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
Happy Dolls	Bombie	Show Album No. 1	04:06
David Amram	The Mountain Song	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:15
Jonathan Edwards	Sailboat	Sailboat	03:08
Country Mcdonald Joe*	War Widow	War War War	02:04
Charmaines*	(You Are) Hypnotized	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:33
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Polissian Polka 'Mazury'	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:10
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Doc Holiday*	Canadian State of Mind	Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind	03:37
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Nelson* Riddle	Government House	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Ellen McIlwaine	Keep On	Everybody Needs It	03:39
Matt Lucas*	Herpes Blues	Matt Gets Blue	06:30
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The March Of The Dead	War War War	06:27
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST (mono)	02:20
Aarons And Ackley*	Five O'Clock	You And I	01:01
David Amram	Alfred the Hog	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:19
Buddy Knox	Devil Woman	ST	02:07
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Wedding March	Ukrainian Pops	04:09
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Are You Confused	Love Serenade	03:23
Aarons And Ackley*	You And I	You And I	03:23
Alpha Centauri	I'm a Rebel	ST	03:37
Joe* Glazer	New Democratic Party Train	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:58
Ellen McIlwaine	Lover's Lane	Ellen McIlwaine	03:02
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Nelson* Riddle	Barkerville	British Columbia Suite	02:22
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song	I'm a Song	04:24
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Betrothed Girl	Ukrainian Pops	02:50
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song (Reprise)	I'm a Song	01:13
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Like Some One In Love	And I Love Her	03:05
Ellen McIlwaine	We The People	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:23
Albert Jones*	Mother Nature	The Facts of Life	02:48
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Reapers Harvest	Ukrainian Pops	03:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billie Joe	Honky Tonk Angel	04:13
Albert Jones*	Thank Goodness	The Facts of Life	02:24
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:39
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Joe* Glazer	A Douglas for Me	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:12
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Alpha Centauri	Make it at Rock 'n' Roll	ST	02:29
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	05:06
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Till You're Loving Me Again	I'm a Song	03:34
Nelson* Riddle	Victoria	British Columbia Suite	02:26
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Steal Him Away	Ellen McIlwaine	03:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
David Amram	Pull My Daisy	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:18
Zambonis*	Let's Go Whalers	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:30
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Exponians	Yellow Bird	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Hopak	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:13
Nelson* Riddle	Moving Ahead	British Columbia Suite	02:41
Buddy Knox	C'mon Baby	ST (mono)	02:05
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Unleash the Horses Boys	Ukrainian Pops	02:00
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
David Amram	Little Momma	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:04
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Presque Isle Eighth	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Just a Few Words	I'm a Song	03:10
Jonathan Edwards	Evangelina	Sailboat	03:45
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Jack Holland	Get it Behind You Girl	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Honky Tonk Angel	04:01
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love)	We the People	04:26
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	O Moon Do Not Shine	Ukrainian Pops	02:34
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Cal* Bostic	Somewhere My Love	Introducing...	02:35
Albert Jones*	You Stole My Love	The Facts of Life	03:25
Jack Holland	The Time Or the Place	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:46
Tony McManus	The Maids of Mitchelstown	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	02:53
Happy Dolls	Sweet Gypsy Rose	Show Album No. 1	02:32
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Take Twenty	Love Serenade	02:10
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна	Ukrainian Pops	03:02
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Jakiv Came to Visit	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:03
Jonathan Edwards	Carolina Caroline	Sailboat	03:13
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Forward	War War War	04:42
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Loni Gamble	Nightime Kind of Love	ST	06:53
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Jack Holland	You Can't Make a Dancer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:51
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:41
Oscar* McLollie	As Long As You Care at All	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	03:42
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула	Ukrainian Pops	02:41
Matt Lucas*	Leave the Light On Baby	Matt Gets Blue	06:00
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Buddy Knox	I'm In Love With You	ST	01:46
Charmaines*	The One For Me	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:15
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
Tommy Makem	Vancouver	Vancouver b/w Better Times	02:45
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	And I Love Her	And I Love Her	02:22
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

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* - 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

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