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 5119

Includes recording number: 916 Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood; 917 Casey's Whiskey; 918; 919; 920; 921; 922 Rich Counsellor; 923 Katherine Jaffray listen for more...


Audio Reel 5120

Includes recording number: 924; 925 Well Sold the Cow; 926 Quaker's Courtship; 927; 928 Dark-Eyed Sailor; 929; 930 Caroline and Her Young Sailor Bold; 931 Jolly Fisherman; 932 Ocean Queen listen for more...


Audio Reel 5121

Includes recording number: 933 Gay Spanish Maid; 934; 935 Why Don't My Father's Ship Come In?; 936; 937 Lion's Den; 938 Burns and His Highland Mary; 939; 940 Crocodile Song; 941 Tanyard Side listen for more...


Audio Reel 5122

Includes recording number: 942 Green Mossy Banks of the Lea; 943 American Woods; 944 Stately Southerner (Paul Jones); 945 Banks of Newfoundland; 946 Saladin's Crew; 947 Alphabet Song listen for more...


Audio Reel 5123

Includes recording number: 948 Since Love Can Enter An Iron Door; 949 Butcher's Boy; 950 Barrack Street; 951 Whiskey In The Jar; 952; 953; 466 Come All Ye Old Comrades listen for more...


Audio Reel 5124

Includes recording number: 466 Come All Ye Old Comrades; 954 Erin Far Away; 955 James McDonald; 956 City of Baltimore; 957 Little Mohee; 958 Donald's Return to Glencoe listen for more...


Audio Reel 5125

Includes recording number: 959 Meagher's Children; 960; 962 Irish Laborer; 963 Maggie Mac; 964 Flemmings of Tor Bay; 965 One, Two, Three O'Leary; 966 Bouncie, Bouncie Ballie; 967 Little Allie Saucer (Little Sally Saucer); 968 Ring Around A Rosy listen for more...


Audio Reel 5126

Includes recording number: 969 My Irish Polly; 970 There Was An Old Man In the West Countree; 971 Bay of Biscay, O; 972 Courtship of Willie Riley; 973 Bold Princess Royal; 974; 975 On the Lakes of Ponchartrain; 976 Young Charlotte; 977 Unicorn listen for more...


Audio Reel 5127

Includes recording number: 979 German lullaby; 980 Christ Was Born In Bethleham; 981 There Was An Old Man Who Lived In A Wood; 982 Lord Loval; 983 Prince Edward Island song; 984 When I Was At War; 985 Blow The Man Down; 986; 987 Sally Around the Corner O listen for more...


Audio Reel 5128

Includes recording number: 990 In Canso Strait; 991 Blow The Man Down; 992; 993; 994; 995; 996 listen for more...


Audio Reel 5129

Includes recording number: 997; 998 Brave Volunteer; 999 Rose of Tralee; 1000; 1001 Last Night I Was Out Rather Late; 1002 I'm Lonely Since My Mother Died; 1003 Take Your Pretty Flowers Away; 1004 We Are All A Band of Sisters; 1005 Your Old Tobacco Box listen for more...


Audio Reel 5130

Includes recording number: 1009 Harry Dunn; 1010 Shanty Lad; 1011 When My Ship Comes In; 1012 Pad The Road With Me; 1013; 1014 Mrs. Daley Sells Rum; 1015 Jog Along; 1016; 1017 listen for more...


Audio Reel 5131

Includes recording number: 1033 Our Goodman; 1034 Young Indian Lass (The Little Mohee); 1035 Young Phoebe; 1036 test strip; 1037; 1038 Je Vais Vous Chanter Une Petite Chanson; 1039 La Belle Helene; 1040 Last Great Charge; 1041 Trois Graines de Pimprenell listen for more...


Audio Reel 5132

Includes recording number: 1046; 1047 Cobichon; 1048 listen for more...


Audio Reel 5133

Includes recording number: 1049 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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