Includes bibliographies and indexes.
A collection of Canadian folksongs compiled by Kenneth Bray and others. The songs are arranged to be sung in three or more parts. Texts are English only or in both English and French.
Includes index, explanatory texts and instructions for performance.
Content Note
S.S.A.: I'm afraid of the owl -- The Morning dew -- Nickety nackety -- The poor little girls of Ontario -- Feller from Fortune -- The bonny labouring boy -- Ah! Toi, belle hirondelle (Oh! you beautiful swallow -- I'll give my love an apple -- She's like the swallow -- Bonhomm', bonhomm' (my little friend) -- the blooming bright star of Belle Isle.
S.S.A. or S.A.T.: The Maiden's lament -- Song of the deer dancng -- D'où viens-tu, bergère (Where, oh shepherdess) -- Vive la Canadienne! -- the little Old sod shanty -- Un Canadien errant (Once a Canadian lad) -- A la claire fontaine (by the clear running river -- The petty harbour bait skiff -- A kangaroo sat on an oak -- Madam, I have come a-courting -- Life in a prairie shack.
S.A.B.: Alouette! (the Lark) -- Johnny went down in the bucket -- When the ice worms nest again -- A great big sea hove in Long beach -- The farmer's curst wife -- I went to the market -- The Old Mayflower -- Les Raftsmen (the Raftsmen) -- Ah! si mon moine voulait danser (Oh! If my monk would dance with me -- The old polina -- J'entends le moulin (I Hear the mill wheel) -- A true lover of mine -- Green bushes.