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 6061

Includes recording number: 4187 listen for more...

Audio Reel 6064

Includes recording number: 4188 Chansons du Moine listen for more...

Audio Reel 6065

Includes recording number: 4189 The Banks of Newfoundland sung by Jim Rice with introduction and discussion following between two men. listen for more...

Audio Reel 6066

Includes recording number: 4190 Mist Covered Mountains of Home, The (Gaelic & Eng.) listen for more...

Audio Reel 6067

Includes recording number: 4191 spoken introduction to "I Took to Boarding at Donald Archie's; 4192 song in Gallic and English listen for more...

Audio Reel 6069

Includes recording number: 4193 Ole Johnny Bowder; 4194 Ole Joe; 4195 Our Goodman; 4196 Roger the Miller; 4197 We'll Have a Little Dance Tonight; 4198 Robbie Tampson's Smitty; 4199 Don't You Cry; 4200 Sally; 4201 Allen Eat Away listen for more...

Audio Reel 6070

Includes recording number: 4207 Gaelic - Hi Ho Ro's Na Hoo Eile; 4208 Gaelic - The Stag Turning His Back To Me; 4209 Chicken Song, The; 4210 Gaelic - Juda; 4211 Gaelic - Mo Nighean Donn - My Brown-Haired Maiden 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: