Folk & Traditional

Play it Like You Sing It – Volume 1

By: Barry Shears (CA)

In Nova Scotia throughout the 19th century, bagpipe music was interwoven with fiddle music, Gaelic singing, and dance traditions. Volume One of The Shears Collection tells the story of the many families and individuals… Read More

Play it Like You Sing It – Volume 2

By: Barry Shears (CA)

In Nova Scotia throughout the 19th century, bagpipe music was interwoven with fiddle music, Gaelic singing, and dance traditions. Volume Two of the Shears Collection presents bagpipe arrangements and their Gaelic words… Read More

The Music of Our Burnished Axes

By: Ursula A. Kelly (CA), Meghan C. Forsyth (CA)

The first collection of the music and writings of the woodworkers of Newfoundland and Labrador creates a portrait of a… Read More

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund for this project, as well as the Province of New Brunswick’s Department of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture, the Province of Newfoundland’s Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, and Recreation, the Province of Nova Scotia’s Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage, and the Province of Prince Edward Island’s Innovation PEI Arts, Culture, and Heritage Department