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 5195

Includes recording number: 1658 Rocking A Cradle; 1659 Apples, Pears, and Peaches; 1660 Captain Wedderburn's Courtship; 1661 Banks of Newfoundland; 1662 Stormy Weather Boys; 1663 Mill At The Narrow; 1664 Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight; 1665 Burns and His Highland Mary; 1666 Jack The Sailor listen for more...


Audio Reel 5196

Includes recording number: 1670 Plains of Waterloo; 1671 Robin Hood and Little John; 1672 Riot of Newfoundland; 1673 Gallant Brigantine; 1674 Lakes of Ponchartrain; 1675 John Ladiner; 1676 Brave Volunteer; 1677 Banks of Sweet Dundee listen for more...


Audio Reel 5197

Includes recording number: 1678 Old Blind Horse; 1679 I Am A Brave Undaunted Youth; 1680 Ocean Queen, The; 1681 Kelly the Pirate; 1682 Dandy O; 1683 When The Lilacs Are In Bloom; 1684 Fare You Well Pretty Polly listen for more...


Audio Reel 5198

Includes recording number: 1685 Pretty Polly; 1686 Derby Ram; 1687; 1688 Young Charlotte listen for more...


Audio Reel 5199

Includes recording number: 1689; 1690 Captain James; 1691 My Barque of Life; 1692 Over Hills and Lofty Mountains; 1693 There's Danger In The Deep; 1694 Wife Wrapped In Wether's Skin; 1695 Farmer's Curst Wife; 1696 Jack The Sailor listen for more...


Audio Reel 5200

Includes recording number: 1697 There Was A Rich Merchant; 1698 Old Black Crow; 1699 Pretty Girls of Liverpool; 1700 Moose Hunting Song listen for more...


Audio Reel 5336

Includes recording number: 1701 Lord Bateman; 1702 Soldier's Return; 1703 Ocean Queen, The (The Winter Season); 1704 Come To The Woods listen for more...


Audio Reel 5337

Includes recording number: 1705 Wounded Hussar; 1706 Dictionary Song; 1707 Willie O; 1708 Star of Logy Bay; 1709 Squid-Jiggin' Ground; 1710 Concerning One Summer in Bonay I Spent; 1711 Molly Bawn; 1712 We'll Rant and We'll Roar; 1713 Michael Fagen listen for more...


Audio Reel 5338

Includes recording number: 1714 Waterfall; 1715 Eight Famous Fishermen; 1716 As I Rode Out; 1717 Mantle of Green; 1718 Fox; 1719 Bonny House o' Airlie; 1720 Gypsy Laddie; 1721 Henry Martyn listen for more...


Audio Reel 5339

Includes recording number: 1722 Quaker's Courtship; 1723 Young Riley listen for more...


Audio Reel 5340

Includes recording number: 1724 Neat Irish Girl; 1725 Here's A Health Unto All True Lovers; 1726 Crook and Plaid; 1727 Doran's Ass; 1728 Down By The Tanyard Side; 1729 Ocean Queen, The (The Winter Season); 1730 Well Sold The Cow listen for more...


Audio Reel 5341

Includes recording number: 1731; 1732 I Was Boarding (English and Gaelic); 1733; 1734 Fear a Bhata (English and Gaelic); 1735 Lord Randal; 1736 Donald From Bras d'Or; 1737 Sunny Slios a'bhronachain (English and Gaelic); 1738 Windy Weather; 1739 I Wish I Was Single Again listen for more...


Audio Reel 5342

Includes recording number: 1752 Windy Weather; 1753; 1754; 1755; 1756; 1757; 1758 Charles Gustavus Anderson; 1759 Wild Colonial Boy; 1760 Milling Frolic Song listen for more...


Audio Reel 5343

Includes recording number: 1776 Oran do Cheap Bretann (Gaelic); 1777 An Teid Thu Leam, A Righinn Og? (Gaelic); 1778 Mo Dhachaidh (Gaelic and English); 1779 Fuadach nan Gaidheal (Gaelic); 1780 Milling song; 1781 Muile nam mor-bheann (Gaelic); 1782 Chi mi na Mor-bheanna; 1783 Oh God of Bethel (Gaelic); 1784 Queen Among The Heather listen for more...


Audio Reel 5344

Includes recording number: 1787 Fleet Air Arm Song (A 25); 1788 Red River Shore; 1789 Down by the Banks of the Rosies; 1790 Mary and Willie; 1791 Paddy Backward; 1792 Town of Kilkenney; 1793 Little Brown Jug; 1794 Dan Mason's Shoes; 1795 Freemason's Song listen for more...


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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