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 5744
Includes recording number: 2728 Dying Californian, The; 2729; 2730 She Bargained with a Captain; 2731 Handy Andy; 2732 Sir James the Ross; 2733 I Never Will Marry; 2734 Molly Agnew; 2735 Bob Vail was a Butcher Boy; 2736 Braes of Belquether (Balquhideer), The listen for more...
Audio Reel 5745
Includes recording number: 2739 Munro's Confession (John A. Munro); 2740 Peter Emberley; 2741 Peter Emberley; 2742 Said Old Man Higgins; 2743 Roses Are Blooming; 2744 If You Can Say; 2745 Betsy the Waiting Maid; 2746 Captain James; 2747 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5746
Includes recording number: 2748 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5747
Includes recording number: 2748; 2749 Whiskey for My Johnny; 2750 Bluenose Song listen for more...
Audio Reel 5748
Includes recording number: 2751; 2752; 2753; 2754; 2755; 2756 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5749
Includes recording number: 2756; 2757; 2758 Les Fils de Babylone; 2759; 2760 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5750
Includes recording number: 2761 Frog in the Well, A; 2762 Earltown Fair, The; 2763 Man Behind the Plow, The; 2764 Kangaroo, The; 2765 Lily of the West; 2766 Sleighing Song; 2767 Cow, The; 2768 It's Nice to be a Father; 2769 Turkish Rover listen for more...
Audio Reel 5751
Includes recording number: 2774; 2775 Gaelic - Na Cnoic 'Us Na Glinn; 2776 Gaelic - Hill-In-Imm-In-O!; 2777 Gaelic - Horo's Toigh Leam Fhein Thu; 2778 Gaelic - Na Threig Thu Mi A Lean-nan; 2779 Gaelic - Mo Mhailli Bhinn Mheat Shuileach; 2780 Gaelic - Air Faille An Eillir; 2781 Gaelic - Mo Nighean Donn 'S Laghach Thu; 2782 Gaelic - Feill Il Or-O Faill Il O listen for more...
Audio Reel 5752
Includes recording number: 2785 California Brothers; 2786 No Sir, No Sir; 2787; 2788; 2789; 2790; 2791; 2792; 2793 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5756
Includes recording number: 2795 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5759
Includes recording number: 2796 Bonny Green Tree; 2797 Banks of the Boyne; 2798 Finvola, The Gem of the Roe; 2799 Doran's Ass; 2800 I'm Bound to Get Married from the County Tyrone; 2801 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5761
Includes recording number: 2802 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5764
Includes recording number: 2803 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5765
Includes recording number: 2804 I'll Be With You; 2805 Farmer's Curst Wife, The; 2806 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5766
Includes recording number: 2807 Faithful Sailor Boy; 2808 Abbey Ruin, The; 2809 Sealing Song; 2810 Greenland Disaster, The; 2811 Inniskillen Dragoon, The; 2812 Gallant Brigantine, The; 2813 Cumberland's Crew, The; 2814 Ship's Carpenter, The; 2815 Courting in the Kitchen (Sparking in the Kitchen) 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: