My Life in Recording: Canadian-Indian Folklore

On this 1957 release, recorded while he held a Guggenheim Fellowship, Canadian ethnomusicologist Dr. Marius Barbeau (1883–1969) shares the seminal events of his life, from boyhood to folklorist of Canada’s First Nations peoples.

Interspersed with his own renditions of First Nations songs, Barbeau tells stories of his early experiences with the Indigenous communities in Canada whose narrative and musical traditions inspired his academic career. He talks about his extensive fieldwork, recording songs of warriors, medicine men, and coastal and mountain First Nations tribes in British Columbia and Ontario, including the Nisga’a, Wyandot-Huron, and Algonquin peoples.

The liner notes include an essay by Dr. Barbeau about his fieldwork and photos of some of the people and events he discusses.

Track Listing

101	Early Boyhood and Schooling Marius C. Barbeau	09:55
102	Early Study of Indians and Songs Marius C. Barbeau	06:49
103	Legends and Rituals Marius C. Barbeau	09:57
104	Songs Marius C. Barbeau	02:14
201	Early Songs Marius C. Barbeau	04:22
202	Ceremonial Chief Songs Marius C. Barbeau	07:42
203	Cradle Song Marius C. Barbeau	04:54
204	Death Dirges Marius C. Barbeau	04:13