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 6022

Includes recording number: 4145 listen for more...

Audio Reel 6023

Includes recording number: 4146 listen for more...

Audio Reel 6024

Includes recording number: 4147 listen for more...

Audio Reel 6025

Includes recording number: 4148 listen for more...

Audio Reel 6026

Includes recording number: 4149 listen for more...

Audio Reel 6027

Includes recording number: 4150 Halifax Explosion, The listen for more...

Audio Reel 6028

Includes recording number: 4151; 4152 Hand Me Down; 4153 I'll Fly Away; 4154 Amen; 4155 Daniel, He Was A Good Man listen for more...

Audio Reel 6029

Includes recording number: 4156 listen for more...

Audio Reel 6030

Includes recording number: 4157 listen for more...

Audio Reel 6031

Includes recording number: 4158 listen for more...

Audio Reel 6032

Includes recording number: 4159 listen for more...

Audio Reel 6033

Includes recording number: 4160 All Early (Green Bushes); 4161 He's Young But He Daily Are A-Growing; 4162 Farewell to Nova Scotia; 4163 Oran Do Cheap Breatainn; 4164 All Around My Hat listen for more...

Audio Reel 6034

Includes recording number: 4165 listen for more...

Audio Reel 6035

Includes recording number: 4166 listen for more...

Audio Reel 6041

Includes recording number: 4167 Leisure; 4168 Autumn Fancies; 4169 Songs of Innocence; 4170 Arabian Horse Legend (folk suite) 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: