Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5750

There Was an Old Man in Dover

00:00:05 - Frog in the Well, A Audio Reel: 5750 Recording number: 2761 performed by Luther Fulton at Pembroke first line of lyric: There was a frog lived in the well, — September 1954
00:03:04 - Earltown Fair, The Audio Reel: 5750 Recording number: 2762 performed by Luther Fulton at Pembroke first line of lyric: As I walked out one evening — September 1954
00:05:33 - Man Behind the Plow, The Audio Reel: 5750 Recording number: 2763 performed by Luther Fulton at Pembroke first line of lyric: I'm not so much at singing — September 1954
00:07:11 - Kangaroo, The Audio Reel: 5750 Recording number: 2764 performed by Luther Fulton at Pembroke first line of lyric: A kangaroo sat on an oak — September 1954
00:08:26 - Lily of the West Audio Reel: 5750 Recording number: 2765 performed by Luther Fulton at Pembroke first line of lyric: Come all ye Nova Scotians, come listen unto me, — September 1954
00:10:25 - Sleighing Song Audio Reel: 5750 Recording number: 2766 performed by Luther Fulton at Pembroke first line of lyric: A sailor he many choose the sea — September 1954
00:11:27 - Cow, The Audio Reel: 5750 Recording number: 2767 performed by Luther Fulton at Pembroke first line of lyric: She was ill-used, abused, — September 1954
00:13:05 - It's Nice to be a Father Audio Reel: 5750 Recording number: 2768 performed by Luther Fulton at Pembroke first line of lyric: Then set your bells a ring boys — September 1954
00:14:25 - Turkish Rover Audio Reel: 5750 Recording number: 2769 performed by Luther Fulton at Pembroke first line of lyric: As we were sailing o'er the sea — September 1954
00:19:25 - Birchen Canoe, The Audio Reel: 5750 Recording number: 2770 performed by Samuel Cox at Eastville first line of lyric: The Indian sits in his little canoe — September 1954
00:22:20 - Captain James Audio Reel: 5750 Recording number: 2771 performed by Nathan Hatt at Middle River first line of lyric: If I had only but one morsel — September 1954
There Was an Old Man in Dover Audio Reel: 5750 Recording number: 2772 performed by Nathan Hatt at Middle River first line of lyric: There was an old man lived down in Dover — September 1954
00:24:40 - [Oxen] Audio Reel: 5750 Recording number: 2773 performed by B.G. Oxner at Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia — September 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: Mf289-585 PDF Mf289-586 PDF