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Helen Creighton: Folklife

Results 1 to 47 of 47 from your search: Original song

Item	Reference	Digital
Shack of the Side of the Hill performed by Eldon Harms at Cornwallis, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia — 19 November 1943	Audio Reel: 5079 Recording number: 524 notes: Mf289-103
I Must Have Been a Hawaian performed by Eldon Harms at Cornwallis, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia — 19 November 1943	Audio Reel: 5079 Recording number: 525 notes: Mf289-103
I've a Song To Sing You performed by Lila Armstrong at Cornwallis, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia — 19 November 1943	Audio Reel: 5079 Recording number: 526 notes: Mf289-103
This Is Our New Ship's Show performed by Lila Armstrong at Cornwallis, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia — 19 November 1943	Audio Reel: 5079 Recording number: 527 notes: Mf289-103
Tars of the Navy performed by S.E. McKyes at Cornwallis, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia — 19 November 1943	Audio Reel: 5079 Recording number: 528 notes: Mf289-103
Song of Deep Brook performed by Eldon Harms at Cornwallis, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: A greasless stew, there ain't such things — 19 November 1943	Audio Reel: 5080 Recording number: 529 notes: Mf289-105
Girls of the King's Navy performed by Wrens of HMCS Cornwallis at Cornwallis, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: O merry, o merry, o merry are we — 23 November 1943	Audio Reel: 5081 Recording number: 542 notes: Mf289-107
Homeward Bound performed by Yarmouth Sea Captains at Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: We're homeward bound to Halifax town — 23 November 1943	Audio Reel: 5081 Recording number: 543 notes: Mf289-107
Wren Song performed by Wrens of HMCS Cornwallis at Cornwallis, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Hark do you hear, to the Wrens down the years — 22 November 1943	Audio Reel: 5081 Recording number: 544 notes: Mf289-107
Scotland's Burning performed by Mrs. Roy Slate at Upper Port La Tour, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Scotland's burning, Scotland's burning — August 26, 1949	Audio Reel: 5155 Recording number: 1296 notes: Mf289-253
Hush, Hush My Baby performed by Mrs. Roy Slate at Upper Port La Tour, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Hush hush my baby, close your bright eyes — August 26, 1949	Audio Reel: 5155 Recording number: 1297 notes: Mf289-253
Jimmy Crack Corn performed by Upper Port La Tour Children Shelburne at Upper Port La Tour, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Jimmy crack corn and I don't care — August 26, 1949	Audio Reel: 5155 Recording number: 1298 notes: Mf289-253
Tom Cornealy performed by Tom Cornealy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: It was in the springtime of the year — 1 June 1950	Audio Reel: 5162 Recording number: 1358 notes: Mf289-267
Broom's Brook performed by Tom Cornealy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come listen awhile and I'll sing you a ditty — 1 June 1950	Audio Reel: 5162 Recording number: 1359 notes: Mf289-267
Minnie Mac, The performed by Tom Cornealy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all you stand around me and listen for a while — 1 June 1950	Audio Reel: 5162 Recording number: 1360 notes: Mf289-267
Captain Conrod performed by Tom Cornealy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all you young fellow that follow the sea — 1 June 1950	Audio Reel: 5162 Recording number: 1361 notes: Mf289-267
Puppy Swiles performed by Tom Cornealy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Was early in the mornin' when we went aboard Peggy's skiff — 1 June 1950	Audio Reel: 5162 Recording number: 1362 notes: Mf289-267
Scoundrel performed by Tom Cornealy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: The scoundrel round Piercetown (?) a man you will see — June 1950	Audio Reel: 5171 Recording number: 1435 notes: Mf289-285
Come All You Boxers performed by Tom Cornealy at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all you boxers if you want to hear — June 1950	Audio Reel: 5171 Recording number: 1436 notes: Mf289-285
Moonshine Song performed by Jack Turple at Upper Kennetcook, Hants County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: The king of all liars who lives out the line — July 1952	Audio Reel: 5530 Recording number: 2093 notes: Mf289-440
Sandy Anderson Song, The performed by Edgar Fisher at Bass River, Colchester County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come learn of Sandy Anderson, the chieftain of the bank, — July 1955	Audio Reel: 5774 Recording number: 2923 notes: Mf289-620
That Dinner I Et With the Major performed by Edgar Fisher at Bass River, Colchester County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As I happened to walk in the sawmill one day — July 1955	Audio Reel: 5774 Recording number: 2924 notes: Mf289-620
Breaking In Two Plates performed by Edgar Fisher at Bass River, Colchester County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I'm a poor unhappy divil, I'm in misery every day, — July 1955	Audio Reel: 5774 Recording number: 2925 notes: Mf289-620
Baldwin Song, The performed by Edgar Fisher at Bass River, Colchester County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all you bold factory men listen to me, — July 1955	Audio Reel: 5774 Recording number: 2926 notes: Mf289-620
Little Joe's Whiskers performed by Edgar Fisher at Bass River, Colchester County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: O me name it is Joseph, I'm sixty or more, — July 1955	Audio Reel: 5774 Recording number: 2927 notes: Mf289-620
John Holman Song performed by Mrs. Harvey H. Power at Little Harbour first line of lyric: John Holman went to Halifax — September 1956	Audio Reel: 5777 Recording number: 2943 notes: Mf289-626
John rode Up performed by Mrs. Harvey H. Power at Little Harbour first line of lyric: Oh, John rode up to Walter's door — September 1956	Audio Reel: 5777 Recording number: 2944 notes: Mf289-626
Ox Pull on the Old Farmer's Ground, The performed by Joe Turner at New Ross, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: O this is the place where the farmers all gather — August 25, 1955	Audio Reel: 5778 Recording number: 2952 notes: Mf289-628
Oddfellows Song, The performed by Edward Deal at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Many years ago I joined the Oddfellows — August 1955	Audio Reel: 5835 Recording number: 2990 notes: Mf289-656
Unidentified performed by Edward Deal at Seabright, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — August 1955	Audio Reel: 5835 Recording number: 2991 notes: Mf289-656
Boat Song, The performed by Finvola Redden at Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — Sep-55	Audio Reel: 5808 Recording number: 3066 notes: Mf289-638
Gypsy Song performed by Finvola Redden at Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — Sep-55	Audio Reel: 5808 Recording number: 3068 notes: Mf289-638
Dr. Dan's Soiree performed by Muriel Tucker at Tatamagouche, Colchester County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: There were Tattries, there were Tuckers, there were Thomsons and Coloneys, — August 1956	Audio Reel: 5849 Recording number: 3242 notes: Mf289-682
My Old Boarding House performed by Duke Neilson and My old boarding house so dear at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island — September 1956	Audio Reel: 5865 Recording number: 3303 notes: Mf289-695
Moccasin Last, The performed by Edgar Fisher at Bass River, Colchester County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I'm Corbett the drummer, a man of renown, — September 1956	Audio Reel: 5868 Recording number: 3332 notes: Mf289-701
Baldwin Song, The performed by Edgar Fisher at Bass River, Colchester County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all you bold factory men listen to me, — September 1956	Audio Reel: 5868 Recording number: 3333 notes: Mf289-701
Bobby's Car performed by Edgar Fisher at Bass River, Colchester County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Now out brother Bob O'Brien had a hankering divine — September 1956	Audio Reel: 5868 Recording number: 3336 notes: Mf289-701
performed by Lillian Crewe Walsh at Glace Bay, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia — July 1957	Audio Reel: 5875 Recording number: 3403 notes: Mf289-715
Bonny Wee Angus performed by Finvola Redden at Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 1957	Audio Reel: 5883 Recording number: 3466 notes: Mf289-729
My Cottage-O performed by Finvola Redden at Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 1957	Audio Reel: 5885 Recording number: 3485 notes: Mf289-733
My Cottage O performed by Finvola Redden at Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5889 Recording number: 3516 notes: Mf289-740
Bonny Wee Angus performed by Finvola Redden at Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5889 Recording number: 3517 notes: Mf289-740
Bonny Gypsy Lass, The performed by Finvola Redden at Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 1958	Audio Reel: 5892 Recording number: 3541 notes: Mf289-746
[Wedding at Mabou] sung in gaelic performed by Angus McLellan at Grand Mira, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia — 1958	Audio Reel: 5896 Recording number: 3575 notes: Mf289-755
Velvet performed by Finvola Redden at Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 1958	Audio Reel: 5955 Recording number: 3652 notes: Mf289-777
Merner Song, The performed by Wilmot MacDonald and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — September 1958	Audio Reel: 5957 Recording number: 3668 notes: Mf289-781
Escuminac Diasaster, The performed by Alex Milson and Miramichi Folk Song Festival at Miramichi, New Brunswick — 1960	Audio Reel: 5981 Recording number: 3810 notes: Mf289-826

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