Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5853

00:00:04 - Days of Forty-Nine, The Audio Reel: 5853 Recording number: 3282 performed by Capt. Charles Cates at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: O Ill sing you a song of a mountain town — August 1956
00:04:38 - City of Baltimore, The Audio Reel: 5853 Recording number: 3283 performed by Capt. Charles Cates at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all you true born Irishmen, a story I will tell — August 1956
00:08:20 - Story of the Kelly's Coming to America Audio Reel: 5853 Recording number: 3284 performed by Capt. Charles Cates at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — August 1956
00:09:48 - Bingo Audio Reel: 5853 Recording number: 3285 performed by Capt. Charles Cates at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Oh b i n g bingo over there, — August 1956
00:13:15 - Squamish Indian Legend Audio Reel: 5853 Recording number: 3286 performed by Capt. Charles Cates at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — August 1956
00:19:58 - Falsh Packet Audio Reel: 5853 Recording number: 3287 performed by Capt. Charles Cates at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: It's of a flash packet, a ship of great fame, — August 1956
00:22:29 - Ho Ro Mo Nighean Donn Bhoidheach Audio Reel: 5853 Recording number: 3288 performed by John Archie Campbell at Heatherdale, Prince Edward Island — September 1956
00:24:44 - [Mo Run Geal, Dileas] (My Faithful Fair One) Audio Reel: 5853 Recording number: 3289 performed by John Archie Campbell and Ho ro gu'm bi mi gad' chaoidh ri m'bheo, at Heatherdale, Prince Edward Island — September 1956
00:27:46 - [Gun Chrodh Gun Aighean] (The Tocherless Lass) Audio Reel: 5853 Recording number: 3290 performed by John Archie Campbell and Ged 'tha mi gun chrodh gun aighean, at Heatherdale, Prince Edward Island — September 1956

Interested in a particular style of folk song or type of story? Helen often assigned a genre term to her recordings. Choose a genre below to listen.

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:

Interested in recordings with a particular instrument? Helen recorded people playing and signing with multiple instruments. Instrument solos and/or accompaniment were assigned by Creighton herself. Choose an instrument below to listen:

Read Helen Creighton's recording notes along with archival documentation related to these audio recordings: Mf289-690 PDF Mf289-692 PDF