Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5126

There Was An Old Man In the West Countree

00:00:02 - My Irish Polly Audio Reel: 5126 Recording number: 969 performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As I rowed out one May morning — 13 June 1948
There Was An Old Man In the West Countree Audio Reel: 5126 Recording number: 970 performed by W.B.A. Ritchie at Wolfville, Kings County, Nova Scotia — 16 June 1948
00:03:54 - Bay of Biscay, O Audio Reel: 5126 Recording number: 971 performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Ye gentlemen of England who live home at your ease — 13 June 1948
00:06:32 - Courtship of Willie Riley Audio Reel: 5126 Recording number: 972 performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Was on a pleasant morning — 13 June 1948
00:08:43 - Bold Princess Royal Audio Reel: 5126 Recording number: 973 performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: On the eighth of October — 13 June 1948
00:11:09 - Audio Reel: 5126 Recording number: 974 performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 13 June 1948
00:12:19 - On the Lakes of Ponchartrain Audio Reel: 5126 Recording number: 975 performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: It was a dark and stormy night — 13 June 1948
00:15:50 - Young Charlotte Audio Reel: 5126 Recording number: 976 performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Young Charlotte lived on the mountain side — 13 June 1948
00:21:45 - Unicorn Audio Reel: 5126 Recording number: 977 performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: When I was young and in my prime — 13 June 1948
00:25:31 - Audio Reel: 5126 Recording number: 978 performed by Danny Slauenwhite and Eleazer Nauss at Mahone Bay, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia — 18 June 1948

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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:

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Read Helen Creighton's recording notes along with archival documentation related to these audio recordings: Mf289-195 PDF Mf289-196 PDF