Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5148

Mermaid

00:00:04 - Man Pazuda Kumelinis (I Lost My Stallion) Audio Reel: 5148 Recording number: 1196 performed by Theodor Brilts and Alfred Strombergs at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: (I lost my stallion in the stumpage) — 8 July 1949
00:02:42 - Sita Zeni Muns Dzivoti Audio Reel: 5148 Recording number: 1197 performed by Theodor Brilts and Alfred Strombergs at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: (When we boys lead a life like this) — 8 July 1949
00:05:08 - Mary an Sar Audio Reel: 5148 Recording number: 1198 performed by Marguerite Letson at Port Medway, Queens County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Mary an Sar — 13 July 1949
00:05:50 - Me Neleme na Audio Reel: 5148 Recording number: 1199 performed by Marguerite Letson at Port Medway, Queens County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Me neleme na — 13 July 1949
00:06:19 - Mountains They Will Skip Away Audio Reel: 5148 Recording number: 1200 performed by Marguerite Letson at Port Medway, Queens County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: The mountains they will skip away — 13 July 1949
00:07:51 - Let Me In The Lifeboat Audio Reel: 5148 Recording number: 1201 performed by Marguerite Letson at Port Medway, Queens County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come brother sailors, and don't you fall asleep — 13 July 1949
00:08:35 - Highlanders Audio Reel: 5148 Recording number: 1202 performed by Marguerite Letson at Port Medway, Queens County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come highlanders lets be marching — 13 July 1949
00:09:18 - Pretty Little Pink Audio Reel: 5148 Recording number: 1203 performed by Marguerite Letson at Port Medway, Queens County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: O my pretty little pink — 13 July 1949
00:09:50 - Violet and the Pink Audio Reel: 5148 Recording number: 1204 performed by Marguerite Letson at Port Medway, Queens County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: The Violet and the Pink — 13 July 1949
00:10:05 - Charlie's Story Audio Reel: 5148 Recording number: 1205 performed by Marguerite Letson at Port Medway, Queens County, Nova Scotia — 13 July 1949
00:10:50 - Audio Reel: 5148 Recording number: 1206 performed by Marguerite Letson at Port Medway, Queens County, Nova Scotia — 13 July 1949
00:11:30 - Brigantine 'Sirocco' Audio Reel: 5148 Recording number: 1207 performed by Charlie Harnish at Ragged Harbour, Queens County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Oh, now we're off of Shelburne — 14 July 1949
00:15:06 - Lorelon Audio Reel: 5148 Recording number: 1208 performed by Charlie Harnish at Ragged Harbour, Queens County, Nova Scotia — 14 July 1949
00:19:53 - Audio Reel: 5148 Recording number: 1209 performed by Charlie Harnish at Harbour, Queens County, Nova Scotia — 14 July 1949
Mermaid Audio Reel: 5148 Recording number: 1210 performed by Earl B. Smith at Lower Clark's Harbor, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: 'Twas Friday morn when we set sail — 19 July 1949
00:24:57 - Golden Vanity Audio Reel: 5148 Recording number: 1211 performed by Earl B. Smith at Lower Clark's Harbor, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia — 19 July 1949
00:26:35 - Little Mohee Audio Reel: 5148 Recording number: 1212 performed by Earl B. Smith at Lower Clark's Harbor, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As I was a-walking for pleasure on day — 19 July 1949
00:28:52 - Audio Reel: 5148 Recording number: 1213 performed by Earl B. Smith at Lower Clark's Harbor, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia — 19 July 1949

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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: Mf289-240 PDF Mf289-241 PDF