Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5078

00:00:01 - Blow The Man Down Audio Reel: 5078 Recording number: 500 performed by Arthur Hilton at Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia — 23 November 1943
00:01:34 - Whisky For My Johnny Audio Reel: 5078 Recording number: 501 performed by Arthur Hilton at Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia — 23 November 1943
00:04:59 - overture to Meet The Navy Audio Reel: 5078 Recording number: 503 performed by Cast of Meet The Navy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943
00:06:39 - Meet The Navy Audio Reel: 5078 Recording number: 504 performed by Cast of Meet The Navy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943
00:07:29 - (Girls in the navy show) Audio Reel: 5078 Recording number: 505 performed by Cast of Meet The Navy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943
Audio Reel: 5078 Recording number: 506 performed by Dixie Dean at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943
00:11:06 - Out Where The Big Ships Go Audio Reel: 5078 Recording number: 507 performed by Oscar Natzke at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943
00:14:45 - (Russian song) Audio Reel: 5078 Recording number: 508 performed by Cast of Meet The Navy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943
00:16:53 - (Russian song) Audio Reel: 5078 Recording number: 509 performed by Cast of Meet The Navy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943
00:18:45 - (Russian song) Audio Reel: 5078 Recording number: 510 performed by Cast of Meet The Navy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943
00:20:13 - Beauty On Duty Audio Reel: 5078 Recording number: 511 performed by Cast of Meet The Navy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943
00:22:43 - Shore Leave Audio Reel: 5078 Recording number: 512 performed by Cast of Meet The Navy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943
00:25:28 - You'll Get Used To It Audio Reel: 5078 Recording number: 513 performed by Cast of Meet The Navy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943
00:27:24 - Brothers In Arms Audio Reel: 5078 Recording number: 514 performed by Cast of Meet The Navy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943

Interested in a particular style of folk song or type of story? Helen often assigned a genre term to her recordings. Choose a genre below to listen.

Acadian Folk song

African Nova Scotian song

Child Ballad [F.J. Child anthology]

Interested in recordings in a particular language? Helen recorded people singing and speaking in multiple languages. Language terms were assigned by Creighton herself. Choose a language below to listen:

Interested in recordings with a particular instrument? Helen recorded people playing and signing with multiple instruments. Instrument solos and/or accompaniment were assigned by Creighton herself. Choose an instrument below to listen:

Read Helen Creighton's recording notes along with archival documentation related to these audio recordings: Mf289-101 PDF Mf289-102 PDF