The Helen Creighton Folklore Society’s present activities

         The Helen Creighton Folklore Society presents: WTF: What The Folk!

          folksongs . folktales . folkart . folklore  - The second and fourth Friday evening of every month.  Free will donation!

         6:30: Gathering and grab a cuppa - 7:00-8:30 - Performances.  

         Just Us Cafe, 5896 Spring Garden Road

         Co-hosted by Cindy Campbell [466-0157] and Margo Carruthers [425-3828].

         Tell your friends. Hopefully we will see (and hear) you there!  

 

            Check out the latest news on our blog site: http://helencreighton.blogspot.com/2010/02/wtf-what-folk_25.html

 

• We are pleased to be a co-sponsorship of the Annual Ghost Story Writing Contest which has been facilitated and co-ordinated by the Alderney Gate Branch of the Halifax Public Library. For more information, visit: Alderney Gate Public Library
• Each year, the Helen Creighton Folklore Society sponsors awards to students entering folk music categories at the New Glasgow Music Festival [Helen Creighton Folk Art Award] and the Nova Scotia Kiwanis Music Festival http://www.hfxmusicfest.com/
• The Helen Creighton Memorial Foundation, which is called the Grants-in-aid Committee of the Society, provides grants to groups and individuals for projects relating to folklore research, collection, and publication.

We are delighted to announce the Society’s latest publication, edited by esteemed Acadian scholar Ronald Labelle:

Chansons acadiennes de Pubnico et Grand-Étang Tirées de la collection Helen Creighton/Acadian songs from Pubnico and Grand-Étang From the Helen Creighton Collection

This 96 page booklet has extensive notes and lyrics plus a CD of original field recordings from Helen’s collection. A great buy for $20.00 plus shipping and handling. Order yours now by contacting our Web Merlin, George, in the contact section of this site.

Please feel free to contact us at our web address.

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