Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5721

00:00:03 - Broken Ring Song Audio Reel: 5721 Recording number: 2657 performed by Angelo Dornan at Elgin, New Brunswick first line of lyric: As I rode out on a summer's evening — September 1954
00:06:05 - Pride of Glencoe, The Audio Reel: 5721 Recording number: 2658 performed by Angelo Dornan at Elgin, New Brunswick first line of lyric: As I went out walking one morning in May — September 1954
00:11:35 - Chin Music Audio Reel: 5721 Recording number: 2659 performed by Angelo Dornan at Elgin, New Brunswick — September 1954
00:14:39 - There Was A Wealthy Farmer Audio Reel: 5721 Recording number: 2660 performed by Angelo Dornan at Elgin, New Brunswick first line of lyric: There was a wealthy farmer — September 1954
00:19:40 - Peggy Walker Audio Reel: 5721 Recording number: 2661 performed by Angelo Dornan at Elgin, New Brunswick first line of lyric: My parents raised me tenderly, they had no child but me — September 1954
00:24:10 - Seven Years in Dublin Audio Reel: 5721 Recording number: 2662 performed by Angelo Dornan at Elgin, New Brunswick first line of lyric: My parents reared me tenderly — September 1954
00:25:08 - When Young Men Get Married Audio Reel: 5721 Recording number: 2663 performed by Angelo Dornan at Elgin, New Brunswick first line of lyric: When young men get married — September 1954
00:25:45 - Stormy Winds of Winter, The Audio Reel: 5721 Recording number: 2664 performed by Angelo Dornan at Elgin, New Brunswick first line of lyric: I went to see my love one night — September 1954
00:27:53 - Toothache Audio Reel: 5721 Recording number: 2665 performed by Angelo Dornan at Elgin, New Brunswick first line of lyric: If you have the toothache — September 1954
00:28:27 - My Mary Ann Audio Reel: 5721 Recording number: 2666 performed by Angelo Dornan at Elgin, New Brunswick first line of lyric: We sailed away for foreign parts — September 1954
00:29:02 - House of Micky Flynn , The Audio Reel: 5721 Recording number: 2667 performed by Angelo Dornan at Elgin, New Brunswick first line of lyric: I'll Not Deprive You of Your Hash — September 1954
00:30:00 - It Was At The Town Of Caylen Audio Reel: 5721 Recording number: 2668 performed by Angelo Dornan at Elgin, New Brunswick first line of lyric: It was at the town of Caylen — September 1954

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Acadian Folk song

African Nova Scotian song

Child Ballad [F.J. Child anthology]

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Read Helen Creighton's recording notes along with archival documentation related to these audio recordings: Mf289-566 PDF Mf289-567 PDF