Folk Music from Nova Scotia

Recorded in 1956 by Helen Creighton, this record captures the individualistic spirit of the island peoples of Nova Scotia. Though the majority of Nova Scotia’s residents are of British descent (as is represented on this recording), many other ethnic groups also contribute to the thriving folk tradition of Nova Scotia that is captured on this recording: from Acadian French and Scot-Irish populations to members of the Mi'kmaq First Nation. The stunning vocals of these folk musicians are accompanied at times by fiddle, bag pipes, and occasional piano.

Track Listing

101	Jocky to the Fair	Edmund Henneberry	02:42
102	The Banks of Claudy	Fred and Finvola Redden	03:34
103	Mo Dhachaidh	Malcolm Angus McLeod	01:43
104	Captain Conrod	Edmund Henneberry	04:02
105	New Year's and Children's Verse in German	Danny Slauenwhite and Eleazer Nauss	02:00
106	The Welcome Table	Charles Owens	02:18
107	Micmac Indian War Dance / Micmac Indian War Song	Chief William Paul, Martin Sack, and John Knockwood	02:45
108	Acadian Lullaby	Mrs. Laure Irène McNeil	00:45
109	Un Matin Je Me Lève	Mrs. Louis Amirault, Mrs. Sephora Amirault	02:40
110	Chanson d'un Soldat	Mrs. Louis Amirault	02:27
111	Acadian Dance Tune	Mr. Hilaire Pothier and Mrs. Laure Irène McNeil	01:00
112	Chin Music	Angelo Dornan	00:40
201	Lord Gordon's Reel	Kenneth Faulkner	01:16
202	Rafferty's Reel and Calls	Kenneth Faulkner and Edmund Henneberry	01:56
203	Paddy in London	Kenneth Faulkner	01:35
204	Old Tune Played on the Mouth Organ	Edmund Henneberry	00:36
205	Lady Gowrie	Fred Redden	01:10
206	Moose and Bear Calls	Sandy Stoddard and Helen Creighton	03:37
207	Sally Around the Corner O / Rio Grande / Leave Her Johnny, Leave Her / Goodbye, Fare You Well / Hangman Johnny / Haul the Alabama Bowline	Joseph Hyson, Leander Macumber, W.H. Smith, William Smith	03:58
208	Rain, Rain the Wind Does Blow	Grant Covey	00:39
209	The False Knight upon the Road	Edmund Henneberry, Kenneth Faulkner	01:57
210	I’m Going to Get Married	Mrs. Edward Gallagher	03:00
211	The Red Mantle	Angelo Dornan	01:39
212	His Jacket Was Blue	Nathan Hatt	01:52
213	The Gay Spanish Maid	Edmund and Sadie Henneberry	03:27