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Folksongs of Saskatchewan
Various Artists FW04312 / FE 4312
These folk tunes reflect the great humor and humility of Saskatchewan inhabitants, be they long-time locals or newcomers, that has developed as all have had to negotiate life in a harsh climate and vast, isolated space.
Year Released 1963Record Label Folkways Records
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Copyright 2004 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1963 Folkways Records
Country(s) Canada
Language(s) Cree; English; French; German; Icelandic; Ukrainian; Welsh
Subject(s) Folksong revival; World music
Credits
- Barbara Cass-Beggs - Recorder; Producer
- Ronald Clyne - Designer
| 101 | A Hungry Fox | Wellington Thompson | 1:03 | ||
| 102 | O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie | Herbert Sills | 3:27 | ||
| 103 | Barbara Allen | Molly Galbraith | 3:42 | ||
| 104 | Johnny Sands | Grace Carr | 1:49 | ||
| 105 | Henry My Son | Grace Carr | 2:20 | ||
| 106 | The Lakes of Pontchatrain | Sarah Ann Bartley | 2:13 | ||
| 107 | The Twelve Days of Christmas (Welsh) | John Thomas | 3:28 | ||
| 108 | The Orphan Girl (German) | John H. Gerwing | 1:39 | ||
| 109 | In the Carpathian Hills (Ukrainian) | Patricia Pasieka | 1:27 | ||
| 110 | The Christmas Song (Ukrainian) | Andy Halapatz | 1:42 | ||
| 111 | A Song of Summer (Icelandic) | Olina Asgeirsson Struthers | 0:42 | ||
| 112 | Chanson de le Grenouillere (French) | Fr. Rufin Turcotte | 3:25 | ||
| 113 | Chanson de Riel (French) | Joseph Gaspard Jeanotte | 2:15 | ||
| 201 | A Poor Lone Girl in Saskatchewan | Anne Halderman | 3:30 | ||
| 202 | Flunky Jim | Mel Bowker | 1:52 | ||
| 203 | Saskatchewan | Jim Young | 2:49 | ||
| 204 | E.P. Walker | Frank Hanson | 4:37 | ||
| 205 | The Civil War | William Bock | 3:50 | ||
| 206 | The Backwoodsman | Robert C. Paul | 1:26 | ||
| 207 | Saulteaux Lullaby | Dorothy Francis | 0:53 | ||
| 208 | Victory Song (Cree) | Mrs. Roderick Thomas | 0:49 | ||
| 209 | The Whipping Song: Sung by Cree, Sioux, and Assinboine | Cree, Sioux and Assiniboine Indians during a performance at a Pow-wow in the Quappelle Valley | 1:59 | ||
| 210 | The Grass Song: Sung by Cree, Sioux, and Assinboine | Cree, Sioux and Assiniboine Indians during a performance at a Pow-wow in the Quappelle Valley | 0:42 | ||
| 211 | Song of Worship: Sung by Cree, Sioux, and Assinboine | Cree, Sioux and Assiniboine Indians during a performance at a Pow-wow in the Quappelle Valley | 0:35 |
