Northern Ontario Axemen

From the land of lakes, mines, and legends — welcome to 42 slabs of the rare, the raw, unfiltered sound of Northern Ontario (Greater Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay, Timmins, Kenora, Elliot Lake, Temiskaming Shores, North Bay, and Dryden)

This playlist is a high-octane ride through the backroads and barrooms of Ontario’s north, where bands carved out their own scene far from the big-city spotlight. These artists didn’t just play music — they lived it, hauling gear through snowstorms, filling community halls, and cutting tracks that echoed across frozen landscapes and smoky venues.

Featuring hidden gems, forgotten 45s, and cult classics, Northern Ontario Rockers celebrates the DIY grit and hometown glory of bands who made it happen with heart, hustle, and some damn good tunes. From Sudbury to Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay to Thunder Bay, these rockers lit up the stage and left their mark on Canadian music history.

So crank it up — this is the soundtrack of the north: loud, proud, and built to last.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Jarvis Street Revue	Sally's Hymn (Smoker's Funeral Song)	Mr. Oil Man	04:44
Strangers	Theme for Young Lovers	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:16
Strangers	Journey to the Stars	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:49
Souls of Inspyration	Sun Shines in the Winter	ST	03:12
Wee Beasties, The	Something to Do With the Weather	Something to Do With the Weather b/w The Cherry Tree	02:58
Solid Reputation	Things	Things b/w Brown Eyed Girl	03:39
Sea Dog	It's a Hot Night	Duster b/w It's a Hot Night (DJ promo)	02:48
Shouter's, The	In The Evening	In The Evening b/w Can I Help It	02:44
Nobody Special	Sha-La-La	I Like It b/w Sha-La-La	02:57
Sea Dog	On the Street	ST	03:35
Northfolk	Danny Gaudet - Thanks for Listening	ST	02:36
Sea Dog	Round and Round	Holding Your Hands b/w Round and Round	02:34
East African Fair	I Won't Stare	I Won't Stare b/w Lovin' Every Little Thing You Do	02:37
NRG	To be Back Home	To Be Back Home b/w The Magic Man	03:34
Strangers	House of the Rising Sun	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	03:17
King Street	Midnight Ladies	Midnight Ladies b/w Rock N' Roll Blues	02:39
Northfolk	Frederic Michaels - Once Upon a Blue Day	ST	03:57
Aaron Space	Marsha	ST	02:01
Tote Family	The Right Girl	The Right Girl b/w Miles and Miles	01:41
Sea Dog	Tell Him	ST	03:19
Jarvis Street Revue	Heidi-Ho (Let Her Go)	Mr. Oil Man	03:29
Sound Sett	Just in Case You're Wonderin (David Byngham & Glynn Bell, The Ugly Ducklings)	1966-1967	02:23
Tote Family	Leave Me Be	Allright Mama b/w Leave Me Be	02:19
Lexington Avenue	The Bird Collector	The Bird Collector b/w Flowing Kind of Feeling	02:18
Strangers	Apache	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:39
Strangers	Rik A Tik	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:57
Aaron Space	Rainbow Ride	ST	05:07
Strangers	Wild Weekend	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:07
Strangers	The Fugitive	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:47
Strangers	When You Walk in the Room	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:13
Northfolk	Watson and Reynolds - Time to Move	ST	04:28
Strangers	Rampage	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:29
Jarvis Street Revue	300 South	Mr. Oil Man	02:40
McEachern, Lyn & the Sound of Thunder	Sha La La	Sha La La b/w I Know I Love You	03:07
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue	Yakety Sax	Strands of Time	02:17
Sound Sett	I've Been Loving You Too Long (Otis Redding & Jerry Butler)	1966-1967	03:15
Sea Dog	I'm Going Down	ST	04:00
Strangers	You've Got What I Like	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:58
Strangers	Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt Slow	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:32
Kenny And The Be-Bops	Lindy Lou	Lindy Lou b/w My Life	02:30
Sound Sett	Mustang Sally (Mack Rice)	1966-1967	03:05
McEachern, Lyn & the Sound of Thunder	I Know I Love You	Sha La La b/w I Know I Love You	02:52
Sound Sett	She Ain't No Use to Me (Dave Bingham & Roger Mayne, The Ugly Ducklings)	1966-1967	03:07
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue	Watermelon Man	Strands of Time	03:14
Sea Dog	It's a Hot Night	It's a Hot Night b/w Holding Your Hands (promo)	02:53
Strangers	Hot Summer	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:46
Jarvis Street Revue	Mr. Oil Man	Mr. Oil Man	12:27
Sea Dog	Holding Your Hands	Holding Your Hands b/w Round and Round	02:30
Sea Dog	Welfare Blues	ST	02:31
Souls of Inspyration	Of Lambs & Wolves	ST	06:11
Aaron Space	Fair Child	ST	03:29
Sea Dog	I Don't Wanna Hear	ST	03:05
Merriday Park	Witchcraft	Witchcraft b/w My Shady Friend	02:50
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue	Girl from Ipanema	Strands of Time	02:54
Sea Dog	Holding Your Hands	It's a Hot Night b/w Holding Your Hands (promo)	02:34
Strangers	Diamond Head	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:45
Souls of Inspyration	Pursuit	ST	02:45
Sea Dog	Ain't No Use	ST	03:32
Sea Dog	Touch You in My Mind	ST	02:42
Merriday Park	It All Comes Back to Me	Take Me Back Home b/w It All Comes Back to Me	02:43
Jarvis Street Revue	20 Years	Mr. Oil Man	03:08
Marketville Riot	Jan	Jan b/w Charly Brown	02:09
Sound Sett	You're a Better Man Than I (Mike & Brian Hugg)	1966-1967	03:24
Amen, The	Carnivals and Cotton Candy	Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus	02:55
Nickel	I Don't Seem Right	I Don't Seem Right b/w Look Into Your Own Eyes	02:48
(Those) Rogues	Wish I Could See You Again	Wish I Could See You Again b/w Girl	01:50
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue	Spooky	Strands of Time	03:31
Sea Dog	Don't Forget It (stereo)	Don't Forget It	02:12
Souls of Inspyration	Pursuit	Pursuit b/w Eyes of Nature	02:44
Northfolk	Paul Dunn - Asthmatic Paul's Ornery Blues Lament Take No. 64	ST	03:27
Amen, The	Peter Zeus	Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus	02:28
Fallen Leaves	Little Liar	Little Liar b/w Time is Everything	02:27
Satan & the D-Men	She'll Lie	L-I-N-D-A b/w She’ll Lie	03:08
NRG	The Magic Man	To Be Back Home b/w The Magic Man	03:19
East African Fair	Lovin' Every Little Thing You Do	I Won't Stare b/w Lovin' Every Little Thing You Do	02:14
Sea Dog	Rock n' Roll Business	ST	02:50
Northfolk	Paul Dunn - Duddley Crowfoot	ST	03:09
Sound Sett	Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen)	1966-1967	04:00
Strangers	Shindig	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:00
Aaron Space	The Loser	ST	02:47
Strangers	Needles and Pins	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:29
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue	Dance On Little Girl	Strands of Time	02:06
Sound Sett	I Need You (Everybody Needs Somebody)	1966-1967	02:53
Northfolk	Watson and Reynolds - To the Master	ST	03:16
Plague	The Face of Time	The Face of Time b/w We Were Meant to Be	02:29
Aaron Space	It Might Be You	ST	03:10
Rogues	I Can't Hold Out Much Longer	I Can't Hold Out Much Longer b/w I'll Make It Up To You	02:28
Aaron Space	Keep on Moving	ST	03:18
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue	Harlem Nocturne	Strands of Time	03:59
Inferno 5 Plus 1	I Can Take It	I Can Take It b/w Fays Gig	03:40
Nobody Special	I Like It	I Like It b/w Sha-La-La	02:40
Souls of Inspyration	Seasons of Change	ST	05:22
Sea Dog	Duster	Duster b/w It's a Hot Night (DJ promo)	02:25
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue	Gimme Some Lovin'	Strands of Time	03:54
Strangers	Windy and Warm Quiet	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:03
(Those) Rogues	Girl	Wish I Could See You Again b/w Girl	02:49
Lexington Avenue	Sound the Alarm	Good to Me b/w Sound the Alarm	02:45
Sound Sett	I'm Not Your Stepping Stone (Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart)	1966-1967	02:31
Northfolk	Watson and Reynolds - Back to You	ST	04:33
Souls of Inspyration	Stranger	ST	03:02

Northern Ontario Axemen

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Tote Family - The Right Girl b/w Miles and Miles

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Nickel - I Don't Seem Right b/w Look Into Your Own Eyes

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Satan & the D-Men - L-I-N-D-A b/w She’ll Lie

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Merriday Park - Witchcraft b/w My Shady Friend

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Merriday Park - Take Me Back Home b/w It All Comes Back to Me

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Tote Family - Allright Mama b/w Leave Me Be

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(Those) Rogues - Wish I Could See You Again b/w Girl

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Aaron Space - ST

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Sound Sett - 1966-1967

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Fallen Leaves - Little Liar b/w Time is Everything

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McEachern, Lyn & the Sound of Thunder - Sha La La b/w I Know I Love You

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Marketville Riot - Jan b/w Charly Brown

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Sea Dog - Holding Your Hands b/w Round and Round

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Amen, The - Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus

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Sea Dog - Don't Forget It

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NRG - (What Was Wrong With The) Towns and Villages b/w I Brought My Love With Me

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Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue - Strands of Time

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Shouter's, The - In The Evening b/w Can I Help It

Northfolk - ST

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Lahti, Sam and The Colts - Maybelline b/w Singing The Blues

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Wee Beasties, The - Something to Do With the Weather b/w The Cherry Tree

Rogues - I Can't Hold Out Much Longer b/w I'll Make It Up To You

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Lexington Avenue - Good to Me b/w Sound the Alarm

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Inferno 5 Plus 1 - I Can Take It b/w Fays Gig

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Strangers - Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1

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Solid Reputation - Things b/w Brown Eyed Girl

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Plague - Love and Obey b/w High Flyin' Bird

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Kenny And The Be-Bops - Lindy Lou b/w My Life

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Lexington Avenue - The Bird Collector b/w Flowing Kind of Feeling

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Merriday Park - Went Home Today b/w Everybody Do Their Thing

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