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 5104

Includes recording number: 760 Cnuic is glinn a' Bhraighe; 761 Milling Frolic in Gallic (very broken up); 762 short piano instrumental; 763 piano instrumental; 764 piano instrumental (restart at 10:09); 765 piano instrumental (restart at 15:17); 766 piano instrumental; 767 piano instrumental listen for more...


Audio Reel 5105

Includes recording number: 768 man speaking in Gallic; 769 man speaking in English (translation?); 770 lively fiddle music; 771 fiddle music (slow pace then faster); 772 lively fiddle music; 773 man telling Cameron family story (from Margaree) in English (ending cut off); 774 Dr. Creighton asking question of Mr. MacFarlane; 775 Mr. MacFarlane responding with a Gallic story listen for more...


Audio Reel 5106

Includes recording number: 776 L'Etait un Bergere; 777 Cecilia; 778 De Paris a Rochelle; 779 Welcome to the visiting ladies (spoken in English); 780 Le Governeur; 781 Un Acadien Errant; 782 Louisburg song; 783 La Bas Sur Ces Montagnes; 784 C'est Dans L'anse Du Saint Beaufort listen for more...


Audio Reel 5107

Includes recording number: 787 man who died for drink; 788 Allons Au Bois Ma Myonettes; 789 ; 790 Gaelic - Hi Do Lai Do; 791 On But; 792 French - Combien des Fois J'ai Vu la Belle Rose; 793 Milling song; 794 Milling song; 795 test strip listen for more...


Audio Reel 5108

Includes recording number: 801; 802 Mi'kmaq song; 803; 804 Mi'kmaq song; 805 Mi'kmaq song; 806; 807; 808 Gu Ma Slan a Chi Mi; 809 Horo Mo Nighean Donn Boyche listen for more...


Audio Reel 5109

Includes recording number: 811 Gaelic - Oran Do Cheap Breatainn; 812; 813 Gaelic song; 814; 815; 816 Lord is My Shepherd (Gaelic); 817 In The Sweet Bye and Bye (Gaelic); 818; 819 Sailor's Adventure (Gaelic) listen for more...


Audio Reel 5110

Includes recording number: 823; 824; 825 March of the Cameron Men (Gaelic); 826 Fear A'Bhata (Fhir a bhata); 827 Mo Chailin Dileas donn; 828 Gun Chrodh Gun Aighean; 829 Geordie; 830; 831 Saladin Mutiny listen for more...


Audio Reel 5111

Includes recording number: 835 Well Sold The Cow; 836 Willie; 837 Joys of Mary; 838 Johnny Riley; 839 Lord Randal; 840 Shoulder to Shoulder; 841 Ordnance Corps Song; 842; 843 Bless The All listen for more...


Audio Reel 5112

Includes recording number: 846; 847; 848 Hunter Winds His Bugle Horn; 849 Rabbit in the Rail Pile; 850 Haere Ra E Hine; 851 Haere Atura; 852 Haere Atura; 853 Mahare Ki A Au; 854 E Hine, E Hoki Mai listen for more...


Audio Reel 5113

Includes recording number: 859; 860; 861; 862; 863; 864 listen for more...


Audio Reel 5114

Includes recording number: 865; 866 Mi'kmaq war song; 867 Mi'kmaq war song; 868 Promised Land; 869; 870; 871; 872 Mi'kmaq song; 873 listen for more...


Audio Reel 5115

Includes recording number: 875 Meet The Navy-instrumental; 876 Meet The Navy-men; 877 Meet the Navy-women, Girls in the Navy; 878 Instrumental; 879 Out Where the Big Ships Go; 880 Russian song; 881 You'll Get Used To It; 882 Brothers In Arms; 883 Beauty On Duty listen for more...


Audio Reel 5116

Includes recording number: 891 Gypsy Laddie; 892 woman singing unknown song; 893 False Knight Upon the Road; 894 Fiddle music and dance caller; 895 The Mary L. MacKay; 896 Fiddle music and dance caller; 897 Farmer's Cursed Wife; 898 Fiddle music (some with dance caller) listen for more...


Audio Reel 5117

Includes recording number: 899; 900 Dublin Dancing; 901; 902 Gallows; 903 In London's Fair City; 904 Ghostly Sailors; 905 Diana and Sweet William; 906 Doran's Ass; 907 Bold Fisherman listen for more...


Audio Reel 5118

Includes recording number: 908 Jocky To The Fair; 909; 910 Cruel Mother; 911 Silvy; 912 Parrot; 913 Jack Donahue; 914 Rose of Britain's Isle; 915 Captain Conrod 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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