Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5871

Nightingale, The

00:02:40 - Factory Girl, The Audio Reel: 5871 Recording number: 3355 performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: One bright May day morning as the sun was a-dawning, — July 1957
00:08:09 - Alphabet Song (Sailor's Alphabet) Audio Reel: 5871 Recording number: 3356 performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: A is the anchor that hands on the bow — July 1957
Nightingale, The Audio Reel: 5871 Recording number: 3357 performed by Fred Redden at Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As I was a-walking one morning in May — June 1957
00:13:32 - Maid of Lurgan's Green, The Audio Reel: 5871 Recording number: 3358 performed by Fred Redden at Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I pray you gentle muses, I pray you lend an ear — June 1957
00:16:41 - Bells of Tintern Abbey, The Audio Reel: 5871 Recording number: 3359 performed by Finvola Redden at Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — June 1957
00:20:20 - By Kells Waters Audio Reel: 5871 Recording number: 3360 performed by Finvola Redden at Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — June 1957
00:23:20 - Spinning Wheel, The Audio Reel: 5871 Recording number: 3361 performed by Finvola Redden at Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — June 1957
00:27:10 - Maid of Dundee Audio Reel: 5871 Recording number: 3362 performed by Finvola Redden at Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — June 1957
00:28:18 - Audio Reel: 5871 Recording number: 3363 — 1957

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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: Mf289-707 PDF Mf289-708 PDF