Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5712

00:00:04 - Milling song (French Acadian) Audio Reel: 5712 Recording number: 2576 performed by Peter Chiasson at Grand Etang, Inverness County, Nova Scotia — August 1954
00:05:59 - Dans Les Prison de Nantes (Prisoner de Nantes) Audio Reel: 5712 Recording number: 2577 performed by Peter Chiasson at Grand Etang, Inverness County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Dans les prisons de Nantes — August 1954
00:11:27 - L'habitant de Sainte-Barbe (The Farmer of St. Barbe Goes to Montreal) Audio Reel: 5712 Recording number: 2578 performed by Peter Chiasson at Grand Etang, Inverness County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: L'habitant d'Saint'-Barb' s'en va-t-a Montreal — August 1954
00:13:20 - Dh'olainn deoch a laimh mo ruin Audio Reel: 5712 Recording number: 2579 performed by Malcolm Angus McLeod at St. Anns, Victoria County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Chi mi'n long a mach an caolas — August 1954
00:15:35 - Oran Do Cheap Breatainn Audio Reel: 5712 Recording number: 2580 performed by Mrs. John Malcolm McInnes at St. Anns, Victoria County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: 'S bho'n a tha mi anns an am — August 1954
00:19:13 - Leis a' Mhaighdinn Audio Reel: 5712 Recording number: 2581 performed by Malcolm Angus McLeod at St. Anns, Victoria County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: So an geamhradh, o hi — August 1954
00:22:04 - (My Ain House - Gaelic) Audio Reel: 5712 Recording number: 2582 performed by Malcolm Angus McLeod at St. Anns, Victoria County, Nova Scotia — August 1954
00:24:11 - Hills and Vales of Upper Margaree, The - Gaelic Audio Reel: 5712 Recording number: 2583 performed by Malcolm Angus McLeod at St. Anns, Victoria County, Nova Scotia — August 1954
00:25:13 - Hills and Vales of Upper Margaree, The - Gaelic Audio Reel: 5712 Recording number: 2584 performed by Archie F. McKinnon at St. Anns, Victoria County, Nova Scotia — August 1954
00:28:20 - Pride of Kildare (Pretty Susan) Audio Reel: 5712 Recording number: 2585 performed by Ned McKay at Little Harbour, Pictou County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Now it's first from sea I've landed — August 1954

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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: Mf289-548 PDF Mf289-549 PDF