Honorary Canadians

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
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

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

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

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

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

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

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

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

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

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

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

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

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

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

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

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

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

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

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

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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