Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5894

00:00:04 - Audio Reel: 5894 Recording number: 3555 performed by Augustine MacDonald at North Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia — June 1958
00:07:27 - Audio Reel: 5894 Recording number: 3556 performed by Augustine MacDonald at North Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia — June 1958
00:21:11 - Chezzetcook Song, The Audio Reel: 5894 Recording number: 3557 performed by J.J.F. Winslow at Fredericton, New Brunswick first line of lyric: My Name is Bellefontaine - fontaine - fontaine, — July 1958
00:22:20 - Cradle Song, The Audio Reel: 5894 Recording number: 3558 performed by J.J.F. Winslow at Fredericton, New Brunswick — July 1958
00:23:14 - Audio Reel: 5894 Recording number: 3559 performed by J.J.F. Winslow at Fredericton, New Brunswick — July 1958
00:26:23 - Old Roger Rum Audio Reel: 5894 Recording number: 3560 performed by Kathleen Holden at Fredericton, New Brunswick first line of lyric: There was a rich man and he lived at Jerusalem, — July 1958
00:27:48 - Nothing Too Good for the Irish Audio Reel: 5894 Recording number: 3561 performed by Mrs. R. Brenan at Saint John, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Sure I've just been made the father of a ten pound lad, — July 1958
00:29:20 - Our Goodman Audio Reel: 5894 Recording number: 3562 performed by Mrs. R. Brenan at Saint John, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Hame came my guidman and hame came he, — July 1958
00:03:34 - [Interview: Ghost Stories] Audio Reel: 5894 Recording number: 3563 performed by C.E. Inkpen at Poodiac, New Brunswick — July 1958

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: Mf289-752 PDF