Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5650

Farm and Lumbering

Farm and Lumbering Audio Reel: 5650 Recording number: 2347 performed by Nathan Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia — 1953
00:02:54 - Life at Ranch Hill Audio Reel: 5650 Recording number: 2348 performed by Nathan Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia — 1953
00:06:44 - Audio Reel: 5650 Recording number: 2349 performed by Nathan Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia — 1953
00:08:50 - Punkin Audio Reel: 5650 Recording number: 2350 performed by Nathan Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I have a punkin so have you — 1953
00:09:00 - Green Bushes Audio Reel: 5650 Recording number: 2351 performed by Nathan Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As I went a-walking one evening in spring — 1953
00:11:37 - There Was No Loved Ones Audio Reel: 5650 Recording number: 2352 performed by Arch Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: There was no loved ones to weep over her — 1953
00:13:51 - Girl Was A-Sweeping, A Audio Reel: 5650 Recording number: 2353 performed by Arch Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: A girl was a-sweeping, sweeping the other day — 1953
00:17:04 - Farmer's Boy Audio Reel: 5650 Recording number: 2354 performed by Arch Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: My father is dead my mother is left with four poor children small — 1953
00:19:23 - In A Little Village (The Black Sheep) Audio Reel: 5650 Recording number: 2355 performed by Arch Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: In a little village not so very far away — 1953
00:25:30 - Me Father was a Hedger and a Ditcher Audio Reel: 5650 Recording number: 2356 performed by Arch Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Me father was a hedger and a ditcher — 1953
00:28:07 - Just One Year (The Broken Vow) Audio Reel: 5650 Recording number: 2357 performed by Arch Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Just one year since you told me you loved me — 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: Mf289-498 PDF Mf289-499 PDF