland Ballads
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Ernie Prentice 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)
Al Oster Paddlewheeler Yukon Ballads
Big Billy & Sebastian Goin' Home Goin' Home b/w The Ballad of Fred Quilt
Edith Fowke Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Tiller's Folly John Tod Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Edith Fowke John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Charlie the Seagull Side by Each
Hank Karr Yukon Book of Memories Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Serge Plotnikoff Sing Children Sing Beautiful British Columbia
Hector MacIsaac The Roman Line The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Tommy Banks 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
Gerry Formanger (Gerry Reeves) Tribute to the Sailors of Newfoundland Side by Each
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly A Ripple in Time
Al Oster Irena Cheyenne Yukon Ballads
George Hauschild & Carole Penticton Penticton b/w But For Love
Tiller's Folly Farewell to Ardoon A Ripple in Time
Compilation Colette Bonheur - Violettes des champs 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat The Watchmen Etsi Shon: Grandfather Songs
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Hank Karr Blow Northwind Blow Paddlewheeler and Other Northland Ballads
Tiller's Folly John Tod A Ripple in Time
Ola Louise Train Song Sasquatch b/w Train Song
Compilation Rollande Des Ormeaux - Si tu voulais 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Al Oster Sourdough Rendezvous Northland Ballads
Ken Peacock Hard Times Songs and Ballads of Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly Ned McGowan's War Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
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
Compilation Fran Dowie - Century Sam Ballads of British Columbia (musical postcard picture sleeve)
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Kitty O'Reilly Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Arthur Scammel R. Tommy Decker's Venture My Newfoundland
Tiller's Folly The Ghost of Simon Fraser Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers - O Songs of Sea and Shore
Larena Clark I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Compilation Timungiak Petaulassie and Qaunaq Mikkigak - 09 Nitjautiit Vol .2
Tiller's Folly Richard Moody Stirring Up Ghosts: Songs & Stories of Historic British Columbia
Edith Fowke Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Omar Blondahl Sweet Betsy From Pike Favourite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Compilation Lucille Dumont - Prix "Amicale De La Chanson" - Parc Lafontaine 12 Chansons Canadiennes: Festival Radio Canada, 1957
Linda Dempster Backwoodsman Folklore In Song
Omar Blondahl Feller From Fortune Trade Winds: Sagebrush Sam presents The Saga of Newfoundland in Song
Lucinda Clemens J'en ai dit donc - The Emigrant's Goodbye Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis
Geoff Noble Heroes of the Sea Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Hector MacIsaac Retributive Justice (Narration) The Legend of the Black Donnelly's
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Sable Island Songs of Sea and Shore
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Newfoundland Mummers Mummers Song (Reg Watkins) Newfoundland Mummers

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

Tradition: Songs, Stories, and Tunes from Newfoundland & Labrador

VA Tradition - Songs,Stories and Tunes From Newfoundland LABEL 02

VA Tradition - Songs,Stories and Tunes From Newfoundland LABEL 01

VA Tradition - Songs,Stories and Tunes From Newfoundland BACK

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