As it comes

As it comes
Author: Roy W. Gibbons
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 53
Release: 1982-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1772823465

This introduction to the folk fiddling tradition of Prince George, British Columbia, offers a brief overview of the genre, biographical sketches of three of the region’s fiddlers, and fourteen melodies.

Greeks of Vancouver

Greeks of Vancouver
Author: George James Patterson
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 169
Release: 1976-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1772823260

An examination of the unparalleled retention of cultural traditions by Greek immigrants in the Kitsilano region of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Lunenburg County folklore and oral hishistory

Lunenburg County folklore and oral hishistory
Author: Laurie Lacey
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1979-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1772823376

This volume offers a compilation of folklore material gathered from Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, including data relating to traditional work patterns, education, values, beliefs, and songs.

Wilderness and storytelling

Wilderness and storytelling
Author: Lindsay Staples
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 210
Release: 1981-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1772823449

A critical assessment of traditional approaches to life histories is juxtaposed against the presentation of stories related by an eighty-eight year old man living on the north shore of Lake Superior describing his experiences living and working in the bush.

So we can remember

So we can remember
Author: Pauline Greenhill
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1981-01-01
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1772823422

An examination of the relationship between the showing of family photograph albums and the telling of family lore.

CCFCS collection of musical instruments: Volume 2

CCFCS collection of musical instruments: Volume 2
Author: Roy W. Gibbons
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 135
Release: 1983-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1772823481

This volume constitutes a catalogue of one hundred and sixteen idiophones and membranophones from a wide range of cultures in the collections of the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies.