Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5043

Poor Old Man

00:04:15 - Shenandoah Audio Reel: 5043 Recording number: 152 performed by Arthur Hilton and seven other Captains at Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Oh Shenandoah I long to hear you — 1943
00:05:57 - Blow, Boys, Blow Audio Reel: 5043 Recording number: 153 performed by Arthur Hilton at Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: A Yankee ship came down the river — 1943
00:07:30 - A-Roving Audio Reel: 5043 Recording number: 154 performed by Arthur Hilton at Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: In Amsterdam there lived a maid — 1943
Poor Old Man Audio Reel: 5043 Recording number: 155 performed by Arthur Hilton at Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I say old man your horse will die — 1943
00:11:28 - Blow The Man Down Audio Reel: 5043 Recording number: 156 performed by Arthur Hilton at Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As I was a-walking down Paradise Street — 1943
00:13:06 - Whiskey Johnnie Audio Reel: 5043 Recording number: 157 performed by Arthur Hilton at Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Oh whiskey is the life of man — 1943
00:14:41 - C'etait une Bergere Audio Reel: 5043 Recording number: 158 performed by Children of Petit Etang School at Petit Etang, Inverness County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: C'etait une Bergere — 1944
00:18:26 - Cecilia Audio Reel: 5043 Recording number: 159 performed by Children of Petit Etang School at Petit Etang, Inverness County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Mon per'n'avait fille que moi — 1944
00:22:27 - De Paris a Rochelle Audio Reel: 5043 Recording number: 160 performed by Children of Petit Etang School at Petit Etang, Inverness County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: C'est de Paris, de Paris a Rochelle — 1944
00:26:06 - Acadian Anthem Audio Reel: 5043 Recording number: 161 performed by Thomas Doucet and Mrs. Moses Chiasson at Grand Etang, Inverness County, Nova Scotia — 1944
00:29:11 - [Chansons de Piloti] Audio Reel: 5043 Recording number: 162 performed by Peter Chiasson at Grand Etang, Inverness County, Nova Scotia — 1944

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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: Mf289-32 PDF Mf289-33 PDF