Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5886

Dreadful Ghost, The

00:00:05 - Trois Beaux Canards Audio Reel: 5886 Recording number: 3486 performed by Peter Chiasson at Grand Etang, Inverness County, Nova Scotia — 1957
00:04:42 - [La Bouteille, Ma Bouteille] Audio Reel: 5886 Recording number: 3487 performed by Peter Chiasson at Grand Etang, Inverness County, Nova Scotia — 1957
00:07:40 - Audio Reel: 5886 Recording number: 3488 performed by Grace Clergy at East Petpeswick, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 1957
00:08:38 - Captain Wedderburn's Courtship Audio Reel: 5886 Recording number: 3489 performed by Grace Clergy at East Petpeswick, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As the duke's fair daughter of Scotaland went walking out one day — 1957
00:11:49 - Cecelia Audio Reel: 5886 Recording number: 3490 performed by Singers at St. Joseph du Moine at Grand Etang, Inverness County, Nova Scotia — 1957
00:17:36 - Unidentified song sung in French Audio Reel: 5886 Recording number: 3491 performed by Singers at St. Joseph du Moine at Grand Etang, Inverness County, Nova Scotia — 1957
00:20:06 - Unidentified song sung in French Audio Reel: 5886 Recording number: 3492 performed by Singers at St. Joseph du Moine at Grand Etang, Inverness County, Nova Scotia — 1957
Dreadful Ghost, The Audio Reel: 5886 Recording number: 3493 performed by Grace Clergy at East Petpeswick, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: One morning on the maintop high — 1957
00:26:39 - Silvery Tide, The Audio Reel: 5886 Recording number: 3494 performed by Grace Clergy at East Petpeswick, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 1957
00:31:00 - Cecelia Audio Reel: 5886 Recording number: 3495 performed by Singers at St. Joseph du Moine at Grand Etang, Inverness County, Nova Scotia — 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: Mf289-735 PDF Mf289-736 PDF