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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 5544

Includes recording number: 2139 In Dublin City; 2140 On the Lakes of Ponchartrain; 2141 In Gossip of Late; 2142 Port Medway Song; 2143 No John; 2144 Time To Be Made A Wife; 2145 Lord Randal; 2146 Ephriam Johnston (Don't Live Here No More); 2147 Jovial Young Sailor (Willie) listen for more...


Audio Reel 5545

Includes recording number: 2149 She Dressed Herself in Duke's Array; 2150 Girl I Left Behind; 2151 Lady Leroy; 2152 Mary's A Fairy; 2153 Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight; 2154 Gay Spanish Maid listen for more...


Audio Reel 5546

Includes recording number: 2155 Necum Teugh Song; 2157 As Jimmy Went A-Hunting; 2158 Quays of Belfast; 2159 McCarthy's Song; 2160 Johnny's Gone A-Sailing; 2161 Spider and the Fly; 2162 Yankee Shore listen for more...


Audio Reel 5547

Includes recording number: 2163 Yankee Shore; 2164 It Was On One Monday Morning; 2165 As I Was A-Walking All On The Highway; 2166 Phoebe; 2167 Girl I Left Behind; 2168 To Mr. G.U. Macumber; 2169 Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard listen for more...


Audio Reel 5563

Includes recording number: 2170 Lily of the West; 2171 Jimmy Ray; 2172 Never Take The Horseshoe From The Door; 2173 Frog in the Spring; 2174 Frog in the Well; 2175 listen for more...


Audio Reel 5564

Includes recording number: 2176 Once I Was Young; 2177 Rinordine; 2178; 2179; 2180; 2181 Rinordine; 2182 Dublin Bay; 2183 Sealing Song; 2184 As I Wandered By A Brookside listen for more...


Audio Reel 5565

Includes recording number: 2185 Sealing Song; 2186 Young Deserter; 2187; 2188 Captain Jinks; 2189 Jack and Jill; 2190; 2191 Maria and Caoline; 2192; 2193 Old Farmer John listen for more...


Audio Reel 5567

Includes recording number: 2212 White Wings; 2213 Tah Rah Rah Boom Dee Aye; 2214 Early Spring When I Were Young; 2215 Maiden Sat; 2216 Young Flora; 2217 Caroline of Edinboro Town; 2218 Sergeant Tally-i-o; 2219 Banks of Sweet Dundee; 2220 Dreadful Ghost listen for more...


Audio Reel 5568

Includes recording number: 2221 Captain Glen; 2222 Home Dearest Home; 2223 Maid I Am In Love, A; 2224 Galway Shore; 2225 Boney; 2226 Jealous Lover; 2227 Lovely Mary Ann; 2228; 2229 Wreck of the 'Florizelle' listen for more...


Audio Reel 5614

Includes recording number: 2232 Juhannusaato (Finnish); 2233 Meinasin (Finnish); 2234; 2235 Joulupuu on Rakennettu (Finnish); 2236 Niin Mina, Neitonen (Finnish); 2237 Tuku-Tuku (Finnish); 2238 Tula Tullallaa (Finnish); 2239 Taas on Tytot Yksin (Finnish); 2240 Tanssilaula (Finnish) listen for more...


Audio Reel 5615

Includes recording number: 2242; 2243; 2244 listen for more...


Audio Reel 5616

Includes recording number: 2245 Broken Ring Song; 2246 Mermaid; 2247 Jesus Lover of My Soul; 2248 Frog and the Mouse; 2249 Lather and Shave; 2250 It Being On A Monday Morning...; 2251 Poor Little Fisherman's Boy; 2252; 2253 Down In Ramcat Alley listen for more...


Audio Reel 5617

Includes recording number: 2257 Ghost of the Peanut Stand; 2258 Flying Cloud, The; 2259 Sailor Courted; 2260 Boston Burglar; 2261 Silvery Tide listen for more...


Audio Reel 5618

Includes recording number: 2262 Dark-Eyed Sailor; 2263 Hind Horn; 2264 Mantle of Green; 2265 Dear Madam I Am A Soldier; 2266 What Harm Has Jesus Done?; 2267 Gospel Train; 2268 I Will Pilot Thee listen for more...


Audio Reel 5619

Includes recording number: 2269 If I Were You I'd Make A Change; 2270 I Dreamed of the Great Judgement Morning; 2271 Be Careful Little Ears; 2272 I Wrote a Letter to my Love; 2273 London Bridge; 2274 I'll Be Present When the Roll is Called; 2275 Welcome Table; 2276 Deep In The Love of Jesus; 2277 Cunningham's Ball 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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