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Folk Songs of Ontario

Various Artists
Folk Songs of Ontario

This 1958 recording by Edith Fulton Fowke is a collection of folksongs from the province of Ontario sung by a myriad of traditional singers. Until Fowke began collecting these in the 1950’s, most had never been heard by a general audience. Though a large portion of the songs on this recording come from the Irish-Canadians of the Peterborough region, many other songs trace their influence back to American and British roots. These stirring compositions cover everything from lumber-jacking to murdering to the married life.

Track Listing

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101
Mrs. Hartley (Ethel) Minifie
01:52
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102
Mr. O. J. Abbott
01:33
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103
Mrs. Tom (Geraldine) Sullivan
01:54
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104
Lamont Tilden
01:52
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105
Mrs. Tom (Geraldine) Sullivan
02:58
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106
Martin Sullivan
02:01
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107
Tom Brandon
01:24
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108
Lotys Murrin
02:02
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109
Mrs. Tom (Geraldine) Sullivan
03:06
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110
Martin McManus
03:17
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111
Tom Brandon
02:23
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201
Mrs. Jack Keating
03:01
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202
Joe Kelly
04:22
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203
Mrs. William Towns
04:43
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204
Jimmie Hefferman
04:42
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205
Mrs. Jack Keating
03:34
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206
Letys Murrin
02:39
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207
Tom Brandon
01:51
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208
Mrs. Margaret Ralph
02:21
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209
Mrs. William Towns
02:53