Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Munition Maker	War War War	04:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22
Zambonis*	Cool Shots (Theme Song)	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:17
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:41
Alpha Centauri	Love is a Curse	ST	06:19
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	O Moon Do Not Shine	Ukrainian Pops	02:34
Albert Jones*	That's the Way You Lost My Love	The Facts of Life	03:56
Tony McManus	Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:49
David Amram	Alfred the Hog	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:19
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Verkhovyna Our Liitle World	Ukrainian Pops	04:23
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Show and Tell	Love Serenade	03:22
Albert Jones*	Hussle Disco	The Facts of Life	02:52
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Street Girl	Love Serenade	03:17
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Fear Itself	03:23
Cal* Bostic	The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Buddy Knox	Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep	ST	02:20
Yukon*	Genius	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	01:59
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Devil Woman	I'm a Song	03:37
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Wedding March	Ukrainian Pops	04:09
David Amram	Little Momma	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Late Night Movies	I'm a Song	03:17
Exponians	Wicked Woman	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:56
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Happy Dolls	Hello Dolly	Show Album No. 1	01:44
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes	Ukrainian Pops	02:31
Ellen McIlwaine	You May be All I Need	Ellen McIlwaine	04:04
Oscar* McLollie	So Pleasing Loving You	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	02:51
Ellen McIlwaine	Isn't That So	Ellen McIlwaine	03:55
Cal* Bostic	Longing for You (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	02:45
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Buddy Knox	Rock House	ST	01:53
Ellen McIlwaine	Regretting Blues	Everybody Needs It	02:27
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Take Twenty	Love Serenade	02:10
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Twins	War War War	01:54
Cal* Bostic	Let It Be Me	Introducing...	02:44
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Aarons And Ackley*	Almost Five O'Clock	You And I	00:10
Ellen McIlwaine	We The People	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:52
Buddy Knox	Long Lonely Nights	ST (mono)	01:42
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song	I'm a Song	04:24
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Man From Athabaska	War War War	06:29
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Steal Him Away	Ellen McIlwaine	03:12
Matt* Lucas	The Peepin' Tom	Matt Gets Blue	03:21
Ellen McIlwaine	Mossy Dream	Fear Itself	02:49
David Amram	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:32
Jack Holland	You Can't Make a Dancer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:51
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Jack Holland	You Don't Have to Love Me	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:13
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Buddy Knox	Maybelline	ST	01:49
Oscar* McLollie	Girl of Mine	ST	03:13
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Aarons And Ackley*	Take Me Home	ST	04:48
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Nelson* Riddle	Valley of the Swans	British Columbia Suite	04:07
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Ursa Major*	In My Darkest Hour	ST	05:28
Jonathan Edwards	People Get Ready	Sailboat	03:02
Aarons And Ackley*	Lay Me Down	ST	02:47
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	You're My Honey	I'm a Song	02:18
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Betrothed Girl	Ukrainian Pops	02:50
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Boots	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Moanin	Shirley Lewis Show Band	05:46
Aarons And Ackley*	Devil Song	ST	03:00
Matt* Lucas	Drunkard's Dream	Matt Gets Blue	02:56
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Till You're Loving Me Again	I'm a Song	03:34
Happy Dolls	Shake Your Booty	Show Album No. 1	02:57
Albert Jones*	Mother Nature	The Facts of Life	02:48
Ursa Major*	Back to the Land	ST	06:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Albert Jones*	She Lost Her Faith	The Facts of Life	03:47
Ellen McIlwaine	For Suki	Fear Itself	02:47
Ursa Major*	Liberty and Justice	ST	05:52
Mike* Ferro	Bridges	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	04:51
Aarons And Ackley*	Willie Boy	ST	03:02
Albert Jones*	You Stole My Love	The Facts of Life	03:25
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Three Quarter Promenade	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
Happy Dolls	Sweet Gypsy Rose	Show Album No. 1	02:32
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Fisherboys	Ukrainian Pops	03:54
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Honky Tonk Angel	02:41
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31
Exponians	Yellow Bird	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:25
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Joe* Glazer	We Shall Not Be Moved	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:04
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Reapers Harvest	Ukrainian Pops	03:04

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

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Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

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Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

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Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

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Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

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Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

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Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

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Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

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Oscar* McLollie - ST

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Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

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Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

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Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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