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, 🇨🇦

Wiz Kids - The Toronto Song b/w Ontario! (picture sleeve)

Toronto, Ontario

Hank The Hobo - B.C. Marches On b/w B.C. Marches On

Kent, Linda - Waiting for My Ship to Come In

Halifax - Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia

Murphy Demers, Mary - Vancouver

Chilliwack, British Columbia

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Dean, Albert - My Atlantic Home

Victoria, Carbonear, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

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, 🇨🇦

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

Kinnaird, British Columbia

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Smilin Johnnie & His Prairie Pals - Present Happy Musical Memories

Wroxton, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

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

Windsor, Ontario

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Grunsky, Jack - Toronto

Graz, Austria - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Barrie, Keath - Sings of Love and Places

Athabasca, Alberta

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Gregorash, Joey - Golden Boy

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

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Boss, Dorean - Song of Chinguacousy

New Brunswick - Brampton, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Beau Dommage - ST

Montréal, Québec

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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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West, Gordie - My Calgary Home

Acme, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

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Toth, Jerry - A Place to Stand b/w A Place to Stand (Star Weekly picture sleeve)

Windsor, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Creamcheeze Good~Time Band - Perth County Green

Perth County, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

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Cousineau, Terry & Ron Dillman - Road to Holman Island

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

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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

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
Plotnikoff, Serge Grand Forks Country Beautiful British Columbia
Crosley, Doug Hogtown (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Owchar, Al & Rob Osberg The More We Get Together Wild Fescue Grass: The Early History of the Bar U Ranch
Oster, Al Buckets of Steel Yukon Ballads
Houston, Bill Heart of Ojibway Country North of Superior
Murphy Demers, Mary Mon Vancouver Vancouver
Country Odyssey Kamloops City Kamloops City b/w You've Got to Learn
Vancouver, B.C. Talking Postcard Maritime Museum, Stanley Park and Aquarium, Nine O'Clock Gun, Gastown, Mayor of Vancouver Capilano Canyon, Grouse Mountain, Granville Mall, Canadian Pacific Railway, Bloedel Conservatory, H.R. Macmillan Planetarium b/w Maritime Museum, Stanley Park and Aquarium, Nine O'Clock Gun, Gastown, Mayor of Vancouver
Parker, Doug The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Phillips, Stu White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Souvenir Of Brantford Wonderful Town Voice Of The City b/w Wonderful Town
Veal, Marshall Mount Baker Serenade Canadian Journey : A Songwriter's Sketchbook
Free and Happy The Land We Like Best Hey, That's Alberta b/w The Land We Like Best
Veal, Marshall Eastern Shores Canadian Journey : A Songwriter's Sketchbook
Kosinec, Tony My City Toronto The Sesqui Song My City Toronto: The Sesqui Song (with Jack Lenz)
Dean, Albert Freeze Upon the Land (Carbonear) My Atlantic Home
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Plotnikoff, Serge Creston Valley Beautiful British Columbia
Ostanek, Walter We Are St. Catherines We Are St. Catherines b/w Polka Town
Murray, Anne-Marie The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Phillips, Stu Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hay River Choir Hay River Choir- North of Sixty Arctic Games Theme Songs (with Yellowknife City Concert Band)
Riddle, Nelson* Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Plotnikoff, Serge British Columbia Beautiful British Columbia
Hudson, Lee Never Been to Balzac Trouble Is My Middle Name
Graham, Mike Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Griff, Ray Calgary, Alberta Canada "My Native Land"
Cousineau, Terry & Ron Dillman Terry Cousineau - Albert Johnson Road to Holman Island
Swinging Strings Welcome To Winnipeg Welcome To Winnipeg b/w Wonderful Winnipeg
Phillips, Stu The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Phillips, Stu The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
McConnell, Gordie Sitting at Home on Vancouver Island Southern Comfort b/w Sitting at Home on Vancouver Island
Bradburn, Bob Frank Callaghan - Saskatoon Saskatoon (split with Frank Callaghan)
Bev Marie There’s A Little Town (Bobcaygeon) There’s A Little Town (Bobcaygeon) b/w Jessie’s Tragedy (picture sleeve)
Carillon Singers Manitoba Manitoba (split with Brookers Combo) (picture sleeve)
St. Denis, Joe It's the Northland Where I Love It Country Convert
Snider, Art with Halinah and Deborah Helena And Deborah - Legend of Meldrum Bay Legend of Meldrum Bay b/w Legend of Meldrum Bay (picture sleeve)
Owchar, Al & Rob Osberg Reincarnation Wild Fescue Grass: The Early History of the Bar U Ranch
Cousineau, Terry & Ron Dillman Terry Cousineau - Southern Refuge Road to Holman Island
Hagan, Jim What's Your Hurry Fort McMurray? (whistle instrumental) What's Your Hurry Fort McMurray? b/w What's Your Hurry Fort McMurray? (whistle instrumental)
Brose, Gord Hitch Hiking Blues Canadian Truck Song b/w Hitch Hiking Blues
Phillips, Stu Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Compilation Eugene Robert - The Thrill of the West Songs of British Columbia
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Goin' Back to Jasper (6060) Sweet Rocky Mountains
Oster, Al Phantom of the Arctic Northland Ballads
Booker, Fred Wild Alberta Rose Road Song
Propp - Aganda Vancouver I'm Always Returning Vancouver I'm Always Returning
Boss, Dorean Flower Town '73 Brampton's Birthday (picture sleeve)
Ruzicka, Bob Aklavik Edmonton Singer / Composer
Compilation Eugene Robert - Back in Old B.C. Songs of British Columbia
Barrie, Keath El Paso Sings of Love and Places
Riddle, Nelson* The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Oster, Al Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Wayne, Hal And The Canadian Ramblers Princess Canadian Ramblin' b/w Princess
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Sweet Rocky Mountains Sweet Rocky Mountains
Connors, Stompin' Tom Movin' On To Rouyn Movin' On To Rouyn b/w Carolyne
Armes, Robert Bobcaygeon Songs for Icarus
Gass, Tom & Vickie Labbe The Land of New Brunswick (french) The Land of New Brunswick (picture sleeve)
Oster, Al Ballad of Soapy Smith Northland Ballads
Boss, Dorean Song of Chinguacousy Song of Chinguacousy
Booker, Fred Brown Earth Road Song
Great Speckled Bird Calgary ST
Wayne, Hal And The Canadian Ramblers Canadian Ramblin' Canadian Ramblin' b/w Princess
Graham, Mike White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Said the Whale This City's a Mess Howe Sounds: Taking Abalonia (re-issue)
Ward Sisters Bathurst Bathurst (split with Derek Knowles)
Heritage Flight to Gander Rub-A-Dub-Dub's: A Long Way from Toronto
Stevenson, Scotty With The Edmonton Eskimos Alberta (The Province of Riches Galore) Red Hot Boogie b/w Alberta (The Province of Riches Galore)
Koster, Wally Alberta Trail Alberta Trail b/w Sunset Waltz
Phillips, Stu Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Barrie, Keath On Being Canadian Sings of Love and Places
Owchar, Al & Rob Osberg A Bar U Reunion Wild Fescue Grass: The Early History of the Bar U Ranch
Westview Stage Band Ontario Themes Westview Stage
Booker, Fred White Rock Road Song
Booker, Fred Better Go Down Easy Road Song
Kemp, Evan and the Trail Riders My Home by the Fraser B.C. Pioneers b/w My Home by the Fraser
Said the Whale The Banks of the English Bay Howe Sounds: Taking Abalonia (re-issue)
Swinging Strings Wonderful Winnipeg Welcome To Winnipeg b/w Wonderful Winnipeg
Veal, Marshall River Canadian Journey : A Songwriter's Sketchbook
Tufts, Terry Niagara Niagara b/w Niagara (picture sleeve)
Watkins, Reg B.C. Salmon Fleet B.C. Salmon Fleet b/w Beauty In This Country
Riddle, Nelson* Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Okanagan Sound Ogopogo (The Great Okanagan Mystery) Ogopogo (The Great Okanagan Mystery) b/w The Okanagan Is Ok! (picture sleeve)
McLollie, Oscar* Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Arthur, Wayne "Cinch" Alberta Born Alberta Gold
The Canucks Yukon Song Yukon Song b/w Everybody's Talkin'
Riddle, Nelson* The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Tobias, Ken Here You Are Today (Theme For Saint John) Here You Are Today (Theme For Saint John)
Griff, Ray My Rocky Mountain Home Canada "My Native Land"
Phillips, Stu Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Gillan, Marty City On the West Coast (Vancouver) Hello Again
Plotnikoff, Serge Kaslo Bay Kaslo Bay b/w British Columbia
Compilation Snowmen Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
LaRiviere, Hank (Hank Rivers) Red River Valley Hank's Centennial Travels
Dofasco Male Chorus Hamilton Centennial Song Hamilton Centennial Song b/w Hamilton, Our Town
McLollie, Oscar* Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Oster, Al Cheechako's Beard Northland Ballads
Compilation Terry Kristy - Kamloops Songs of British Columbia
Unrau, Bob Rossland B.C. Nancy Greene b/w Rossland, B.C.

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