Welcome! Click on one of the links above to learn about French Canadian history, culture, musical traditions, and folk songs. With each folk song you will find a transcription of the melody, some context, a link to lyrics with translation, and a link to a recording with accurate pronounciation.

You can also find a page with choral arrangements of these same folk songs all created by French Canadian composers. There are links to where these scores can be purchased, and to recordings of the arrangements if available.

This website was created by Meredith Wanstall (she/her) as part of the Level II Kodály course at Western University in 2023. Meredith is a choral conductor and music educator from Toronto, Ontario. She grew up singing many of these songs as an elementary student in the francophone school system. You can reach Meredith with any questions or suggestions at meredith.wanstall@gmail.com