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Helen Creighton: Folklife

Results 51 to 100 of 588 from your search: English Folk song

Item	Reference	Digital
Flying Cloud performed by Richard Hartlan at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all you young sailor boys, come listen unto me — 19 July 1943	Audio Reel: 5052 Recording number: 231 notes: Mf289-49
Western Ocean performed by Richard Hartlan at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Oh, I only got one cap, and the crown of it's all gone — 19 July 1943	Audio Reel: 5053 Recording number: 242 notes: Mf289-51
Carrion Crow performed by Walter Roast at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: A kangaroo sat on an oak, to my inkum kiddy kum kimo — 24 July 1943	Audio Reel: 5053 Recording number: 243 notes: Mf289-51
Banks of Sweet Dundee performed by Walter Roast at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: 'Twas of a farmer's daughter most beautiful I'm told — 24 July 1943	Audio Reel: 5053 Recording number: 244 notes: Mf289-51
Black-Eyed Susan performed by Walter Roast at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: All in the downs the fleet lay moored — 24 July 1943	Audio Reel: 5055 Recording number: 259 notes: Mf289-55
Silvery Tide performed by Walter Roast at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: It's of a lovely creature lived down by the seaside — 24 July 1943	Audio Reel: 5055 Recording number: 260 notes: Mf289-55
Stormy Weather Boys performed by Walter Roast at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Windy weather boys, stormy weather boys — 25 July 1943	Audio Reel: 5055 Recording number: 262 notes: Mf289-55
Lost Jimmie Whalen performed by Walter Roast at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 25 July 1943	Audio Reel: 5055 Recording number: 263 notes: Mf289-55
Willie performed by Walter Roast at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: It's of a rich merchant in London I'm told — 25 July 1943	Audio Reel: 5056 Recording number: 266 notes: Mf289-57
Banks of the Nile performed by Walter Roast at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Oh hark I hear the trumpet, my love I must away — 25 July 1943	Audio Reel: 5056 Recording number: 268 notes: Mf289-57
Black Cook performed by Walter Roast at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all you good people I hope you will listen — 25 July 1943	Audio Reel: 5056 Recording number: 269 notes: Mf289-57
Irish Sailor Boy performed by Walter Roast at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: I was scarce thirteen years of age — 25 July 1943	Audio Reel: 5057 Recording number: 273 notes: Mf289-59
Three Sailors of Bristol City performed by A. Stanley Walker at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia	Audio Reel: 5057 Recording number: 277 notes: Mf289-59
Frank Fido performed by Dennis Williams	Audio Reel: 5057 Recording number: 278 notes: Mf289-59
Three Sailors of Bristol City performed by A. Stanley Walker at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 31 July 1943	Audio Reel: 5057 Recording number: 280 notes: Mf289-59
Peggy Gordon performed by Dennis Smith at Chezzetcook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Oh Peggy Gordon you are my darling — 6 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5058 Recording number: 282 notes: Mf289-61
Ye Rambling Boys of Pleasure performed by Dennis Smith at Chezzetcook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Ye rambling boys of pleasure — 6 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5058 Recording number: 288 notes: Mf289-61
Frank Fidd performed by Dennis Williams at Musquodoboit Harbour, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Frank Fidd was as gallant a tar" — 7 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5058 Recording number: 289 notes: Mf289-61
Black-Eyed Susan performed by Dennis Williams at Musquodoboit Harbour, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As in the downs the fleet lay moored — 7 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5059 Recording number: 292 notes: Mf289-63
Sweet Sunny South performed by Dennis Smith at Chezzetcook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: In the sweet sunny south there is peace and content — 7 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5059 Recording number: 295 notes: Mf289-63
Lost Jimmie Whalen performed by Dennis Smith at Chezzetcook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Slowly I rode to the bank of the river — 6 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5059 Recording number: 296 notes: Mf289-63
My Irish Polly performed by Dennis Smith at Chezzetcook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 6 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5060 Recording number: 298 notes: Mf289-65
Dark-Eyed Sailor performed by Dennis Smith at Chezzetcook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: It was of a comely young lady fair — 7 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5060 Recording number: 299 notes: Mf289-65
Since Love Can Enter An Iron Door performed by Dennis Smith at Chezzetcook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: It's of a maiden most fair and handsome — 7 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5060 Recording number: 300 notes: Mf289-65
Jocky To The Fair performed by Ben Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Was on a morning bright May day — 8 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5061 Recording number: 304 notes: Mf289-67
When I Was In My Prime performed by Mrs. Nina Bartley Finn at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: When I was in my prime — 8 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5061 Recording number: 305 notes: Mf289-67
I'm Going To Be Married On Monday performed by Mrs. Nina Bartley Finn at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Early one morning one morning in spring — 1943	Audio Reel: 5061 Recording number: 309 notes: Mf289-67
Whiskey In The Jar performed by Ben Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As I rode ove Kilkenny Mountain — 8 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5061 Recording number: 310 notes: Mf289-67
Rich Counsellor performed by Ben Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: It's of a rich counsellor here I write — 8 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5061 Recording number: 313 notes: Mf289-67
Quaker's Courtship performed by Ben Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Madame I have come a-courting, Oh dear — 8 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5062 Recording number: 314 notes: Mf289-69
Well Sold The Cow performed by Ben Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all ye good people, a story I'll tell — 8 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5062 Recording number: 317 notes: Mf289-69
Turkish Rover performed by Ben Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: You pretty virgins, I pray draw near — 8 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5062 Recording number: 318 notes: Mf289-69
Well Sold The Cow performed by Ben Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all you good people a story I'll tell — 8 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5062 Recording number: 319 notes: Mf289-69
Dark-Eyed Sailor performed by Ben Henneberry at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: It was of a comely young lady fair — 8 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5063 Recording number: 328 notes: Mf289-71
I Called and I Called performed by Thomas Richards at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 10 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5064 Recording number: 356 notes: Mf289-73
Story of the Knoxville Girl performed by Thomas Richards at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 10 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5064 Recording number: 357 notes: Mf289-73
Rubber Dolly performed by Thomas Richards and Ramsay, Albera Goudet, Vincent Yogis at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 10 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5065 Recording number: 358 notes: Mf289-75
St. Anne's Reel performed by Thomas Richards and Ramsay, Albera Goudet, Vincent Yogis at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 10 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5065 Recording number: 359 notes: Mf289-75
The Rosary performed by District Depot Band at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 15 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5065 Recording number: 368 notes: Mf289-75
Mrs. Downey's Welcome Table performed by Mrs. Nina Bartley Finn at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 28 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5066 Recording number: 373 notes: Mf289-77
Carrion Crow performed by Mrs. Nina Bartley Finn at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: A kangaroo sat on an oak — 28 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5066 Recording number: 379 notes: Mf289-77
Flying Cloud performed by Richard Hartlan at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Come all you young sailor boys, come listen unto me — 22 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5066 Recording number: 384 notes: Mf289-77
Cuckoo performed by Mrs. R.W. Duncan at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: The cuckoo is a pretty bird, she sings as she flies — 23 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5068 Recording number: 400 notes: Mf289-81
As I Rode Out performed by Mrs. R.W. Duncan at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: As I rode out one fine May morning — 23 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5069 Recording number: 406 notes: Mf289-83
Jocky To The Fair performed by Mrs. Nina Bartley Finn at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Was on a morning bright May day — 28 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5070 Recording number: 429 notes: Mf289-85
Green Bushes performed by Mrs. Nina Bartley Finn at Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: All Early, all early, all into the spring — 28 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5070 Recording number: 430 notes: Mf289-85
Nancy performed by Dennis Smith at Chezzetcook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: It was down in yon green valley in the pleasant month of June — 28 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5070 Recording number: 431 notes: Mf289-85
Pollywog's Daughter performed by Dennis Smith at Chezzetcook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia — 28 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5070 Recording number: 432 notes: Mf289-85
Dreadful Ghost performed by Dennis Smith at Chezzetcook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: It's of a sailor of whom I write — 28 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5071 Recording number: 437 notes: Mf289-87
Saucy Sailor performed by Dennis Smith at Chezzetcook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia first line of lyric: Oh my dearest, oh my fairest — 28 August 1943	Audio Reel: 5071 Recording number: 439 notes: Mf289-87

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