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
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Unleash the Horses Boys	Ukrainian Pops	02:00
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
Tony McManus	Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:49
Loni Gamble	Nightime Kind of Love	ST	06:53
Alpha Centauri	Love is a Curse	ST	06:19
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:39
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold (demo)	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:53
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Two Little Oaks On a Mountain	Ukrainian Pops	01:29
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Love Serenade	Love Serenade	06:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Keep On	Everybody Needs It	03:39
David Amram	Greasy Spoon	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:25
Nelson* Riddle	Vancouver Nights	British Columbia Suite	02:09
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Aarons And Ackley*	Oh What a Good Time	You And I	02:50
Aarons And Ackley*	Sleeping Gypsy	ST	03:56
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Bohemian	I'm a Song	04:14
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:01
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Matt* Lucas	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Exponians	Yellow Bird	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Lover's Lane	Ellen McIlwaine	03:02
Alpha Centauri	Earth in Motion	ST	04:59
Zambonis*	Haunted Hockey Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Joe* Glazer	We are Building a New Party	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:43
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Buddy Knox	I Ain't Sharin' Sharon	ST (mono)	02:01
David Amram	The Mountain Song	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:15
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Aarons And Ackley*	Girl I've Been Waiting	You And I	02:36
Jack Holland	You Can't Make a Dancer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:51
Oscar* McLollie	Love Will Get You	ST	03:32
Alpha Centauri	One Night at a Time	ST	03:41
Albert Jones*	Hussle Disco	The Facts of Life	02:52
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Hutsal Ksenia	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Honky Tonk Angel	03:39
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song	I'm a Song	04:24
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:41
Oscar* McLollie	Like to Live the Love	ST	03:23
Loni Gamble	Dance to it	ST	06:33
Albert Jones*	That's the Way You Lost My Love	The Facts of Life	03:56
Matt* Lucas	Men's Liberation	Matt Gets Blue	01:54
Happy Dolls	Bombie	Show Album No. 1	04:06
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Theme For the Countless	And I Love Her	02:20
Albert Jones*	Thank Goodness	The Facts of Life	02:24
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	And I Love Her	And I Love Her	02:22
Oscar* McLollie	So Pleasing Loving You	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	02:51
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Alpha Centauri	You Shot Me Down	ST	05:43
Yukon*	Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	05:28
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie)	ST	03:02
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Polissian Polka 'Mazury'	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:10
Cal* Bostic	There You Are	Introducing...	02:59
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:20
Nelson* Riddle	Barkerville	British Columbia Suite	02:22
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Call	War War War	02:36
Tony McManus	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Buddy Knox	Mary Lou	ST	02:20
Jonathan Edwards	Sailboat	Sailboat	03:08
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST (mono)	02:20
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm Gonna Love You Baby	I'm a Song	02:34
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
Zambonis*	Leave Your Stink at the Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:44
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:52
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Grandpa Tell Me One More Story	I'm a Song	04:39
Jonathan Edwards	Weapon of Prayer	Sailboat	03:27
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Devil Woman	I'm a Song	03:37
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Good Time Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	03:10
Yukon*	Genius	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	01:59
David Amram	Pull My Daisy	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:18
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Ellen McIlwaine	Billy Gene	Fear Itself	03:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Jonathan Edwards	People Get Ready	Sailboat	03:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:22
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Till You're Loving Me Again	I'm a Song	03:34
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Are You Confused	Love Serenade	03:23
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Boots	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:36
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Moanin	Shirley Lewis Show Band	05:46
Nelson* Riddle	Valley of the Swans	British Columbia Suite	04:07
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Buddy Knox	Rock-a-Billy Walk	ST	02:15
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

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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