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Helen Creighton: Folklife

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Item	Reference	Digital
Coloured Girl From the South performed by Richard Hartlan at South-East Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: The master had a coloured girl	Audio Reel: 5049 Recording number: 208 notes: Mf289-43
American Woods performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come, all ye loyal lovers, I pray lend an ear — 10 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5122 Recording number: 943 notes: Mf289-187
Stately Southerner (Paul Jones) performed by Lawrence Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: It's of a stately Southerner that flew the stars and stripes — 10 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5122 Recording number: 944 notes: Mf289-187
Stately 'Southerner' performed by Tom Cornealy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: It was a Yankee Southerner that flew the stars and stripes — June 1950	Audio Reel: 5171 Recording number: 1440 notes: Mf289-285
Down In The Cane Brake performed by James Lewin at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Down in the Cane Brake behind the mill — June 1950	Audio Reel: 5174 Recording number: 1472 notes: Mf289-290
Stately 'Southerner' (Paul Jones) performed by Otis Hubley at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: It's of a stately Southerner that flew the stripes and stars — July 1950	Audio Reel: 5182 Recording number: 1558 notes: Mf289-307
Sweet Florella performed by Simeon Johnston at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Down by a drooping willow — July 1950	Audio Reel: 5184 Recording number: 1567 notes: Mf289-311
Some of Us performed by Otis Hubley at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Some of us may leave from Ireland — July 1950	Audio Reel: 5189 Recording number: 1615 notes: Mf289-321
Apples, Pears, and Peaches performed by Edward Deal at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Apples, pears, and peaches — August 1950	Audio Reel: 5195 Recording number: 1659 notes: Mf289-333
Young Charlotte performed by David Slaunwhite at Terence Bay, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Charlotte lived by the mountain side — September 1950	Audio Reel: 5198 Recording number: 1688 notes: Mf289-339
Sweet Florella performed by Nathan Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Down by yon weeping willow — May 1952	Audio Reel: 5443 Recording number: 1998 notes: Mf289-416
Sweet Florella performed by Nathan Hatt at Middle River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Down by yon weeping willow — May 1952	Audio Reel: 5444 Recording number: 1999 notes: Mf289-418
Sweet Florella performed by Arthur White at Noel Road, Hants County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Down by yon drooping willow — July 1952	Audio Reel: 5528 Recording number: 2078 notes: Mf289-436
Young Charlotte performed by Ruth Morse at Millville, Pictou County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: 'Oh no, oh no,' young Charlotte she cried — June 1953	Audio Reel: 5619 Recording number: 2280 notes: Mf289-482
Indian's Lament performed by Mary Bailey at Tatamagouche, Colchester County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Poor Indian he sits in his lonely canoe — August 1953	Audio Reel: 5637 Recording number: 2317 notes: Mf289-490
Cumberland's Crew, The performed by Ben Henneberry at Devil's Island, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come, shipmates, and gather and join in my ditty	Audio Reel: 5703 Recording number: 2533 notes: Mf289-538
Cumberland's Crew, The — 1955	Audio Reel: 5766 Recording number: 2813 notes: Mf289-605
Stately Southerner, The performed by Capt. Charles Cates at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: 'Tis of a stately Southerner that flies the stripes and stars, — August 1956	Audio Reel: 5852 Recording number: 3278 notes: Mf289-688
Stately Southerner, The performed by Scott Stuart at St. Andrews, New Brunswick first line of lyric: It was the stately Southerner that wore the stripe and stars, — June 1958	Audio Reel: 5950 Recording number: 3615 notes: Mf289-765
Little Low Plain, The performed by John Holland at Glenwood, New Brunswick first line of lyric: One evening last June as I rambled — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5968 Recording number: 3724 notes: Mf289-803

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