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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. Album Tracks 1. The Poor Little Girls from Ontario 2. The Banks of the Don 3. Johnson's Hotel 4. The Murder of F. C. Benwell 5. The Murder of Maggie Howie 6. The Railroad Bay 7. The Hobo's Grave 8. The Little Indian Maid 9. The Indian's Lament - An Indian Sat in His Little Bark Canoe 10. Sally Greer 11. The Twelfth of July 12. The Weaver 13. The Golden Vanity (Child No. 286) 14. A Fair Maid Walked in Her Father's Garden 15. In Bristol There Lived a Fair Lady - in Bristol There Lived a Fair Maiden 16. How Cold These Winds Do Blow - the Wintry Winds 17. Mary of the Wild Moor 18. The Bold Privateer 19. General Wolfe 20. What Is the Life of a Man Any More Than the Leaves?
