Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5344

Fleet Air Arm Song (A 25)

Fleet Air Arm Song (A 25) Audio Reel: 5344 Recording number: 1787 performed by Lieut. Neville Geary and They say in the R.A.F. that a landing's O.K. — June 1951
00:02:51 - Red River Shore Audio Reel: 5344 Recording number: 1788 performed by Edward Deal at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: At the foot of yon mountain where the fountains does flow — June 1951
00:06:20 - Down by the Banks of the Rosies Audio Reel: 5344 Recording number: 1789 performed by Edward Deal at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: If ever I do get married — June 1951
00:07:52 - Mary and Willie Audio Reel: 5344 Recording number: 1790 performed by Edward Deal at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As Mary and Willie sat by the seashore — June 1951
00:08:34 - Paddy Backward Audio Reel: 5344 Recording number: 1791 performed by Otis Hubley at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I being a smart young fellow I mounted my grey — June 1951
00:10:50 - Town of Kilkenney Audio Reel: 5344 Recording number: 1792 performed by Otis Hubley at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: In the town of Kilkenney there flows a clear stream — June 1951
00:13:02 - Little Brown Jug Audio Reel: 5344 Recording number: 1793 performed by Edward Deal at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: O maybe I'm just one of those ancient hunks — June 1951
00:15:26 - Dan Mason's Shoes Audio Reel: 5344 Recording number: 1794 performed by Maynard Smith at Tantallon, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all you men from Tantallon — June 1951
00:18:21 - Freemason's Song Audio Reel: 5344 Recording number: 1795 performed by Berton Young at East Petpeswick, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all you good people that wish to know — June 1951
00:22:12 - Black-Eyed Susan Audio Reel: 5344 Recording number: 1796 performed by Berton Young at East Petpeswick, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: All in the downs the fleet lay moored — 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: Mf289-361 PDF Mf289-362 PDF