Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5343

(dance song in Gaelic)

00:00:03 - Oran do Cheap Bretann (Gaelic) Audio Reel: 5343 Recording number: 1776 performed by Rev. J.D. MacDonald at Woodlawn, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Se Ceap Bretann tir mo ghraidh — June 1951
00:02:03 - An Teid Thu Leam, A Righinn Og? (Gaelic) Audio Reel: 5343 Recording number: 1777 performed by Rev. J.D. MacDonald at Woodlawn, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Chi thu'n ros a' fas fo'n driuchd — June 1951
00:04:48 - Mo Dhachaidh (Gaelic and English) Audio Reel: 5343 Recording number: 1778 performed by Mrs. MacDonald at Woodlawn, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Sing heerivo, hewrivo, hoogivo, hove — June 1951
00:09:21 - Fuadach nan Gaidheal (Gaelic) Audio Reel: 5343 Recording number: 1779 performed by Rev. J.D. MacDonald at Woodlawn, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Gur a mise tha tursach — June 1951
00:11:41 - (Milling song) Audio Reel: 5343 Recording number: 1780 performed by Rev. J.D. MacDonald at Woodlawn, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — June 1951
00:14:38 - Muile nam mor-bheann (Gaelic) Audio Reel: 5343 Recording number: 1781 performed by Rev. J.D. MacDonald at Woodlawn, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Am Muile nan craobh tha mhaighdeann bhanail — June 1951
00:17:13 - Chi mi na Mor-bheanna Audio Reel: 5343 Recording number: 1782 performed by Rev. J.D. MacDonald and Chi mi gun dail an t-aite 's an d'rugadh mi at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — June 1951
00:19:40 - Oh God of Bethel (Gaelic) Audio Reel: 5343 Recording number: 1783 performed by Rev. J.D. MacDonald at Woodlawn, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — June 1951
00:22:18 - Queen Among The Heather Audio Reel: 5343 Recording number: 1784 performed by Joseph Wallin at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — June 1951
(dance song in Gaelic) Audio Reel: 5343 Recording number: 1785 performed by Rev. J.D. MacDonald at Woodlawn, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — June 1951
00:26:08 - (dance song in Gaelic) Audio Reel: 5343 Recording number: 1786 performed by Rev. J.D. MacDonald at Woodlawn, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — June 1951

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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: Mf289-359 PDF Mf289-360 PDF