Canadian Musicians


It recently occured to me that I like and listen to an awfully high percentage of Canadian music.
I am quite happy to make this confession because/although I am not Canadian.[Aussie]

Some of the Canadian artists I regularly listen to are-Bruce Cockburn,The Flying Bulgars,Holly Cole,Jane Siberry,Leonard Cohen,Mc Gariggle Sisters,Martha Wainwright,Rufus Wainwright,KD Lang,Neil Young,Blue Rodeo,Joni Mitchell,Ron Sexsmith,Harry Manx,Sarah McLachlan and Diana Krall.

I was hoping to expand this list and would be grateful for any other suggestions of good Canadian music in a similar vain[please no Rush suggestions].I'm sure that like many great Australian musos some great Canadians get little recognition outside of their own country.
If it is well recorded too that would be a real bonus.
A brief description of what type of music any suggestions typify would also help.

JT
jtgofish

Showing 1 response by mcrosier

Hello,

I am a Canadian, and proud of it. Glad to see people enjoy music from here. You may like these artists

Roots:

Jim Bryson
Old Reliable
Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir
Elizabeth Anka Vajagic

Rock/Pop:

Sadies (hard to classify, but great)
Broken Social Scene
Black Mountain
Stars
Arcade Fire

World:

Mighty Popo
Alpha Yaya Diallo
Galitcha
Irshad Khan
Black Ox Orkestar

Jazz:

John Geggie
Vince Rimbach
Souljazz Orchestra

Classical:

Marc-Andre Hamelin
Shauna Rolston
St Lawrence String Quartet

Experimental/Electronic:

Polmo Popo
Silver Mount Zion
Akumu

hope you check them out.

all the best

matthew