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 5059

Includes recording number: 291 Lord Lovel; 292 Black-Eyed Susan; 293 Honest Working Man; 294 Alphabet Song; 295 Sweet Sunny South; 296 Lost Jimmie Whalen; 297 Caroline and Her Young Sailor Bold listen for more...


Audio Reel 5060

Includes recording number: 298 My Irish Polly; 299 Dark-Eyed Sailor; 300 Since Love Can Enter An Iron Door; 301 Brig Harmony; 302 Farmer's Curst Wife; 303 Katherine Jaffray listen for more...


Audio Reel 5061

Includes recording number: 304 Jocky To The Fair; 305 When I Was In My Prime; 306 False Knight Upon the Road; 307 Polly Pluck; 308 Cruel Mother; 309 I'm Going To Be Married On Monday; 310 Whiskey In The Jar; 311; 312 Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood listen for more...


Audio Reel 5062

Includes recording number: 314 Quaker's Courtship; 315 False Knight Upon The Road; 316 Robin Hood's Progress To Nottingham; 317 Well Sold The Cow; 318 Turkish Rover; 319 Well Sold The Cow; 320 Lord Randal; 321 Hind Horn; 322 Jack Robson listen for more...


Audio Reel 5063

Includes recording number: 325 Diana and Sweet William; 326; 327 Silvy; 328 Dark-Eyed Sailor; 329; 330; 331; 332; 333 Marching Together listen for more...


Audio Reel 5064

Includes recording number: 340 Smile Awhile; 341 Kiss Me Good-Night Sergeant-Major; 342 God Save the King; 343 Bluenose Babes; 344 We Are the Girls of the Army Corps; 345 Here Come the Khaki Skirts; 346 Put on Your Peaked Khaki Bonnet; 347 Keep the Home Fires Burning; 348 Tipperary listen for more...


Audio Reel 5065

Includes recording number: 358 Rubber Dolly; 359 St. Anne's Reel; 360 Gavelston Rose; 361 Bonny Wee Thing; 362 I Have a Dream of You; 363 Deep In My Heart; 364 Hats Off to the Navy; 365 We'll Go to the Best Places; 366 Here I Am In Love Again listen for more...


Audio Reel 5066

Includes recording number: 372; 373 Mrs. Downey's Welcome Table; 374 Captain Wedderburn's Courtship; 375 He Took Her By the Lily White Hand; 376 Jolly Fisherman; 377; 378 Old King Coul; 379 Carrion Crow; 380 Banks of Newfoundland listen for more...


Audio Reel 5067

Includes recording number: 385 Farmer's Curst Wife; 386; 387; 388 Once I Loved with Fond Devotion; 389; 390; 391; 392; 393 listen for more...


Audio Reel 5068

Includes recording number: 395 Sheffield Prentice; 396 Cruel Mother; 397 Bailiff's Daughter; 398 All Round My Hat; 399 He's Young But He's Daily A-Growing; 400 Cuckoo; 401 Famous Flower of Serving Men; 1861; 1862 I'm a Stranger in this Counteree listen for more...


Audio Reel 5069

Includes recording number: 402 Meagher's Children ; 403 Twa Brothers; 404 Branded Lambs; 405 Ship's Carpenter (William and Mary); 406 As I Rode Out; 407 I'll Give My Love An Apple; 408; 409; 410 listen for more...


Audio Reel 5070

Includes recording number: 417 No More Auction Block For Me; 418 Oh Dearest Mary; 419; 420 Go Down Moses; 421 Welcome Table; 422 Never the Child Be Sold (We'll Sell the Pig and Sell the Cow); 423 Welcome Table; 424 Auction Block; 425 In That Morning listen for more...


Audio Reel 5071

Includes recording number: 433 When A Man's In Love; 434 All Round My Hat; 435 I'll Give My Love An Apple; 436; 437 Dreadful Ghost; 437 Government Store; 439 Saucy Sailor; 440 Green Mossy Banks of the Lea; 441 Broken Ring Song (Seven Long Years) listen for more...


Audio Reel 5072

Includes recording number: 442 Green Willow; 443; 444 Lovely Nancy; 445 Bailiff's Daughter; 446; 447; 448; 449; 450 listen for more...


Audio Reel 5073

Includes recording number: 451; 452; 453; 454; 455; 456; 457; 458 Cruel Mother; 459 Margaret and John (The Grey Cock) 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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