Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5189

In Dawson City (Pretty Polly, or The Ship's Carpenter)

00:00:04 - Nellie Ray Audio Reel: 5189 Recording number: 1606 performed by Edward Deal at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I love a little country girl.. — July 1950
00:02:27 - Bella Skunk Audio Reel: 5189 Recording number: 1607 performed by Edward Deal at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: There is a little street — July 1950
00:03:43 - Three Men Went A-Hunting Audio Reel: 5189 Recording number: 1608 performed by Edward Deal at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Three men went a-hunting — July 1950
00:05:30 - Derby Ram Audio Reel: 5189 Recording number: 1609 performed by Otis Hubley at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As I rode out to Derby town — July 1950
00:07:02 - I Kissed Her Audio Reel: 5189 Recording number: 1610 performed by Edward Deal at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I kissed her and carressed her — July 1950
00:08:18 - Tiger Bay Audio Reel: 5189 Recording number: 1611 performed by Otis Hubley at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all you young fellows a story I'll tell — July 1950
00:09:50 - Handsome Cabin Boy Audio Reel: 5189 Recording number: 1612 performed by Otis Hubley at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: It is of a pretty fair maid — July 1950
00:12:04 - Baffled Knight (The Shepherd's Laddie) Audio Reel: 5189 Recording number: 1613 performed by Otis Hubley at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As I rode out one May morning — July 1950
In Dawson City (Pretty Polly, or The Ship's Carpenter) Audio Reel: 5189 Recording number: 1614 performed by Otis Hubley at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: In Dawson city, in Dawson square — July 1950
00:15:18 - Some of Us Audio Reel: 5189 Recording number: 1615 performed by Otis Hubley at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Some of us may leave from Ireland — July 1950
00:15:55 - Paddy's Land Audio Reel: 5189 Recording number: 1616 performed by Otis Hubley at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I am an Irishman — July 1950
00:17:43 - I Am A Jolly Teamster Audio Reel: 5189 Recording number: 1617 performed by Edward Deal at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I am a jolly young teamster — July 1950
00:18:46 - That Little Old Red Shawl Audio Reel: 5189 Recording number: 1618 performed by Fred Somers at West Gore, Hants County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: O that little old red shawl — August 1950
00:19:40 - Found A Horseshoe Audio Reel: 5189 Recording number: 1619 performed by Fred Somers at West Gore, Hants County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Found a horseshoe, shoe — August 1950
00:20:25 - (Down Where The Cotton Blossoms Blow) Audio Reel: 5189 Recording number: 1620 performed by Fred Somers at West Gore, Hants County, Nova Scotia — Aug-50

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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: Mf289-321 PDF Mf289-322 PDF