{"id":1065,"date":"2024-03-09T10:03:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T15:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2024\/?page_id=1065"},"modified":"2025-04-01T18:50:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T22:50:27","slug":"wceh-playlist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2024\/wceh-playlist\/","title":{"rendered":"WCEH Playlist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>To get you in the mood for WCEH, we are curating a selection of Canadian music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In keeping with our themes, the first five entries (at the bottom of the list) were chosen to reflect something of Canada&#8217;s cultural and musical diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone planning to attend the conference is welcome to make a <a href=\"#suggestion\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#suggestion\">suggestio<\/a>n of music by a Canadian artist for inclusion in this list. Please give us some background as to the reason for your particular recommendation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have added new selections in batches as they have been submitted &#8211; any final additions will be made on Thursday July 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have also made public playlists, available on your favourite service via the links below (these may lag behind slightly on new entries) .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-visible-labels has-icon-color has-icon-background-color is-style-pill-shape is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-social-links-is-layout-b2891da8 wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#c32d00;\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-youtube has-contrast-2-background-color wp-block-social-link\"><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLMIm-zSsTHZ14ekuSsb7h3fNd_jD7Ue_H\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M21.8,8.001c0,0-0.195-1.378-0.795-1.985c-0.76-0.797-1.613-0.801-2.004-0.847c-2.799-0.202-6.997-0.202-6.997-0.202 h-0.009c0,0-4.198,0-6.997,0.202C4.608,5.216,3.756,5.22,2.995,6.016C2.395,6.623,2.2,8.001,2.2,8.001S2,9.62,2,11.238v1.517 c0,1.618,0.2,3.237,0.2,3.237s0.195,1.378,0.795,1.985c0.761,0.797,1.76,0.771,2.205,0.855c1.6,0.153,6.8,0.201,6.8,0.201 s4.203-0.006,7.001-0.209c0.391-0.047,1.243-0.051,2.004-0.847c0.6-0.607,0.795-1.985,0.795-1.985s0.2-1.618,0.2-3.237v-1.517 C22,9.62,21.8,8.001,21.8,8.001z M9.935,14.594l-0.001-5.62l5.404,2.82L9.935,14.594z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label\">YouTube<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#c32d00;\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-spotify has-contrast-2-background-color wp-block-social-link\"><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/5I5umTQlWX8OHRqA6j78IR?si=40fc917be14c4d5f\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12,2C6.477,2,2,6.477,2,12c0,5.523,4.477,10,10,10c5.523,0,10-4.477,10-10C22,6.477,17.523,2,12,2 M16.586,16.424 c-0.18,0.295-0.563,0.387-0.857,0.207c-2.348-1.435-5.304-1.76-8.785-0.964c-0.335,0.077-0.67-0.133-0.746-0.469 c-0.077-0.335,0.132-0.67,0.469-0.746c3.809-0.871,7.077-0.496,9.713,1.115C16.673,15.746,16.766,16.13,16.586,16.424 M17.81,13.7 c-0.226,0.367-0.706,0.482-1.072,0.257c-2.687-1.652-6.785-2.131-9.965-1.166C6.36,12.917,5.925,12.684,5.8,12.273 C5.675,11.86,5.908,11.425,6.32,11.3c3.632-1.102,8.147-0.568,11.234,1.328C17.92,12.854,18.035,13.335,17.81,13.7 M17.915,10.865 c-3.223-1.914-8.54-2.09-11.618-1.156C5.804,9.859,5.281,9.58,5.131,9.086C4.982,8.591,5.26,8.069,5.755,7.919 c3.532-1.072,9.404-0.865,13.115,1.338c0.445,0.264,0.59,0.838,0.327,1.282C18.933,10.983,18.359,11.129,17.915,10.865\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label\">Spotify<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fc4fd283 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button apple-music\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/ca\/playlist\/wceh-playlist-wordcamp-canada\/pl.u-ALVNTpEm2g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Music<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-container-content-90100960\">Alex Cuba, Andrea Menard, Heather Rankin, featuring Canada C3 participants<br>&#8211; River of Nations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/andreamenard\/river-of-nations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>\u201cJust as the Canada C3 voyage is a journey of reconciliation, the song itself is a journey of reconciliation too. Where else will you get such various voices and languages coming together in unison? It\u2019s a traveling song created by three different musicians who used their various talents to shine a light on this wonderful journey and the beauty and diversity in this country. As an Indigenous woman, who witnessed profound awakenings in my fellow shipmates, I have hope for the rest of Canada. If we are lucky, our song River of Nations will awaken others to the hope generated on our Leg of the Canada C3 Expedition.\u201d<br><em>Andrea Menard, Canadian actress, singer, and Leg 2 participant<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Paul Bearne]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arcade Fire<br>&#8211; Wake Up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/arcade-fire\/wake-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Arcade Fire&#8217;s debut album Funeral was ground breaking. It catapulted them into what&#8217;s proven to be a long and worthy career. This cut is a classic, capturing songwriter Win Butler&#8217;s childlike whim, angst, and rebellion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Trevor Mills]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alanis Morissette<br>&#8211; Hand in My Pocket<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/alanis-morissette\/hand-in-my-pocket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>She&#8217;s from Ottawa!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Bryenne]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Weakerthans<br>&#8211; Letter or Resignation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/the-weakerthans\/letter-of-resignation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Because Winnipeg has the best music, and no one else will represent us Winnipeggers if I don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Speaker\/Panelist]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carly Rae Jepson<br>&#8211; Call Me Maybe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/carly-rae-jepsen\/call-me-maybe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Because I love fun and this song makes me feel energized and excited, as well as nostalgic. I love to support female artists!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Speaker\/Panelist]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joel Plaskett Emergency<br>&#8211; Fashionable People<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/joel-plaskett-emergency\/fashionablepeople\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Because the east coast has the second best music in the country\u2026 and Joel Plaskett.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Jesse Dyck]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Metric<br>&#8211; Black Sheep<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/metric\/black-sheep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Because it&#8217;s so fun and maybe I&#8217;m not the only millennial that has memories of Scott Pilgrim filming in Toronto?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Bryenne]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Barenaked Ladies<br>&#8211; Lovers in a Dangerous Time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/barenaked-ladies\/lovers-in-a-dangerous-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>It&#8217;s a solid song, originally sung by a Canadian artist (Bruce Cockburn). This version is a cover by a different Canadian artist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Mike Davey]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ria Mae<br>&#8211; Bend<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/ria-mae\/bend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>The reason for this suggestion was not specified, but  Ria MacNutt, known professionally as Ria Mae, is a Canadian singer and songwriter from Halifax, Nova Scotia. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Corinne Boudreau]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Celeigh Cardinal<br>&#8211; Wandering River<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/celeighcardinal\/wandering-river\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>This is one of my favourite tracks from a new album born out of both the grief of personal tragedy and the more universal grief experienced during Covid.  The album might have been dark and heavy but it&#8217;s not, though it is about feelings. I find this track particularly poignant and beautiful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Gina Bearne]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leonard Cohen<br>&#8211; So Long, Marianne<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/leonard-cohen\/so-long-marianne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>As one of <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>&#8216;s &#8220;200 Greatest Singers of All Time&#8221;, Leonard Cohen really has to be here, though I think his importance is almost more as a songwriter and poet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Organizer]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Trews<br>&#8211; Hold me in your arms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/the-trews\/hold-me-in-your-arms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>This is a great pump-up song (for me anyway) and may not immediately be recognized as a Canadian artist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Speaker\/Panelist]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Secondhand Dreamcar<br>&#8211; Eight of Spades<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/secondhanddreamcar\/eight-of-spades\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>I really wanted to add this live show link to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i_CRtHSuuLc\">&#8220;If You Ain&#8217;t Got a Story&#8221; <\/a> but &#8220;Eight of Spades&#8221; is the only song Dreamcar has released on streaming services. They&#8217;re a great local (Edmonton) soul, roots, and blues band \u2014 and also friends. I&#8217;m looking forward to hosting them for a show on the roof of my building on August 2. If you&#8217;re in Edmonton for August Long Weekend (or later for the Edmonton Blues Festival), don&#8217;t miss this band.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Dan Knauss]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aysanabee<br>&#8211; We Were Here<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/aysanabee\/we-were-here\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Aysanabee has some really beautiful music and I think fits the vibe of your playlist so far and brings out Indigenous talent too. This is my fav from him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Meggan Van Harten]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Robbie Robertson<br>&#8211; Somewhere Down The Crazy River<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/robbie-robertson\/somewhere-down-the-crazy-river\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>From his days as Bob Dylan&#8217;s guitarist to his triumphs with the Band and as a solo artist, Robbie Robertson was a legend! He has to be included in a Canadian playlist. It&#8217;s hard to choose just one song given the range of his work and a career spanning over 60 years. This comes from his Juno award winning debut solo album (1987).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Organizer]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Barenaked Ladies<br>&#8211; One Week<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/barenaked-ladies\/one-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>One week is one of Barenaked Ladies most popular songs. Did you know they formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by potential speaker\/panelist]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stompin&#8217; Tom Connors<br>&#8211; The Hockey Song<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/stompin-tom-connors\/the-hockey-song\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>&#8220;Stompin&#8217; Tom&#8221; Connors was a Canadian folk\/country singer who devoted his entire career to writing songs about Canada. His songs are an integral part of Canadian culture with The Hockey Song being played at almost every hockey game in Canada from the NHL to the minor leagues. He is one of the great storytellers in Canadian history having written songs about various historical events and geographical areas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Volunteer]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feist<br>&#8211; I Feel It All<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/feist\/i-feel-it-all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Feist is a Canadian national treasure! Three of the best concerts of my life were Feist shows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Julia Golomb]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lee Harvey Osmond (Tom Wilson)<br>&#8211; Mohawk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/lee-harvey-osmond\/mohawk2019\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>This sends shivers up my spine. In mid-life, in his 50s, Tom Wilson learned that the parents who raised him were not his birth parents; that, in fact, he was adopted and that his biological mother and father were Mohawk from the Kahnawake reserve, just outside of Montreal.&nbsp;This track tells the story of finding his way home to meet some of his relatives for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Organizer]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kim Mitchell<br>&#8211; Go for Soda<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/kim-mitchell\/go-for-soda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Kim Mitchell&#8217;s songs were either really deep or just really fun. This was one that I don&#8217;t think anyone ever disliked as we were growing up. Just good fun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Shanta]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tragically Hip<br>&#8211; Bobcaygeon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/the-tragically-hip\/bobcaygeon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>It&#8217;s by a true Canadian band, and it envelopes much of cottage life in Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Shanta]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joni Mitchell<br>&#8211; Big Yellow Taxi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/joni-mitchell\/big-yellow-taxi2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>No Canadian playlist would be complete without the inclusion of Joni Mitchell, one of the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk-music circuit. Born in Fort Macleod, Alberta, she started singing in small clubs in Saskatoon and Western Canada before moving on to Toronto and from there to California. She has released 19 studio albums in a career spanning over 40 years, winning  multiple awards along the way. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Organizer]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alex Cuba<br>&#8211; Quiero Quedarme<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/oscar-peterson-trio\/hyhttps:\/\/songwhip.com\/alex-cuba\/quiero-quedarme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Alex Puentes, stage name Alex Cuba, is a Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter (and multi-instrumentalist) who sings in Spanish and English. He constantly explores, pushing the boundaries of the Latin genre and frequently collaborating with musicians from a variety of backgrounds.<br><br>His is a wonderful immigrant story of a young Cuban musician who met and fell in love with a Canadian girl and ultimately followed her to settle in Smithers in northern B.C. Many of his albums have been produced from his studio there. Alex recently quipped that, having now spent more than half his life in Canada, he should perhaps change his stage name to Alex Canada!<br><br>He won Juno awards in 2006 and 2008 (World Music Album of the Year), and has won four Latin Grammy Awards as well as the 2022 Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album (Mend\u00f3).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Organizer]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bryan Adams<br>&#8211; Summer of &#8217;69<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/bryan-adams\/summer-of-69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>The conference is taking place in the summer, and that means we have to listen to songs about the summer. Bryan Adams was born in Kingston, Ontario. The album this song is on became the first album by a Canadian to be certified diamond in Canada, two of those songs become top ten hits in the US and Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Potential Speaker\/Panelist]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Beaches<br>&#8211; Blame Brett<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/the-beaches\/blame-brett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>This song comes from a bad time in the main writers&#8217; life, when they had broken up with their boyfriend, whose name is actually Brett. And they are saying how they can&#8217;t really date and don&#8217;t feel like normal, and to blame Brett for that. The Beaches is a Toronto-based band, whose independent and yet has travelled across North America and been on US late night tv.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>(Note from organizers: we love that just after we added this, The Beaches won the 2024 Juno awards for in the Group and Rock Album categories &#8211; thanks Gregory!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Gregory Hammond]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dizzy<br>&#8211; Twist<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/dizzy\/twist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Dizzy, no that&#8217;s the name of the band. Yes twist does sound like a weird song name, but it was one of my favourite lyrics in it \u201cThought I saw you on the GO last night. I followed you through the cars westbound\u201d and if you&#8217;re from Durham Region, you know exactly what they are talking about.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Gregory Hammond]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tragically Hip<br>&#8211; Blow at High Dough<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/the-tragically-hip\/blow-at-high-dough\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Kingston may not have been the hippest place to grow up, but it certainly was The Tragically Hippest. Gord and the boys put a little bit of Canadiana in every song they wrote. If you ever want to see what giving it your all means, watch their last live performance from Kingston.<br><br>They made a movie once, in my hometown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Organizer]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gordon Lightfoot<br>&#8211; Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/gordon-lightfoot\/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Canada&#8217;s songwriters songwriter. From Stompin Tom to Leonard Cohen, there is a long history of Canadian singer-songwriters dropping references to places, cultural and significant events into their lyrics and this haunting, powerful ballad is that to a T. If WordPress is all about democratizing publishing, we could do worse than to embody Gordon&#8217;s goal to &#8216;just tell a story&#8217;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Organizer]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">F\u00e9lix Leclerc with Sally Folk<br>&#8211; Le p&#8217;tit bonheur<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/sallyfolk\/le-ptit-bonheur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>F\u00e9lix Leclerc (1914-1988), a French-Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, writer, actor and activist, is an icon in Quebec, known to many as the originator of the \u201cchansonnier\u201d tradition. Quebec&#8217;s annual music awards, Prix F\u00e9lix, are named in his honour.  This version of one of his most famous songs, <em>Le p&#8217;tit bonheur<\/em>, comes from a 2015 album, <em>Duos F\u00e9lix<\/em>, on which all songs but one feature the original voice recording of F\u00e9lix, but with modern arrangement and a guest artist. This album was my starting point for an exploration of Canadian Francophone music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Gina Bearne]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oscar Peterson Trio<br>&#8211; Hymn To Freedom <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/oscar-peterson-trio\/hymn-to-freedom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Oscar Peterson (1925 &#8211; 2007), a Canadian jazz pianist and composer, is considered a virtuoso and one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. <em>Hymn to Freedom<\/em> is among his most significant compositions, embraced as the anthem of the Civil Rights Movement. I first listened to Oscar Peterson over 40 years ago, long before I became Canadian.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Gina Bearne]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Esquires<br>&#8211; So Many Other Boys (Live TV)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/the-esquires\/so-many-other-boys-live-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>The Esquires were a Canadian band, based in Ottawa, active from 1962 to 1967. The band is notable as the recipient of the first Juno Award (then known as the RPM Awards) in Canada, as well as being one of Canada&#8217;s earlier pop music recording acts, reputedly the first to be signed to a major label. The first Canadian music video ever made is said to be that of an Esquires song, <em>The Man  from Adano.<\/em> This is a piece of Canadian music history that I discovered when I met the group&#8217;s founding member, Clint Hierlihy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Gina Bearne]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">k.d. lang<br>&#8211; Constant Craving<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/kd-lang\/constant-craving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>k.d. lang is recognized as one of Canada\u2019s most versatile and gifted singer-songwriters and performers. As noteworthy as her multiple Juno and Grammy awards is her contribution to the LGBTQ community. k.d. publicly came out in the early 1990s, at the peak of her fame, helping to shed light on the issue of gay rights. I remember how significant this felt, as well as being blown away by the quality of her voice when I first heard <em>Constant Craving<\/em>, back when I was still a Brit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">[Submitted by Gina Bearne]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jeremy Dutcher<br>&#8211; Mehcinut<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/songwhip.com\/jeremy-dutcher\/mehcinut2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Jeremy Dutcher is a Two-Spirit song carrier, composer, activist, and ethnomusicologist from Tobique First Nation in Eastern Canada. He gained international acclaim for his album <em>Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa,<\/em> which earned him the 2018 Polaris Music Prize and Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the 2019 JUNO Awards. His musical style blends the songs of his community with neoclassical, jazz, and pop influences. <em>Mehcinut<\/em> (literal translation, &#8220;I&#8217;m running out of time&#8221;), was his first single. His beautiful vocals intertwine with piano melodies and a recording made over 100 years ago of a speech by Wolastoqiyik ancestor Jim Paul. 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