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Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5079
This Is Our New Ship's Show
00:00:01 - Shore Leave
Audio Reel: 5079 Recording number: 515 performed by  Cast of Meet The Navy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943
00:01:12 - Boy In The Bell Bottomed Trousers
Audio Reel: 5079 Recording number: 516 performed by  Cast of Meet The Navy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943
00:05:04 - (medley of sea chanties)
Audio Reel: 5079 Recording number: 517 performed by  Cast of Meet The Navy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943
00:06:47 - (medley of sea chanites)
Audio Reel: 5079 Recording number: 518 performed by  Cast of Meet The Navy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943
00:09:42 - My Old Pal
Audio Reel: 5079 Recording number: 519 performed by  Cast of Meet The Navy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943
00:11:47 -
Audio Reel: 5079 Recording number: 520 performed by Dixie Dean at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943
00:14:50 -
Audio Reel: 5079 Recording number: 521 performed by Dixie Dean at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943
00:18:18 - In Your Little Chapeau
Audio Reel: 5079 Recording number: 523 performed by  Cast of Meet The Navy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 7 October 1943
00:20:35 - Shack of the Side of the Hill
Audio Reel: 5079 Recording number: 524 performed by Eldon Harms at Cornwallis, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia — 19 November 1943
00:22:30 - I Must Have Been a Hawaian
Audio Reel: 5079 Recording number: 525 performed by Eldon Harms at Cornwallis, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia — 19 November 1943
00:24:24 - I've a Song To Sing You
Audio Reel: 5079 Recording number: 526 performed by Lila Armstrong at Cornwallis, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia — 19 November 1943
This Is Our New Ship's Show
Audio Reel: 5079 Recording number: 527 performed by Lila Armstrong at Cornwallis, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia — 19 November 1943
00:27:43 - Tars of the Navy
Audio Reel: 5079 Recording number: 528 performed by S.E. McKyes at Cornwallis, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia — 19 November 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.

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:

               
Audio Reel 5079

Read Helen Creighton's recording notes along with archival documentation related to these audio recordings: Mf289-103 PDF Mf289-104 PDF

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