Folksongs of Saskatchewan
Folksongs of Saskatchewan

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 1963
Record Label Folkways Records
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Copyright 2004 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1963 Folkways Records
Genre(s) World
Country(s) Canada
Language(s) Cree; English; French; German; Icelandic; Ukrainian; Welsh
Subject(s) Folksong revival; World music
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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
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