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 5043

Includes recording number: 152 Shenandoah; 153 Blow, Boys, Blow; 154 A-Roving; 155 Poor Old Man; 156 Blow The Man Down; 157 Whiskey Johnnie; 158 C'etait une Bergere; 159 Cecilia; 160 De Paris a Rochelle listen for more...


Audio Reel 5044

Includes recording number: 163 French - La- bas sur ces montagnes; 164 French - C'est dans l'anse de saint beaufour; 165 French - Chantons une chanson bien drole, L'meurnier et le sergent; 166 French - Le matin quand je me leve; 167 French - Allons au bois ma Annette; 168 On but, on but, on but; 169 French - Combien des fois j'ai vu la belle rose; 170 French - Voudrais bien que tous ces bon vieillards; 171 Gaelic - Quand J'etait sur mon pere listen for more...


Audio Reel 5045

Includes recording number: 177 Alouette; 178 Vive le Canadienne; 179 Madelon; 180 Chanson sur l'armee Transport; 181; 182 Margeton; 183 Micmac Song; 184 listen for more...


Audio Reel 5046

Includes recording number: 185; 186 Mi'kmaq lullaby; 187 Mi'kmaq song; 188; 189; 190; 191; 192 War Dance; 193 Micmac Indian War Song listen for more...


Audio Reel 5048

Includes recording number: 195; 196 Mi'kmaq song; 197 Mi'kmaq song; 198 Mi'kmaq song; 199 Mi'kmaq song; 200; 201 listen for more...


Audio Reel 5049

Includes recording number: 202 It is of a Rich Lady; 203 Green Bushes; 204 Annie; 205 Golden Vanity; 206 Bold Princess Royal; 207 Captain Burke; 208 Coloured Girl From the South; 209 Peter Rambelay; 210 Pass Around the Grog listen for more...


Audio Reel 5050

Includes recording number: 211 La Villaine; 212 Ma Mignon, Ma Mignonne; 213 C'est dans l'armee; 214; 215; 216; 217; 218; 219 listen for more...


Audio Reel 5051

Includes recording number: 220; 221; 222 Frog and the Mouse; 223 Bingo; 224; 225; 226 Jolly Fisherman; 227 listen for more...


Audio Reel 5052

Includes recording number: 228 Tarry Trousers; 229 Chanty Song; 230 Castles in the Air; 231 Flying Cloud; 232 Banks of Newfoundland; 233; 234; 235; 236 listen for more...


Audio Reel 5053

Includes recording number: 241; 242 Western Ocean; 243 Carrion Crow; 244 Banks of Sweet Dundee; 245 Chanson sur L'armee Transport; 246 Quand J'ai quitter mon pere; 247 Margoton; 248 Alouette; 249 Vive la Canadienne listen for more...


Audio Reel 5054

Includes recording number: 251; 252 Bailiff's Daughter; 253 Bonny Barbara Allan; 254 Banks of Newfoundland (Dreadnaught); 255 Lovely Nancy; 256 Nova Scotia Song; 257 Ritcey's Mill; 258 Ritcey's Mill (repeated) listen for more...


Audio Reel 5055

Includes recording number: 259 Black-Eyed Susan; 260 Silvery Tide; 261 Spanish Ladies; 262 Stormy Weather Boys; 263 Lost Jimmie Whalen; 264 Dark-Eyed Sailor; 265 Caroline and Her Young Sailor Bold listen for more...


Audio Reel 5056

Includes recording number: 266 Willie; 267 Kate O'Brien; 268 Banks of the Nile; 269 Black Cook; 1240 Jam At Gerry's Rocks listen for more...


Audio Reel 5057

Includes recording number: 270 Fellow That Looks Like Me; 271 Ghostly Sailors; 272 Harry Dunn; 273 Irish Sailor Boy; 274 Last Good-bye; 275 Le Journal Joglu; 276 Lord Bateman; 277 Three Sailors of Bristol City; 278 Frank Fido listen for more...


Audio Reel 5058

Includes recording number: 282 Peggy Gordon; 283 Grey Cock (Margaret and John); 284 When the Saints Come Marching In; 285 I'll Give My Love an Apple; 286 Captain Wedderburn's Courtship; 287 Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight; 288 Ye Rambling Boys of Pleasure; 289 Frank Fidd; 290 Paddy 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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