Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5177

Tell The Old Man

00:00:06 - Loss of 'The Forest Belle' Audio Reel: 5177 Recording number: 1519 performed by John Obe Smith at Glen Haven, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all you hardy fishermen — June 1950
Flying Cloud, The Audio Reel: 5177 Recording number: 1520 performed by John Obe Smith at Glen Haven, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all you rambling sailor lads — June 1950
I Have A Ninepence Audio Reel: 5177 Recording number: 1521 performed by John Obe Smith at Glen Haven, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I have a ninepence — June 1950
Whisky For My Johnny Audio Reel: 5177 Recording number: 1522 performed by John Obe Smith at Glen Haven, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Whisky killed my brother Sam — June 1950
Audio Reel: 5177 Recording number: 1523 performed by John Obe Smith at Glen Haven, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — June 1950
Sailor's Grave Audio Reel: 5177 Recording number: 1524 performed by John Obe Smith at Glen Haven, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Our barque was far far from the land — June 1950
Harbour Grace Audio Reel: 5177 Recording number: 1525 performed by John Obe Smith at Glen Haven, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: O Harbour Grace is a very nice place — June 1950
Dreadnaught, The Audio Reel: 5177 Recording number: 1526 performed by John Obe Smith at Glen Haven, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: O the Dreadnaught she's a packet, she's a packet of fame — June 1950
Tell The Old Man Audio Reel: 5177 Recording number: 1527 performed by Mrs. Steadman Young at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Tell the old man when his work is done — June 1950

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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: Mf289-297 PDF Mf289-298 PDF