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Helen Creighton: Folklife

Results 101 to 150 of 588 from your search: English Folk song

Item	Reference	Digital
Broken Ring Song (Seven Long Years) performed by Dennis Smith at Chezzetcook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As I walked out one summer's morning — 28 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5071 Recording number: 441 notes: Mf289-87
Green Willow performed by Dennis Smith at Chezzetcook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Last Saturday night I was asked to a wedding — 28 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5072 Recording number: 442 notes: Mf289-89
Lovely Nancy performed by Walter Roast at Chezzetcook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As I rode out one fine summer evening — 28 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5072 Recording number: 444 notes: Mf289-89
Derby Ram performed by Enos Hartlan at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As I was going to Derby all on a market day — 29 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5074 Recording number: 462 notes: Mf289-93
Peggy Gordon performed by Mrs. Nina Bartley Finn at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Oh Peggy Gordon you are my darling — 29 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5074 Recording number: 464 notes: Mf289-93
Come All Ye Old Comrades performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come, all ye old comrades — 10 June 48	Audio Reel: 5124 Recording number: 466
Come All Ye Old Comrades performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come, all ye old comrades — 10 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5124 Recording number: 466
Lovely Nancy performed by Mrs. Nina Bartley Finn at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As I rode out one fine summer evening — 29 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5075 Recording number: 469 notes: Mf289-95
Well Sold The Cow performed by Mrs. Nina Bartley Finn at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all you good people a story I will tell — 29 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5075 Recording number: 470 notes: Mf289-95
Dark-Eyed Sailor performed by Mrs. Nina Bartley Finn at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: It's of a comely young maiden fair — 29 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5075 Recording number: 471 notes: Mf289-95
Broken Ring Song performed by Mrs. Nina Bartley Finn at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As a sailor walked all in a garden — 29 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5075 Recording number: 473 notes: Mf289-95
Deaf Woman's Courtship performed by Mrs. Nina Bartley Finn at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Old woman, old woman, I have come to see you — 29 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5075 Recording number: 474 notes: Mf289-95
As I Rode Out performed by Mrs. Nina Bartley Finn at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As I rode out one fine May morning — 29 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5075 Recording number: 477 notes: Mf289-95
When I Was In My Prime performed by Enos Hartlan at South-East Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: When I was in my prime — 29 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5076 Recording number: 484 notes: Mf289-97
Cobbler's Song performed by Mrs. Edward Gallagher at Chebucto Head, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 3 October 1943	Audio Reel: 5076 Recording number: 488 notes: Mf289-97
[foreign counteree] performed by Mrs. Edward Gallagher at Chebucto Head, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 3 October 1943	Audio Reel: 5077 Recording number: 494 notes: Mf289-99
Old Man performed by Mrs. Edward Gallagher at Chebucto Head, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: There was an old man came over the lea — 3 October 1943	Audio Reel: 5077 Recording number: 495 notes: Mf289-99
Old Man performed by Mrs. Edward Gallagher at Chebucto Head, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: There was an old man came over the lea — 3 October 1943	Audio Reel: 5077 Recording number: 496 notes: Mf289-99
Broken Ring Song performed by Mrs. Edward Gallagher at Chebucto Head, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As a sailor walked all in a garden — 3 October 1943	Audio Reel: 5077 Recording number: 498 notes: Mf289-99
I Took To Rambling Night and Day performed by Walter Roast at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I took to rambling night and day — 8 January 1944	Audio Reel: 5084 Recording number: 583 notes: Mf289-113
Blaydon Races performed by Roger Reeve at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Aa went to Balydon races, 'twas on the ninth of June — 4 February 1944	Audio Reel: 5085 Recording number: 589 notes: Mf289-115
O No John performed by Peter Burns at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: On yonder hill there stands a creature — 21 March 1944	Audio Reel: 5091 Recording number: 651 notes: Mf289-127
This Young Woman performed by Danny Langille at Mahone Bay, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia — 17 May 1944	Audio Reel: 5102 Recording number: 734 notes: Mf289-149
I Wish I Had a Little Keg performed by Danny Langille at Mahone Bay, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia — 17 May 1944	Audio Reel: 5102 Recording number: 735 notes: Mf289-149
Johnny Riley performed by Mrs. Edward Gallagher at Chebucto Head, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Johnny Riley was my true love's name — 19 June 1944	Audio Reel: 5102 Recording number: 737 notes: Mf289-149
Well Sold The Cow performed by Mrs. Edward Gallagher at Chebucto Head, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all you good people a story I will tell — 19 June 1944	Audio Reel: 5111 Recording number: 835 notes: Mf289-167
Willie performed by Mrs. Edward Gallagher at Chebucto Head, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: She met her own father as she walked up the strand — 19 June 1944	Audio Reel: 5111 Recording number: 836 notes: Mf289-167
Johnny Riley performed by Mrs. Edward Gallagher at Chebucto Head, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As I rode out one evening fair down by a river side — 19-Jun-44	Audio Reel: 5111 Recording number: 838 notes: Mf289-167
Scotlan'd Burning performed by Mrs. Edward Gallagher at Chebucto Head, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 19 June 1944	Audio Reel: 5111 Recording number: 845 notes: Mf289-167
Gallows performed by Ben Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: My love is one of the nicest young men — 3 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5117 Recording number: 902 notes: Mf289-177
[In London's Fair City] performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 3 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5117 Recording number: 903 notes: Mf289-177
Jocky To The Fair performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Was on one morning bright May day — 4 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5118 Recording number: 908 notes: Mf289-179
Jack Donahue performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all you gallant bushrangers and outlaws of disdain — 4 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5118 Recording number: 913 notes: Mf289-179
Rose of Britain's Isle performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Attention give both high and low — 4 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5118 Recording number: 914 notes: Mf289-179
Well Sold the Cow performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all ye good people, a story I'll tell — 6 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5120 Recording number: 925 notes: Mf289-183
Quaker's Courtship performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Madame, I have come a-courting, Oh dear — 6 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5120 Recording number: 926 notes: Mf289-183
Dark-Eyed Sailor performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: It was of a comely young lady fair — 6 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5120 Recording number: 928 notes: Mf289-183
Gay Spanish Maid performed by Edmund Henneberry and Sadie Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: 'Twas a gay Spanish maid, at the age of sixteen — 6 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5121 Recording number: 933 notes: Mf289-185
Lord Gordon's Reel performed by Ken Faulkner at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 6 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5121 Recording number: 934 notes: Mf289-185
Burns and His Highland Mary performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: In green Caledonia, there ne'er were two lovers — 6 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5121 Recording number: 938 notes: Mf289-185
Crocodile Song performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: When I was shipwrecked and drived from the shore — 6 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5121 Recording number: 940 notes: Mf289-185
Tanyard Side performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I am a rambling hero — 6 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5121 Recording number: 941 notes: Mf289-185
Since Love Can Enter An Iron Door performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: It's of a damsel neat, tall and handsome — 10 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5123 Recording number: 948 notes: Mf289-189
Butcher's Boy performed by Chester Henneberry and In Jersey City where I once did dwell at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 10 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5123 Recording number: 949 notes: Mf289-189
Whiskey In The Jar performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As I rode over Kilkenny Mountain — 10 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5123 Recording number: 951 notes: Mf289-189
James McDonald performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come, all good people, old and young — 10 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5124 Recording number: 955 notes: Mf289-191
City of Baltimore performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I am a true born Irishman — 13 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5124 Recording number: 956 notes: Mf289-191
Little Mohee performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Brewster p. 175 — 13 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5124 Recording number: 957 notes: Mf289-191
My Irish Polly performed by Edmund Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As I rowed out one May morning — 13 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5126 Recording number: 969 notes: Mf289-195
There Was An Old Man In the West Countree performed by W.B.A. Ritchie at Wolfville, Kings County, Nova Scotia — 16 June 1948	Audio Reel: 5126 Recording number: 970 notes: Mf289-195

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