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Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 6003

It Snow, It Blows (Drop the Handkerchief)

00:15:19 - Lin Was A Chinaman Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4018 performed by Mrs. Jack Wells and Lin was a Chinese laundry man at Alberton, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:17:05 - Quangle Wangle, The Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4019 performed by Mrs. Jack Wells and And the Quangle Wangle said at Alberton, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:18:13 - Baby Bunting of the Rocking Horse Brigade Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4020 performed by Mrs. Jack Wells and Dear little baby bunting, at Alberton, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
It Snow, It Blows (Drop the Handkerchief) Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4021 performed by Mrs. Jack Wells and It snows and it blows and it's cold stormy weather, at Alberton, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:22:27 - Over in the Meadow Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4022 performed by Mrs. Jack Wells at Alberton, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:24:43 - Rosalie the Prairie Flower Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4023 performed by Mrs. Jack Wells and On the distant prairies where the heather wild at Alberton, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:26:34 - Old Black Joe Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4024 performed by Mrs. Jack Wells at Alberton, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:28:09 - Bow Wow Wow Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4025 performed by Mrs. Jack Wells and Bow wow wow, bow wow wow at Alberton, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:29:40 - Poor Babes in the Woods Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4026 performed by Mrs. Jack Wells and Oh my dears don't you know that a long time ago at Alberton, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:31:25 - Hi Nellie, Ho Nellie Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4027 performed by Mrs. Jack Wells and Hi Nellie, ho Nellie, listen to me, at Alberton, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:32:09 - La Bell Rosa Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4028 performed by Mrs. Hector Richard at Tidnish, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:33:11 - Fifty Years Ago Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4029 performed by Hector Richard and I visited my native home after long I'd been away, at Tidnish, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:39:49 - Evangeline (sung in French) Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4030 performed by Mrs. Hector Richard at Tidnish, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:42:13 - North Star, The (sung in French) Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4031 performed by Hector Richard at Tidnish, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:00:06 - [An Acadian Errent] Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4032 performed by Hector Richard at Tidnish, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:01:42 - St. Anne's reel Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4033 performed by Mrs. Hector Richard at Tidnish, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:02:40 - Money Musk Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4034 performed by Mrs. Hector Richard at Tidnish, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:03:47 - Miramichi Fire, The Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4035 performed by Hector Richard at Tidnish, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:04:37 - New Breakwater, The Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4036 performed by Hector Richard at Tidnish, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:07:02 - Story of a Mule Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4037 performed by Hector Richard at Tidnish, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:10:51 - Once I Had a Little Kitty Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4038 performed by Mrs. Jack Wells at Alberton, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:11:58 - Over in the Meadow Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4039 performed by Mrs. Jack Wells at Alberton, Prince Edward Island — August 1962

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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: Mf289-864 PDF Mf289-865 PDF