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

101	The Poor Little Girls from Ontario	Ethel Minifie	01:52
102	The Banks of the Don	O.J. Abbott	01:33
103	Johnson's Hotel	Geraldine Sullivan	01:54
104	The Murder of F. C. Benwell	Lamont Tilden	01:52
105	The Murder of Maggie Howie	Geraldine Sullivan	02:58
106	The Railroad Bay	Martin Sullivan	02:01
107	The Hobo's Grave	Tom Brandon	01:24
108	The Little Indian Maid	Johnston's Hotel	02:02
109	The Indian's Lament - An Indian Sat in His Little Bark Canoe	Geraldine Sullivan	03:06
110	Sally Greer	Martin McManus	03:17
111	The Twelfth of July	Tom Brandon	02:23
201	The Weaver	Mrs. Jack Keating	03:01
202	The Golden Vanity (Child No. 286)	Joe Kelly	04:22
203	A Fair Maid Walked in Her Father's Garden	Mrs. William Towns	04:43
204	In Bristol There Lived a Fair Lady - In Bristol There Lived a Fair Maiden	Jimmie Hefferman	04:42
205	How Cold These Winds Do Blow - The Wintry Winds	Mrs. Jack Keating	03:34
206	Mary of the Wild Moor	Lotys and Letys Murrin	02:39
207	The Bold Privateer	Tom Brandon	01:51
208	General Wolfe	Margaret Ralph	02:21
209	What is the Life of a Man Any More Than the Leaves?	Mrs. William Towns	02:53