Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 5999

Wexford Lass, The

Wexford Lass, The Audio Reel: 5999 Recording number: 3975 performed by Wilmot MacDonald and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — 1961
00:37:40 - Unidentified song fragment Audio Reel: 5999 Recording number: 3976 performed by Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — 1961
00:38:04 - Audio Reel: 5999 Recording number: 3977 performed by Vincent Kingston and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — 1961
00:38:48 - Hind Horn (The Old Beggar Man) Audio Reel: 5999 Recording number: 3978 performed by Delton Brown and New Brunswick at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Miramichi Folk Song Festival — 1961
00:46:45 - Sept An Sur Mer (Seven Years on the Sea) Audio Reel: 5999 Recording number: 3979 performed by Mrs. William Buckley (Kate) and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — 1961
00:49:45 - Escuminac Diasaster, The Audio Reel: 5999 Recording number: 3980 performed by Alex Milson and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — 1961
00:53:30 - Old Rustic Bridge by the Mill, The Audio Reel: 5999 Recording number: 3981 performed by George Duplessis and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Well I am dreaming to-night of an old rustic bridge — 1961
00:58:13 - Molly Bawn Audio Reel: 5999 Recording number: 3982 performed by Margaret Duplessis and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — 1961
00:00:03 - Knoxville Girl, The Audio Reel: 5999 Recording number: 3983 performed by Freda Milson and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: We went to take an evening walk — 1961
00:02:35 - Fragment of I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door Audio Reel: 5999 Recording number: 3984 performed by Laura Milson and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — 1961
00:02:56 - Dutch Girl, The (The Crazy Man from China) Audio Reel: 5999 Recording number: 3985 performed by Milson and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: I'm a funny little Dutch girl, as funny as funny can be, — 1961
00:03:54 - Audio Reel: 5999 Recording number: 3986 performed by Sandra Crossman and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — 1961
00:07:35 - Dying Mother, The (sung in French) Audio Reel: 5999 Recording number: 3987 performed by Roger Kelly and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — 1961
00:10:03 - Fair Florella, The Audio Reel: 5999 Recording number: 3988 performed by Freda Milson and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Way down in a drooping willow where flowers do gently bloom, — 1961
00:13:00 - Little Sally Walker (Saucer), etc. Audio Reel: 5999 Recording number: 3989 performed by New Brunswick at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Children of Chatham Miramichi Folk Song Festival — 1961
00:21:31 - Audio Reel: 5999 Recording number: 3990 performed by Senator Burchill and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — 1961
00:22:12 - Scow on Cowden's Shore, The Audio Reel: 5999 Recording number: 3991 performed by Wilmot MacDonald and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — 1961

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Acadian Folk song

African Nova Scotian song

Child Ballad [F.J. Child anthology]

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Read Helen Creighton's recording notes along with archival documentation related to these audio recordings: Mf289-857 PDF Mf289-858 PDF