Nova Scotia Archives

Helen Creighton: Folklife

Results 251 to 300 of 315 from your search: Local Folk song

Item	Reference	Digital
La Complainte de Springhill performed by Amie LeBlanc — 1957	Audio Reel: 5882 Recording number: 3458 notes: Mf289-728
I Came From Arichat performed by Amie LeBlanc — 1957	Audio Reel: 5882 Recording number: 3460 notes: Mf289-728
Little Moose Hill performed by Isaac Doyle at West Jeddore, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: The last year December I'll never forget, — 1957	Audio Reel: 5883 Recording number: 3468 notes: Mf289-729
Little Moose Hill (McInnes's Hill) performed by Isaac Doyle at West Jeddore, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 1957	Audio Reel: 5884 Recording number: 3479 notes: Mf289-731
Come All My Old Comrades performed by Mrs. Edward Gallagher at Chebucto Head, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 1957	Audio Reel: 5887 Recording number: 3499 notes: Mf289-737
Chezzetcook Song performed by Grace Clergy at East Petpeswick, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 1957	Audio Reel: 5888 Recording number: 3512 notes: Mf289-739
In Canso Strait performed by Augustine MacDonald and In Canso Strait our ship she lay, at North Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia — June 1958	Audio Reel: 5893 Recording number: 3550 notes: Mf289-750
Johnny Sullivan (The Moncton Tragedine) performed by Augustine MacDonald and Come all ye lads of Westmoreland, I'd have you lend an ear at North Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia — June 1958	Audio Reel: 5893 Recording number: 3554 notes: Mf289-750
Jam At Gerry's Rocks, The performed by Augustine MacDonald at North Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: It was on a Sunday morning in the springtime of the year — June 1958	Audio Reel: 5895 Recording number: 3556 notes: Mf289-753
Chezzetcook Song, The performed by J.J.F. Winslow at Fredericton, New Brunswick first line of lyric: My Name is Bellefontaine - fontaine - fontaine, — July 1958	Audio Reel: 5894 Recording number: 3557 notes: Mf289-752
My Cape Breton Home performed by Augustine MacDonald at North Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Round the home of my childhood my memories cling — June 1958	Audio Reel: 5895 Recording number: 3565 notes: Mf289-753
[Song about an election at Grand Mira] performed by Angus McLellan at Grand Mira, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia — 1958	Audio Reel: 5896 Recording number: 3573 notes: Mf289-755
Banks of Gaspereau performed by Nicholas Underhill at North West Bridge, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Come all you bold Americans I mean for to let you know — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5897 Recording number: 3581 notes: Mf289-757
Jam on Gerry's Rocks, The performed by Nicholas Underhill at North West Bridge, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Come listen you bold shanty boys to what I will relate — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5897 Recording number: 3583 notes: Mf289-757
Jones Boys, The performed by Nicholas Underhill at North West Bridge, New Brunswick first line of lyric: I'll tell you a tale of the Jones boys — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5897 Recording number: 3584 notes: Mf289-757
Ghostly Sailors, The performed by Scott Stuart at St. Andrews, New Brunswick first line of lyric: You can smile if you're a mind to, perhaps you'll lend an ear — June 1958	Audio Reel: 5950 Recording number: 3608 notes: Mf289-765
Government Store, The performed by Capt. Cecil Jeffreys at Jeffreys' Corner, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Come all ye coal miners from New Aberdeen — July 1958	Audio Reel: 5954 Recording number: 3638 notes: Mf289-773
New Ireland Song performed by William Wilson at Ratter's Road, New Brunswick first line of lyric: O it's come all you New Ireland lads, come listen to my song, — July 1958	Audio Reel: 5955 Recording number: 3648 notes: Mf289-777
Lumberman's Alphabet performed by Wilmot MacDonald and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: A for the axes and that you all know, — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5956 Recording number: 3659 notes: Mf289-779
Jam At Gerry's Rocks, The performed by George Duplessis and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Come all you bold chanty boys and listen while I relate — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5956 Recording number: 3660 notes: Mf289-779
Death of Florella, The performed by Teresa Holmes and Miramichi at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: New Brunswick — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5956 Recording number: 3661 notes: Mf289-779
Winter of '73, The performed by Nicholas Underhill and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: It being early in September in eighteen seventy-three, — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5956 Recording number: 3662 notes: Mf289-779
Rocky Brook performed by John Holland and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: O you feeling hearts, you Christians, throughout this counteree, — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5958 Recording number: 3671 notes: Mf289-783
Peel Head performed by Art Matchett and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Come all ye jolly lumbermen — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5958 Recording number: 3672 notes: Mf289-783
Miramichi Fire, The performed by Edmond Robichaud and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: This is the truth now I tell you, — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5958 Recording number: 3673 notes: Mf289-783
Peter Emberley performed by Wilmot MacDonald and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: My name is Peter Emberley as you may understand, — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5959 Recording number: 3675 notes: Mf289-785
Meagher's Children (The Lost Babes of Halifax) performed by Samuel Jagoe and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — Sep-58	Audio Reel: 5960 Recording number: 3679 notes: Mf289-787
Leslie Allen performed by George Duplessis and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: A young man came from Moncton town — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5961 Recording number: 3683 notes: Mf289-789
Peter Emberely performed by Edmund Robichaud and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: My name is Peter Emberley as you may understand — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5961 Recording number: 3685 notes: Mf289-789
Joe Brook Song, The performed by Wilmot MacDonald and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: It was Friday in October nineteen and twenty-four — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5961 Recording number: 3686 notes: Mf289-789
Lumberman's Alphabet, The performed by Wilmot MacDonald and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5962 Recording number: 3693 notes: Mf289-791
Jam on Gerry's Rocks, The performed by Edmund Robichaud and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5964 Recording number: 3702 notes: Mf289-795
Banks of the Miramichi performed by Art Matchett and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: It's now I will take up my pen these verses for to write, — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5964 Recording number: 3703 notes: Mf289-795
Jones Boys, The performed by Nicholas Underhill and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — 1960	Audio Reel: 5982 Recording number: 3814 notes: Mf289-828
Miramichi Fire, The performed by Edmund Robichaud and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: This the truth that I now tell you — 1960	Audio Reel: 5982 Recording number: 3817 notes: Mf289-828
Escuminac Diasaster, The performed by Bernadette Keating and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Ir was the nineteenth day of June it happened, nineteen fify — 1960	Audio Reel: 5984 Recording number: 3827 notes: Mf289-832
Wild Mustard River, The performed by Kate Buckley and New Brunswick at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Miramichi Folk Song Festival — 1960	Audio Reel: 5986 Recording number: 3834 notes: Mf289-836
John Morrisey performed by Harold Whitney and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — 1960	Audio Reel: 5986 Recording number: 3837 notes: Mf289-836
Mary Mahoney performed by Nicholas Underhill and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — 1960	Audio Reel: 5987 Recording number: 3843 notes: Mf289-838
John Neal performed by Harold Whitney at Strathadam, New Brunswick first line of lyric: It was in the year of thirty-seven when to Canada there came — 1962	Audio Reel: 5989 Recording number: 3855 notes: Mf289-840
Skunk, The performed by Harold Whitney at Strathadam, New Brunswick first line of lyric: I hunt the deerl and I hunt the moose and I hunt the mink, muskrat, — 1962	Audio Reel: 5989 Recording number: 3856 notes: Mf289-840
Sawgie McKay performed by Irene MacLean at Strathadam, New Brunswick first line of lyric: One fine summer's evening and I shan't forget, — August 1962	Audio Reel: 5989 Recording number: 3858 notes: Mf289-840
Peelhead performed by Lyall MacLean at Strathadam, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Come all you jolly lumbermen — August 1962	Audio Reel: 5989 Recording number: 3865 notes: Mf289-840
Escuminac Diasaster, The performed by Alex Milson and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — 1961	Audio Reel: 5999 Recording number: 3980 notes: Mf289-857
1961 Boating Regatta performed by Alex Milson and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: The old Ford Motor regatta was a very successful event, — 1961	Audio Reel: 6000 Recording number: 3993 notes: Mf289-859
Steamer Alexander, The performed by Allan Kelly and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Come listen to a story which no one can deny, — 1961	Audio Reel: 6000 Recording number: 3994 notes: Mf289-859
Song of the 1960 Festival performed by Stanley MacDonald and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: Kind people pay attention and listen to my song, — 1961	Audio Reel: 6001 Recording number: 4003 notes: Mf289-861
On To The Miramichi performed by Larry Hughes and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick first line of lyric: We live on the Miramichi where Willistons go on a spree, — 1961	Audio Reel: 6001 Recording number: 4007 notes: Mf289-861
Winter of '73, The (McCullam Camp) performed by Nicholas Underhill at North West Bridge, New Brunswick — 1961	Audio Reel: 6002 Recording number: 4013 notes: Mf289-863
Fifty Years Ago performed by Hector Richard and I visited my native home after long I'd been away, at Tidnish, Prince Edward Island — August 1962	Audio Reel: 6003 Recording number: 4029 notes: Mf289-864

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