Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Helen Creighton Audio Reel 6006

Bob Skerry's Ball

00:31:43 - Rain, Rain the Wind Doth Blow Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4057 performed by Frances Larter and Rain rain rain the wind blows high, at Alberton, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:33:33 - Gracie M. Parker, The Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4058 performed by Frances Larter at Alberton, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:34:53 - Go In and Out the Window Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4059 performed by Frances Larter and Go in and out the window, at Alberton, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:36:52 - Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4060 performed by Frances Larter at Alberton, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
Bob Skerry's Ball Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4061 performed by Frances Larter and Come all you good people, come young old and feeble, at Alberton, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:40:40 - Tuplin Millman Song Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4062 performed by Frances Larter at Alberton, Prince Edward Island — August 1962
00:41:23 - Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4063 performed by Alice Green — 1962
00:42:23 - Rose of Britain's Isle, The Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4064 performed by Wilmot MacDonald and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: It's of a rich nobleman's daughter, his only pride and joy, — August 1962
00:46:30 - Maid of the East Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4065 performed by Marie Hare and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: There was a maid lived in the east, — August 1962
00:52:29 - Vacant Chair, The Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4066 performed by Jonah Wilson and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: They say that grief has crazed me and e'er the day is done — August 1962
00:58:47 - Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4067 performed by Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — August 1962
00:59:97 - Wedding of Pierre Michaud, The (sung in French) Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4068 performed by Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — August 1962
00:00:04 - O'Brien's Daughter Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4069 performed by Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — August 1962
00:00:42 - Dungarvon Whooper, The Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4070 performed by Billy Price and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: The fishermen are coming to Charles ______ so its said, — August 1962
00:07:41 - Mary Mahoney Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4071 performed by Nicholas Underhill and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Come all you jolly lumbermen and listen unto me — August 1962
00:14:36 - Hind Horn Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4072 performed by Delton Brown and New Brunswick at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Miramichi Folk Song Festival — August 1962
00:21:55 - Three Men Went A-Hunting Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4073 performed by Allan Kelly and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Three men went a-hunting one fine summer's day, — August 1962
00:23:00 - Glou-glou-glou (sung in French) Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4074 performed by Allan Kelly and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — August 1962
00:24:27 - I Am Going Home (Maliseet Indian Song) Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4075 performed by R.S. Curry and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Majohnny canook, majohnny cannok, — August 1962
00:26:44 - When Pat Malone Forgot that He Was Dead Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4076 performed by Joe Estey and New Brunswick at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Miramichi Folk Song Festival — August 1962
00:29:15 - Braes of Strathblaine, The Audio Reel: 6006 Recording number: 4077 performed by Rayburn Estey and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: One morning, one morning, one morning in June — 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: Mf289-872 PDF Mf289-873 PDF