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Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5618
I Will Pilot Thee
00:00:03 - Dark-Eyed Sailor
Audio Reel: 5618 Recording number: 2262 performed by Leander Macumber at Cheverie, Hants County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: As I walked out one evening fair — June 1953
00:05:23 - Hind Horn
Audio Reel: 5618 Recording number: 2263 performed by Leander Macumber at Cheverie, Hants County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: Where did you get it, by sea or land — June 1953
00:06:40 - Mantle of Green
Audio Reel: 5618 Recording number: 2264 performed by Leander Macumber at Cheverie, Hants County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: As I walked out one morning in June — June 1953
00:12:19 - Dear Madam I Am A Soldier
Audio Reel: 5618 Recording number: 2265 performed by Leander Macumber at Cheverie, Hants County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: Dear madam I am a soldier — June 1953
00:13:04 - What Harm Has Jesus Done?
Audio Reel: 5618 Recording number: 2266 performed by Charles Owens and Charles Owens and Family at Bridgetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: Tell me what harm has Jesus done you — June 1953
00:16:37 - Gospel Train
Audio Reel: 5618 Recording number: 2267 performed by Charles Owens and Charles Owens and Family at Bridgetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: The gospel train is a-coming — June 1953
I Will Pilot Thee
Audio Reel: 5618 Recording number: 2268 performed by  Stevenson and Stevenson Family at Bridgetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: Sometimes when my faith would falter — June 1953

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Audio Reel 5618

Read Helen Creighton's recording notes along with archival documentation related to these audio recordings: Mf289-480 PDF Mf289-481 PDF

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