Canadian Places

A musical map of the True North, Canadian Places features songs inspired by the cities, towns, provinces, territories, and regions that define our vast and varied landscape. From small-town anthems to urban ballads, coast-to-coast travelogues to prairie hymns, these tracks celebrate the places we call home—and the stories they hold. Whether it’s St. John’s, Saskatoon, the Yukon, or Vancouver Island, this collection captures Canada through song, one location at a time.

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Hudson, Lee - Trouble Is My Middle Name

Brownfield, Alberta, 🇨🇦

Boss & the Bandits - Stranded in the Park b/w Born in North Van (picture sleeve)

Vancouver, British Columbia

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Roadhouse - Manitoba b/w Somebody Changed the Words to Our Song

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Graham, Mike - Momento of Manitoulin

Toronto - London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Smilin Johnnie & His Prairie Pals - Present Happy Musical Memories

Wroxton, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

Plotnikoff, Serge - British Columbia b/w Easy to Say

Kinnaird, British Columbia

CKWW Radio 58 - The Wonderful Windsor Song (picture sleeve)

Windsor, Ontario

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Grunsky, Jack - Toronto

Graz, Austria - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Kemp, Evan and the Trail Riders - B.C. Pioneers b/w My Home by the Fraser

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

Bev Marie - There’s A Little Town (Bobcaygeon) b/w Jessie’s Tragedy (picture sleeve)

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Boucher, Cornelia - Cornelia (Anglophone Version)

Arichat, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

Schaeffer, Beverly - Weyburn, Saskatchewan Theme Song b/w Diamond City

Weyburn, Saskatchewan

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Johner, Brad & Stan Stan Garchinski - Saskatchewan, We Love This Place!

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

McConnell, Gordie - Southern Comfort b/w Sitting at Home on Vancouver Island

Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

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Howard, Jeff - Round Saskatoon b/w Restin' In The Sun

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

Lafave, Ed & Friendship company - That’s Where I Come From: A Centennial Tribute to British Columbia

British Columbia

Van den Bergh, Bev Marie - Spin it Country

British Columbia - Bobcaygeon, Ontario

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Kosinec, Tony - My City Toronto: The Sesqui Song (with Jack Lenz)

Leeds, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Garnett, J.J. - With Thanks From Me To You

Walton, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

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Parker, Doug - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

Dofasco Male Chorus - Hamilton Centennial Song b/w Hamilton, Our Town

Hamilton, Ontario

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Ruzicka, Bob - Edmonton Singer / Composer

Thorsby, Alberta, 🇨🇦

Lynn, Patty And The Pacers - Stay By Me b/w My Vancouver

Vancouver, British Columbia

Riddle, Nelson* - British Columbia Suite

Oradell, New Jersey, USA

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Hector, George - Legendary George Hector: The Singing Banjoman

Gagetown, New Brunswick, 🇨🇦

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Jay, Sammy - We Live We Love We Die

Muskoka, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Makem, Tommy - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

Plotnikoff, Serge - Fly Me Back To Nelson City b/w British Columbia (picture sleeve)

Kinnaird, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

Free and Happy - Hey, That's Alberta b/w The Land We Like Best

Edmonton, Alberta

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Barber, Del - Love Songs For The Last 20

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

Dorean Boss Brampton's Birthday Jacket back

Swing With Souris - Souris Centennial Ballad/ Swingin' Bridge b/w Swing With Souris/ The Purple and the Gold

Elan - Penticton Peaches (insert)

CJAT Singers - Wonderful Trail, B.C. b/w Your Invitation to Trail, B.C.

Serge Plotnikoff - Balfour b/w Kokanee Run

Phoenix - In the Morning

Riedel Brothers - Help Me Find My Way b/w Estevan's Old North Star Mine

Bote Peeple - Help Help I'm Drowning b/w Mr. and Mississauga

Freedom North - ST

earl Hughes-Banjo Times

Michael Croft - Is It True What They Say About Thompson? (picture sleeve)

Fifth - Manitoba Centennial Song (split with Daniel MacIntyre School Choir) (picture sleeve)

Okanagan Sound - Ogopogo (The Great Okanagan Mystery) b/w The Okanagan Is Ok! (picture sleeve)

McLollie, Oscar - ST

George Bailey & Les Secord - Niagara Falls b/w Carillon Bells/ Rainbow Ridge (picture sleeve)

River City Band - Waitin' For the Ferry b/w The Powell River Song

River City Band - Ron Campbell, Gord Campbell - Mike Kennedy

Tranquility Base - The Future and the Past (The official Kingston Tercentennary Song) b/w The Future and the Past (instrumental) (picture sleeve)

Allyson Taylor and Neil Harris Singers & Orchestra - Manitoba Cities, Manitoba Towns b/w Lord Selkirk Song (picture sleeve)

Greg And Rich - For This Is British Columbia b/w Summer Dream (picture sleeve)

Carillon Singers - Manitoba (split with Brookers Combo) (picture sleeve)

Bev Marie Van Den Bergh - There’s A Little Town (Bobcaygeon) b/w Jessie’s Tragedy (picture sleeve)

Saskatchewan, We Love This Place!

CD-Brad Joher - Saskatchewan, We Love This Place CD

CD-Brad Joher - Saskatchewan, We Love This Place INLAY

Marv Garriott - Kimberley Yodel (picture sleeve)

CD-Brad Joher - Saskatchewan, We Love This Place INSIDE

Serge Plotnikoff - Salmo Town b/w Riverboat In The Rain (picture sleeve)

Gord Brose - Canadian Truck Song b/w Hitch Hiking Blues

Diesel Dave And The Extra Gang - 1882 - 1982 One Hundred Years of Rail (picture sleeve)

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Griff, Ray My Rocky Mountain Home Canada "My Native Land"
Souvenir Of Brantford Wonderful Town Voice Of The City b/w Wonderful Town
Phillips, Ursula The Yellowknife Song Yellowknife, N.W.T.
Gurr, Russ The Centre of the Nation Federal Grain Train
Compilation Terry Kristy - Victoria Songs of British Columbia
Compilation Terry Kristy - Chilliwack Jive Songs of British Columbia
Booker, Fred Wild Alberta Rose Road Song
Down Home Singers The Land I Dream Of It's a Great, Great Country b/w The Land I Dream Of
Owchar, Al & Rob Osberg And the Meadowlark Song Wild Fescue Grass: The Early History of the Bar U Ranch
Country Odyssey Kamloops City Kamloops City b/w You've Got to Learn
Chakra Moosejaw 50 Years Later
Phillips, Stu Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Croft, Michael Is It True What They Say About Thompson? (The Thompson Song) Is It True What They Say About Thompson? (picture sleeve)
Crosley, Doug Hogtown (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Westview Stage Band Ontario Themes Westview Stage
Owchar, Al & Rob Osberg The More We Get Together Wild Fescue Grass: The Early History of the Bar U Ranch
Ward Sisters Bathurst Bathurst (split with Derek Knowles)
MacKinnon, Charlie There'll Always be a Canada More Songs of My Cape Breton Home
Sycamore Street Singers Niagara Bright Down the Middle
Schaeffer, Beverly Weyburn, Saskatchewan Theme Song: Diamond Jubilee '73 Weyburn, Saskatchewan Theme Song b/w Diamond City
Crosley, Doug Centre Island (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Williams, Ozzie with Betty Carr and Charles Baldour Sunday in Toronto Sunday in Toronto // The Toronto Subway Song
Cousineau, Terry & Ron Dillman Terry Cousineau - Road to Eternity Road to Holman Island
Compilation Weeley Wright - Down at Jericho Songs of British Columbia
Hudson, Lee Battle River Trouble Is My Middle Name
LaRiviere, Hank (Hank Rivers) Prince Edward Island is Heaven to Me Hank's Centennial Travels
Oster, Al Ballad of Soapy Smith Northland Ballads
Carillon Singers Manitoba Manitoba (split with Brookers Combo) (picture sleeve)
White, Diamond Joe Cowichan Bay Honestly
Koster, Wally Alberta Trail Alberta Trail b/w Sunset Waltz
Williams, Ernie My Heart's Back in Sault Ste. Marie Scarlet Leaf Of Canada
Compilation Episode 7-Oh! Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Riddle, Nelson* Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Hagan, Jim What's Your Hurry Fort McMurray? What's Your Hurry Fort McMurray? b/w What's Your Hurry Fort McMurray? (whistle instrumental)
Phillips, Stu The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Oster, Al Paddle Wheeler Northland Ballads
Owchar, Al & Rob Osberg Tyin' a Knot in the Devil's Tail Wild Fescue Grass: The Early History of the Bar U Ranch
Parker, Doug Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Buckley, T. Bobcaygeon Bobcaygeon (with Mariel Buckley)
West, Gordie Calgary Snow My Calgary Home
Oster, Al Echo of the Yukon Northland Ballads
Tobias, Ken Here You Are Today (Theme For Saint John) Here You Are Today (Theme For Saint John)
Veal, Marshall Fraser Valley Canadian Journey : A Songwriter's Sketchbook
Barber, Del Thunder Bay Love Songs For The Last 20
Booker, Fred Amazing Grace Road Song
Kosinec, Tony My City Toronto The Sesqui Song My City Toronto: The Sesqui Song (with Jack Lenz)
Oster, Al Phantom of the Arctic Northland Ballads
Phillips, Stu The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Bedford, Flip Up the Cariboo Trail My British Columbia Home // Up the Cariboo Trail
MacKinnon, Charlie The Ghost of Bra's D'or More Songs of My Cape Breton Home
Manitoba Golden Boys The Golden Boy - CKRC's Bob Bradburn Wonderful Town b/w The Golden Boy
Veal, Marshall Red River Plains Canadian Journey : A Songwriter's Sketchbook
B.C. Centennial Spots B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 2 B.C. Centennial Song
Westview Stage Band It's Canada's Time Westview Stage
Oster, Al Twilight in the Yukon Northland Ballads
Great Speckled Bird Calgary ST
Dixon, Fred & the Friday Afternoon Things Have Changed Country and Proud Of It
Wiz Kids The Toronto Song The Toronto Song b/w Ontario! (picture sleeve)
Plotnikoff, Serge Salmo Town Salmo Town b/w Riverboat In The Rain (picture sleeve)
Hus, Tim Hells Gate Run Songs of West Canada
Dean, Albert Freeze Upon the Land (Carbonear) My Atlantic Home
Gillan, Marty City On the West Coast (Vancouver) Hello Again
LaRiviere, Hank (Hank Rivers) Come Where We’re At Hank's Centennial Travels
Oster, Al Northland Northland Ballads
Foley, Doug 'Ramblin' Home On The Old Annapolis River My Old Home is Empty b/w Home On The Old Annapolis River
Beau Dommage Montréal ST
Ostanek, Walter We Are St. Catherines We Are St. Catherines b/w Polka Town
Phillips, Stu En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Swing With Souris Souris Centennial Ballad Souris Centennial Ballad/ Swingin' Bridge b/w Swing With Souris/ The Purple and the Gold
Dixon, Fred & the Friday Afternoon Little Railroad Town Country and Proud Of It
Conroy, Charles "Whitewater" The Ballad of Woodfibre The Ballad of Woodfibre b/w Bennett's Railroad Song
Riddle, Nelson* Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Oster, Al The Unfortunate Miner Northland Ballads
Wayne, Hal And The Canadian Ramblers Princess Canadian Ramblin' b/w Princess
Grunsky, Jack Land of the Silver Birch Buffalo Brian
Veal, Marshall River Canadian Journey : A Songwriter's Sketchbook
Walklin, Wally Blue Shuswap Waters Blue Shuswap Waters b/w My Baby's Crazy About Me
Cousineau, Terry & Ron Dillman Ron Dillman - As Long as We're Together Road to Holman Island
Oster, Al Echo of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Unrau, Bob Rossland B.C. Nancy Greene b/w Rossland, B.C.
Boss & the Bandits Born in North Van Stranded in the Park b/w Born in North Van (picture sleeve)
Brose, Gord Hitch Hiking Blues Canadian Truck Song b/w Hitch Hiking Blues
Brothers Forbes The Happening B.C. The Happening B.C. b/w Where Will You Be?
Lafave, Ed & Friendship company Victoria That’s Where I Come From: A Centennial Tribute to British Columbia
Toth, Jerry A Place to Stand A Place to Stand b/w A Place to Stand (Star Weekly picture sleeve)
Houston, Bill Sounds from North of Superior North of Superior
Hudson, Lee Never Been to Balzac Trouble Is My Middle Name
Moose Jaw Sing-out Group (split with Lions Junior A Band) Moose Jaw Theme Song Moose Jaw Theme Song (picture sleeve)
Said the Whale Howe Sounds Howe Sounds: Taking Abalonia (re-issue)
Parker, Doug Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Tasson'e, Lee Toronto (The Beautiful City) Toronto (The Beautiful City) b/w Never Let You Go
Plotnikoff, Serge Sing Children Sing Beautiful British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
White, Diamond Joe Ferry to Nanaimo Honestly
Souvenir Of Brantford Voice Of The City Voice Of The City b/w Wonderful Town
OC Guys And Gals Wonderful Hamilton Wonderful Hamilton b/w Gidget (Hamilton, We Love You)
Owchar, Al & Rob Osberg Bar U Ghosts Wild Fescue Grass: The Early History of the Bar U Ranch
Compilation Indian Summer City Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Compilation Weeley Wright - Cariboo Kid Songs of British Columbia

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