Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Sound Recordings

Audio Reels

At the center of Helen Creighton’s work was her process of collecting audio recordings. In this section of the resource you can experience everything from local anecdotes to music hall jam sessions. To support these recordings, collector’s notes from Helen and her researchers, as well as added information from the processing archivist have been provided.


Audio Reel 5028

Includes recording number: 1 Tarry Trousers; 2 Soon We'll be in England town (Chanty song); 3 Flying Cloud, The; 4 Banks of Newfoundland, The; 5 Carrion Crow, The; 6 Western Ocean; 7 Banks of Sweet Dundee listen for more...


Audio Reel 5029

Includes recording number: 8 Dark-Eyed Susan (or Black-Eyed Susan); 9 Silvery Tide, The; 10 Spanish Ladies; 11 Stormy Weather Boys; 12 Dark Eyed Sailor, The; 13 Caroline and Her Young Sailor Bold; 14 Willie listen for more...


Audio Reel 5030

Includes recording number: 15 Lost Jimmy Whalen; 16 Banks of the Nile; 17 Black Cook; 18 Fellow that Looks Like Me; 19 Irish Sailor Boy; 20 I'll Give My Love an Apple; 21 You Rambling Boys of Pleasure; 22 Frank Fidd; 23 Paddy (or Three English Rovers) listen for more...


Audio Reel 5031

Includes recording number: 24 Sweet Sunny South; 25 Lost Jimmy Whalen; 26 Caroline and her Young Sailor Bold; 27 My Irish Polly; 28 Dark-Eyed Sailor; 29 Since Love can Enter an Iron Door; 30 Brig 'Harmony'; 31 Polly Pluck; 32 Miracle Flower, The listen for more...


Audio Reel 5032

Includes recording number: 35 Peggy Gordon; 36 Whiskey in the Jar; 37 Rich Counsellor; 38 Turkish Rover, The; 39 Well Sold the Cow; 40 Jack Robson; 41 Diana and Sweet William; 42 Silvy; 43 Dark-Eyed Sailor listen for more...


Audio Reel 5033

Includes recording number: 44 Frog and the Mouse, The; 45 Bingo; 46 Knoxville Girl, The; 47 Peter Rambelay; 48 Bold Princess Royal; 49 Old King Coul; 50 Once I loved with Fond Devotion; 51 When a Man's in Love; 52 Sheffield Prentice listen for more...


Audio Reel 5034

Includes recording number: 55 Cuckoo; 56 I'm a Stranger in this Counteree; 57 Branded Lambs; 58 Ship's Carpenter; 59 Tarry Trousers; 60 Nancy; 61 When A Man's In Love; 62 Dreadful Ghost; 63 Green Mossy Banks of the Lea listen for more...


Audio Reel 5035

Includes recording number: 64 Broken Ring Song; 65 Green Willow; 66; 67 Lovely Nancy; 68 Derby Ram; 69 When I Was In My Prime; 70 Black-Eyed Susan; 71 Constant Farmer's Son listen for more...


Audio Reel 5036

Includes recording number: 72 Fox; 73 Johnny Riley (Young Riley); 74 Well Sold The Cow; 75 Willie; 76 Hunter Winds His Bugle Horn; 77 Rabbit In The Rail Pile; 78 It Is Of A Rich Lady; 79 Jolly Fisherman; 80 Auction Block listen for more...


Audio Reel 5037

Includes recording number: 85 Daniel In The Lion's Den; 86 Where Shall I Be When The First Trumpet Sounds?; 87 I Woke Up This Morning (or Stayed On Jesus); 88 Welcome Table; 89 They Shall Be Mine; 90 I've Got A Home; 91 What Band That Sunday Morning?; 92 Bluebird Bluebird Through My Window; 93 Rain Rain listen for more...


Audio Reel 5038

Includes recording number: 102 Hi horo 's na horo h-eile; 103 An T-Alltan Dubh; 104 An Innis Aigh; 105 Lord Randal; 106 Bonny Barbara Allan (Barbery Ellen); 107 Bailiff's Daughter of Islington; 108 Lord Bateman; 109 Grey Cock, The (Margaret and John); 110 Captain Wedderburn's Courtship listen for more...


Audio Reel 5039

Includes recording number: 111 Lady Isabel and The Elf Knight; 112 Lord Lovel; 113 Farmer's Curst Wife; 114 Katharine Jaffray; 115 False Knight Upon The Road; 116 Cruel Mother; 117 Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood; 118 Lord Randal listen for more...


Audio Reel 5040

Includes recording number: 119 Hind Horn; 120 Captain Wedderburn's Courtship (Captain Woodstock); 121 Farmer's Curst Wife; 122 Cruel Mother; 123 Bailiff's Daughter of Islington, The; 124 Famous Flower of Serving-Men; 125 Cherry Tree Carol; 126 Wife Wrapt In Wether's Skin; 127 Gypsy Laddie (Gypsy Davy) listen for more...


Audio Reel 5041

Includes recording number: 130 Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood; 131 Golden Vanity (Sweet Trinity); 132 Bailiff's Daughter of Islington, The; 133 Golden Vallady (Golden Vanity); 134 Peter Rambelay; 135 Meagher's Children; 136 Chesapeake and Shannon; 137 Peter Emery; 138 Am Braighe listen for more...


Audio Reel 5042

Includes recording number: 141 Nova Scotia Song; 142 Ritcey's Mill; 143 Banks of Newfoundland (Come all you rakes); 144 Kate O'Brien; 145 Ghostly Sailors; 146 Harry Dunn; 147 Honest Working Man; 148 Alphabet song; 149 Newfoundland Express listen for more...


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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.

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:

               

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