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Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5111
Johnny Riley
00:00:02 - Well Sold The Cow
Audio Reel: 5111 Recording number: 835 performed by Mrs. Edward Gallagher at Chebucto Head, Halifax County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: Come all you good people a story I will tell — 19 June 1944
00:04:14 - Willie
Audio Reel: 5111 Recording number: 836 performed by Mrs. Edward Gallagher at Chebucto Head, Halifax County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: She met her own father as she walked up the strand — 19 June 1944
00:05:50 - Joys of Mary
Audio Reel: 5111 Recording number: 837 performed by Miss Norma Smith at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: Now the first great joy that Mary had — 7 January 1944
Johnny Riley
Audio Reel: 5111 Recording number: 838 performed by Mrs. Edward Gallagher at Chebucto Head, Halifax County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: As I rode out one evening fair down by a river side — 19-Jun-44
00:14:00 - Lord Randal
Audio Reel: 5111 Recording number: 839 performed by Mrs. Edward Gallagher at Chebucto Head, Halifax County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: O what is the matter Henery my son — 19-Jun-44
00:15:53 - Shoulder to Shoulder
Audio Reel: 5111 Recording number: 840 performed by  Canadian Women’s Army Corps at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 28 February 1944
00:18:03 - Ordnance Corps Song
Audio Reel: 5111 Recording number: 841 performed by  Canadian Women’s Army Corps at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 28 February 1944
00:18:46 - (unknown)
Audio Reel: 5111 Recording number: 842 performed by Edward Gallagher at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 1944
00:19:38 - Bless The All
Audio Reel: 5111 Recording number: 843 performed by  Canadian Women’s Army Corps at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 28 February 1944
00:20:49 - Bonnie House o' Airlie
Audio Reel: 5111 Recording number: 844 performed by Mrs. Edward Gallagher at Chebucto Head, Halifax County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: It was a solemn day as ever you did see — 19 June 1944
00:23:13 - Scotlan'd Burning
Audio Reel: 5111 Recording number: 845 performed by Mrs. Edward Gallagher at Chebucto Head, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 19 June 1944

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Audio Reel 5111

Read Helen Creighton's recording notes along with archival documentation related to these audio recordings: Mf289-167 PDF Mf289-168 PDF

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