Nova Scotia Archives
Helen Creighton: Folklife
Sound Recordings
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 5634
Includes recording number: 2281 Erin's Green Shore; 2282 Jam at Gerry's Rocks; 2283 Charming Grey Mare; 2284 Down By The Seaside; 2285 Once I Was Loved With Fond Affection; 2286 Dying Soldier; 2287 Quays of Belfast listen for more...
Audio Reel 5635
Includes recording number: 2288 Once I Had Plenty of Time; 2289 Sassy Young Sailor; 2290 New Year's Eve; 2291 Riley and I; 2292; 2293 It's Down in Old Ireland; 2294 Brave Nelson; 2295 I Learned of a Comical Ditty; 2296 Shabby Genteel listen for more...
Audio Reel 5636
Includes recording number: 2297 Malbrouck s'en va T'en Guerre; 2298 Nous N'Irons Plus Au Bois; 2299 Fais Do-Do, Colin Petit Frere; 2300 Savey-Vous Planter Les Choux? and Sur La Pont D'Avignon; 2301 Old Provencal Song (fragment); 2302 Je Suis Un Petit Poupon; 2303 Maid I Am In Love, A; 2304 Pride of Glencoe; 2305 Silvery Tide listen for more...
Audio Reel 5637
Includes recording number: 2309 McLellan's Son; 2310 Fair Fanny Moore; 2311 Adam and Eve; 2312 Bonny Barbara Allan; 2313 Strawberry Roan; 2314 Peter Emberly; 2315 Yellow Rose of Texas; 2316 I'm Going Back to Cork; 2317 Indian's Lament listen for more...
Audio Reel 5638
Includes recording number: 2318 Lost Jimmy Whalen; 2319 Paisley Officer; 2320 All Around My Hat; 2321 Young Deserter; 2322 Love o'God Razor; 2323 Our Barque Was Far From the Land; 2324 Nova Scotia Hills listen for more...
Audio Reel 5639
Includes recording number: 2325 Rock-a-Bye; 2326 Three Little Kitties; 2327 Old Cabin Home; 2328 In Dublin City; 2329 Drowsy Sleeper; 2330 All Around My Hat; 2331 My Willie's On the Dark Blue Sea; 2332 Peter Emery; 2333 Mary and John listen for more...
Audio Reel 5649
Includes recording number: 2336 All Around My Heart; 2337 Farmer's Curst Wife; 2338; 2339; 2340 Punkin Man; 2341; 2342; 2343 Fare You Well My Native Town; 2344 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5650
Includes recording number: 2347; 2348; 2349; 2350 Punkin; 2351 Green Bushes; 2352 There Was No Loved Ones; 2353 Girl Was A-Sweeping, A; 2354 Farmer's Boy; 2355 In A Little Village (The Black Sheep) listen for more...
Audio Reel 5651
Includes recording number: 2358 John Grumley; 2359 Jealous Lover; 2360; 2361 Robbie Tampson's Smitty; 2362 Gypsy Davy; 2363 Courting Too Slow; 2364; 2365; 2366 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5652
Includes recording number: 2368 Ship's Carpenter; 2369 Babes in the Wood; 2370 True Lover's Conversation (fragment); 2371 Chickadee; 2372; 2373; 2374 Dying Soldier listen for more...
Audio Reel 5653
Includes recording number: 2375 Mary Had A Little Lamb; 2376; 2377 Polly Perkins; 2378 Banks of Sweet Dundee; 2379 Wedding at Renowes; 2380 Back Bay Hill; 2381 Hat Me Father Wore; 2382 Song of the Grand Banks; 2383 Down By the Brook listen for more...
Audio Reel 5654
Includes recording number: 2385; 2386 Crooked Bawbee; 2387 Mary Hamilton; 2388 Robbie Tampson's Smitty; 2389 Wexford Tragedy; 2390 Dying Nun's Request; 2391 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5659
Includes recording number: 2392; 2393; 2394 Mi'kmaq song sung at a wake; 2395 Mi'kmaq lullaby; 2396; 2397; 2398 Hymn: Hail Mary (Latin and Micmac); 2399 Mi'kmaq hymns; 2400 Fallen Leaf (Micmac) listen for more...
Audio Reel 5660
Includes recording number: 2403; 2404; 2405; 2406; 2407; 2408 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5661
Includes recording number: 2409; 2410 Mi'kmaq song; 2411; 2412 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: