Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5033

He's Young but He's Daily A-Growing

00:02:52 - Frog and the Mouse, The Audio Reel: 5033 Recording number: 44 performed by Miss Gordon Etter at Mount Uniacke, Hants County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Froggie would a-wooing go — 1943
00:04:47 - Bingo Audio Reel: 5033 Recording number: 45 performed by Miss Gordon Etter at Mount Uniacke, Hants County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: A farmer had a little black dog and Bingo was his name — 1943
00:05:51 - Knoxville Girl, The Audio Reel: 5033 Recording number: 46 performed by Thomas Richards at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I knew a little girl in Knoxville — 1943
00:08:35 - Peter Rambelay Audio Reel: 5033 Recording number: 47 performed by Richard Hartlan at South-east Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: My name is Peter Rambelay as you may understand — 1943
00:12:14 - Bold Princess Royal Audio Reel: 5033 Recording number: 48 performed by Richard Hartlan at South-east Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: In the fourteenth of February we sailed from the land — 1943
00:16:38 - Old King Coul Audio Reel: 5033 Recording number: 49 performed by Richard Hartlan at South-east Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Old King Coul was a merry old soul — 1943
00:17:39 - Once I loved with Fond Devotion Audio Reel: 5033 Recording number: 50 performed by Richard Hartlan at South-east Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Once I Loved with Fond Devotion — 1943
00:19:25 - When a Man's in Love Audio Reel: 5033 Recording number: 51 performed by Mrs. R.W. Duncan at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: When a man's in love sure he fears no cold — 1943
00:23:38 - Sheffield Prentice Audio Reel: 5033 Recording number: 52 performed by Mrs. R.W. Duncan at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As I was brought up in Sheffield not of a high degree — 1943
00:28:47 - All Round My Hat Audio Reel: 5033 Recording number: 53 performed by Mrs. R.W. Duncan at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: O all around my hat I will wear the green willow — 1943
He's Young but He's Daily A-Growing Audio Reel: 5033 Recording number: 54 performed by Mrs. R.W. Duncan at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: The trees are growing high and the leaves are growing green — 1943

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Acadian Folk song

African Nova Scotian song

Child Ballad [F.J. Child anthology]

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Read Helen Creighton's recording notes along with archival documentation related to these audio recordings: Mf289-12 PDF Mf289-13 PDF