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 6006
Includes recording number: 4057 Rain, Rain the Wind Doth Blow; 4058 Gracie M. Parker, The; 4059 Go In and Out the Window; 4060; 4061 Bob Skerry's Ball; 4062 Tuplin Millman Song; 4063; 4064 Rose of Britain's Isle, The; 4065 Maid of the East listen for more...
Audio Reel 6007
Includes recording number: 4078 Un Homme Et Sa Chemise; 4079 French - J'Ai Pense; 4080 Festival of '61; 4081; 4082 Bold Republican (Bold Irvin); 4083 Walter Mullin; 4084 Lumberman in Town; 4085; 4086 Guy Reed (The Andrew Grogan Shore) listen for more...
Audio Reel 6008
Includes recording number: 4095 Unidentified song fragment; 4096 Gates of Ivory, The (Doors of Ivory); 4097 Unidentified song sung in gaelic; 4098 Gaelic - Mo Run Gael Dileas; 4099 Bootlegger's Lament; 4100 St. Peter's Dance; 4101 North Lake Fisherman; 4102 Souris Hockey Team, The; 4103 listen for more...
Audio Reel 6009
Includes recording number: 4107 Jenny Saviour, The; 4108 Wreck of the John Harvey; 4109 Unidentified song (song about a record); 4110 Smoke Coca Cola Cigarettes; 4111; 4112 Plain Golden Band, The; 4113 Out to Dark Harbour listen for more...
Audio Reel 6010
Includes recording number: 4114 Gaelic - Hud Mignonneke; 4115 Potato Song; 4116 Bandemeer Stream; 4117 Skewball; 4118; 4119 listen for more...
Audio Reel 6011
Includes recording number: 4120 listen for more...
Audio Reel 6012
Includes recording number: 4121; 4122; 4123; 4124 listen for more...
Audio Reel 6013
Includes recording number: 4125 One May Morning listen for more...
Audio Reel 6014
Includes recording number: 4126 Hush My Baby (Hush the Waves Are Rolling In); 4127 Mary Hamilton; 4128 All Around My Cottage-O; 4129 Crooked Bawbee; 4130 Boatsong; 4131 Sea Gypsy; 4132 Gypsy Song; 4133 Flower Song listen for more...
Audio Reel 6015
Includes recording number: 4134 listen for more...
Audio Reel 6016
Includes recording number: 4136 listen for more...
Audio Reel 6017
Includes recording number: 4135 listen for more...
Audio Reel 6019
Includes recording number: 4138 listen for more...
Audio Reel 6020
Includes recording number: 4139; 4140; 4141 listen for more...
Audio Reel 6021
Includes recording number: 4142 Nova Scotia Song, The; 4143 Cherry Tree Carol, The; 4144 Golden Slumbers 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: