Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5649

Farmer's Curst Wife

00:00:09 - All Around My Heart Audio Reel: 5649 Recording number: 2336 performed by Sandy Stoddard at Ship Harbour, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: All around my heart I will wear a green willow — 1953
Farmer's Curst Wife Audio Reel: 5649 Recording number: 2337 performed by Nathan Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: There was an old woman lived under the hill — 1953
00:05:00 - Chin Music for Dancing Audio Reel: 5649 Recording number: 2338 — 1953
00:06:24 - Chin Music for Dancing Audio Reel: 5649 Recording number: 2339 performed by Nathan Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia — 1953
00:07:10 - Punkin Man Audio Reel: 5649 Recording number: 2340 performed by Nathan Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Oh I have a punkin so have you — 1953
00:07:48 - Chin Music for Dancing Audio Reel: 5649 Recording number: 2341 performed by Nathan Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia — 1953
00:08:55 - Chin Music for Dancing Audio Reel: 5649 Recording number: 2342 performed by Nathan Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia — 1953
00:11:52 - Fare You Well My Native Town Audio Reel: 5649 Recording number: 2343 performed by Nathan Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Fare you well my native town — 1953
00:13:27 - Talk on singing Audio Reel: 5649 Recording number: 2344 performed by Nathan Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia — 1953
00:17:20 - Pat Murphy Audio Reel: 5649 Recording number: 2345 performed by Nathan Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: My name it is Pat sure I'm proud of that — 1953
00:17:36 - Ox Pulling, Bridgewater and District Audio Reel: 5649 Recording number: 2346 performed by Nathan Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia — 1953

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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: Mf289-496 PDF Mf289-497 PDF