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 5446

Includes recording number: 2018 Peter Rambelay; 2019 Why Don't My Father's Ship Come In?; 2020 Lady's Fan; 2021 Mary Across the Wild Moor; 2022 They Tell Me Love's A Pleasure; 2023 My Sailor Boy; 2024 Yankee Doodle; 2025 Pat Murphy; 2026 Lincoln Was A Mason listen for more...


Audio Reel 5447

Includes recording number: 2027 Lord Bateman; 2028 I Once Had A Duck; 2029 Gypsy Laddie; 2030 Rock a Bye Baby; 2031 Geordie; 2032 In The Late Evening Dew; 2033 Farmer's Curst Wife; 2034 Brennan on the Moor; 2035 California Brothers listen for more...


Audio Reel 5448

Includes recording number: 2039 Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood; 2040 Herbert S. Fuller, The; 2041 Liberal Song; 2042 Old Age Pensions; 2043 Hard Surface; 2044 Morrissey and the Black; 2045 Kilkenney listen for more...


Audio Reel 5449

Includes recording number: 2046 Plane Disaster at Cobequid Bay; 2047 Benjamin Dean; 2048 Constant Farmer's Son listen for more...


Audio Reel 5450

Includes recording number: 2049 Ship's Carpenter (William and Molly); 2050 Lonely Belvedere; 2051 Moose River Mine Explosion; 2052 Lovely Annie; 2053 His Jacket Was Blue; 2054 Willie O; 2055 Effie the Maid of the Mill; 2056 Weeping Willow listen for more...


Audio Reel 5526

Includes recording number: 2057 Janey on the Moor; 2058 There Was An Old Man in Dover; 2059 Saucy Sailor; 2060 Meagher's Children; 2061 Billy Boy; 2062 Yalla Gal; 2063 Harry Dunn listen for more...


Audio Reel 5527

Includes recording number: 2064 Betsy Beauty; 2065 Dog and Gun; 2066 Little Black Moustache; 2067; 2068; 2069; 2070 Henry Green; 2071 Stowaway; 2072 Bold 'Princess Royal' listen for more...


Audio Reel 5528

Includes recording number: 2073 Little Schooner 'Merrimac'; 2074 Pity the Life of a Tramp; 2075 Guy Reed; 2076 Plains of Waterloo; 2077 Roving Ranger; 2078 Sweet Florella; 2079 Nora listen for more...


Audio Reel 5529

Includes recording number: 2080 Cotton Wool Pie; 2081 Bonny Labouring Boy; 2082 London Lights; 2083 Old New Hampshire Home; 2084 Farmer McGee; 2085 Pat and the War; 2086 Old Elm Tree; 2087 Come Gather Round Me; 2088 listen for more...


Audio Reel 5530

Includes recording number: 2089; 2090; 2091; 2092 Old Apple Tree; 2093 Moonshine Song; 2094 Comrades; 2095 Howard Kerrier listen for more...


Audio Reel 5531

Includes recording number: 2096 Lovely Charmer Fair; 2097 Eastern Light; 2098 In Canso Straits; 2099 Erin Far Away; 2100 We Left Ball Rock; 2101 Love o'God Razor; 2102 Young Deserter; 2103 Paddy Flynn listen for more...


Audio Reel 5540

Includes recording number: 2104 Bold Jack Donahue; 2105 Jamie Raeburn; 2106; 2107 Erin's Green Shore; 2108 Johnston and Gibson; 2109 Indian Song; 2110 listen for more...


Audio Reel 5541

Includes recording number: 2111; 2112; 2113; 2114 Early Spring When I Was Young; 2115 Cedar Grove, The; 2116 Digby Murder; 2117 My Love Is Like A Lozenger listen for more...


Audio Reel 5542

Includes recording number: 2118 False Knight Upon The Road; 2119 Bridie's Ball; 2120 Winds That Blow 'Cross the Wild Moor; 2121; 2122 If I Were A Little Bird; 2123 Hi Kitty, Ho Kitty; 2124 Battle of Waterloo; 2125 Where Are You Going To My Pretty Maid?; 2126 Cock Robin listen for more...


Audio Reel 5543

Includes recording number: 2130 Eastern Light, The; 2131 Down In Cuba's Garden; 2132 Young Shepherdess; 2133 Jolly Lumbermen; 2134 Brandy O (Sea Chanty); 2135; 2136 Roving Rangers; 2137 Sweet Florella; 2138 Welcome To Friends 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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