Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5701
Nova Scotia Song
00:00:03 - Old Man and Old Woman
Audio Reel: 5701 Recording number: 2489 performed by James A. Mingo at Middleton, Colchester County, Nova Scotia — September 1953
00:00:29 - Thanks for the Buggy Ride
Audio Reel: 5701 Recording number: 2490 performed by James A. Mingo at Middleton, Colchester County, Nova Scotia — September 1953
00:02:09 - Old Tune (Name Unknown)
Audio Reel: 5701 Recording number: 2491 performed by James A. Mingo at Middleton, Colchester County, Nova Scotia — September 1953
00:03:48 - Down in the Coal Hole
Audio Reel: 5701 Recording number: 2492 performed by James A. Mingo at Middleton, Colchester County, Nova Scotia — September 1953
00:11:07 - Ca' the Ewes Unto the Knowes
Audio Reel: 5701 Recording number: 2493 performed by Kasson Swan at Middleton, Colchester County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: Ca' the ewes unto the knowes — September 1953
00:12:04 - Carrion Crow (Our Old Sow)
Audio Reel: 5701 Recording number: 2494 performed by Kasson Swan at Middleton, Colchester County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: Our old sow she's getting very fat — September 1953
00:13:09 - Talk on Annie Swan
Audio Reel: 5701 Recording number: 2495 performed by Kasson Swan at Middleton, Colchester County, Nova Scotia — September 1953
00:18:08 - Irishman's Shanty
Audio Reel: 5701 Recording number: 2496 performed by James A. Mingo at Middleton, Colchester County, Nova Scotia — September 1953
Nova Scotia Song
Audio Reel: 5701 Recording number: 2497 performed by Kasson Swan at Middleton, Colchester County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: Fare ye well to Nova Scotia's tree bound coast — September 1953
00:21:30 - Birdie's Ball
Audio Reel: 5701 Recording number: 2498 performed by Kasson Swan and Seldon Swan at Middleton, Colchester County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: The springbird said to the nightingale — September 1953
00:23:29 - Here's A Ball For Baby
Audio Reel: 5701 Recording number: 2499 performed by Kasson Swan and Seldon Swan at Middleton, Colchester County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: Here's a ball for baby — September 1953
00:24:19 - Good Morning Merry Sunshine
Audio Reel: 5701 Recording number: 2500 performed by Kasson Swan and Seldon Swan at Middleton, Colchester County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: Good morning merry sunshine — September 1953
00:23:13 - There Was a Field That Waiting Lay
Audio Reel: 5701 Recording number: 2501 performed by Kasson Swan and Seldon Swan at Middleton, Colchester County, Nova Scotia
first line of lyric: There was a field that waiting lay — September 1953
00:26:53 - Pigeon on the Gate
Audio Reel: 5701 Recording number: 2502 performed by James A. Mingo at Middleton, Colchester County, Nova Scotia — September 1953
00:00:00 - Haste to the Wedding
Audio Reel: 5701 Recording number: 2503 performed by James A. Mingo at Middleton, Colchester County, Nova Scotia — September 1953

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Audio Reel 5701

Read Helen Creighton's recording notes along with archival documentation related to these audio recordings: Mf289-534 PDF Mf289-535 PDF

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