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
Phillips, Stu The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Gregorash, Joey Golden Boy Golden Boy
Phillips, Stu Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Parker, Doug The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Twisted Minds Vancouver All Your Ears Can Hear comp
Plotnikoff, Serge Kaslo Bay Kaslo Bay b/w British Columbia
Booker, Fred Brown Earth Road Song
Original Caste Sault Ste. Marie When Love is Near b/w Sault Ste. Marie
Howard, Jeff Restin' In The Sun Round Saskatoon b/w Restin' In The Sun
Lafave, Ed & Friendship company Canadian National That’s Where I Come From: A Centennial Tribute to British Columbia
Claman, Dolores, Richard Morris & Jerry Toth St. Lawrence Centre Song St. Lawrence Centre Song
Barber, Del Home to Manitoba Love Songs For The Last 20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Owchar, Al & Rob Osberg Tyin' a Knot in the Devil's Tail Wild Fescue Grass: The Early History of the Bar U Ranch
Hus, Tim Hells Gate Run Songs of West Canada
Walker, George Melody of Montreal Rock Me in Your Arms b/w Melody of Montreal
Griff, Ray Alberta My Alberta Canada "My Native Land"
Oster, Al Sourdough Rendezvous Northland Ballads
Graham, Mike Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Crosley, Doug Centre Island (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
LaRiviere, Hank (Hank Rivers) Blue Canadian Rockies Hank's Centennial Travels
Noble, Geoff The Cariboo Fusiliers Heroes & Monuments of British Columbia
Riddle, Nelson* Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Ballads
LaRiviere, Hank (Hank Rivers) My Home by the Fraser Hank's Centennial Travels
Ruzicka, Bob Whitefish Station Whaling Man Edmonton Singer / Composer
Veal, Marshall Eagles Canadian Journey : A Songwriter's Sketchbook
Heritage Flight to Gander Rub-A-Dub-Dub's: A Long Way from Toronto
Tasson'e, Lee Toronto (The Beautiful City) Toronto (The Beautiful City) b/w Never Let You Go
Johner, Brad & Stan Stan Garchinski Saskatchewan, We Love This Place Saskatchewan, We Love This Place!
Dofasco Male Chorus Hamilton Centennial Song Hamilton Centennial Song b/w Hamilton, Our Town
Hudson, Lee Orville's Country Store Trouble Is My Middle Name
Said the Whale The Banks of the English Bay Howe Sounds: Taking Abalonia (re-issue)
Lafave, Ed & Friendship company Powell River Fisherman That’s Where I Come From: A Centennial Tribute to British Columbia
Cameron, Boyd The Province of Ontario The Province of Ontario // I'm Scared to Go Home
Watkins, Reg This Our Native Land Reg Watkins is Cam Canuck
Owchar, Al & Rob Osberg I Ride an Old Paint Wild Fescue Grass: The Early History of the Bar U Ranch
Phillips, Stu The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Mitchell, Ken, Barbara Sapergia and Geoffrey Ursell Is There Anybody Here From Moose Jaw? Songs From Year of the Moose (picture sleeve)
Grunsky, Jack Land of the Silver Birch Buffalo Brian
Barrie, Keath El Paso Sings of Love and Places
Booker, Fred Vikki's Man Road Song
Robertson, George This is Niagara Actual Roar of Niagara Falls
Cousineau, Terry & Ron Dillman Ron Dillman - Tribute to Friendship Road to Holman Island
Watkins, Reg Look for Beauty (In this Country) Reg Watkins is Cam Canuck
Greg And Rich For This Is British Columbia For This Is British Columbia b/w Summer Dream (picture sleeve)
Barrie, Keath On Being Canadian Sings of Love and Places
Innes, Bruce Brandon Historical Narration (Fred McGuinnes) Brandon Centennial Song b/w Brandon Historical Narration
Compilation Eugene Robert - The Thrill of the West Songs of British Columbia
Said the Whale This City's a Mess Howe Sounds: Taking Abalonia (re-issue)
Oster, Al Irena Cheyenne Yukon Ballads
Boss, Dorean Song of Chinguacousy Song of Chinguacousy
MacNeil, Kenzie Cape Breton Lullaby Singer From Sydney, N.S.
Compilation Terry Kristy - Kamloops Songs of British Columbia
Plotnikoff, Serge Salmo Town Salmo Town b/w Riverboat In The Rain (picture sleeve)
Baker, Dave Westham Island Emily Carr... World of Small b/w Westham Island
CKWW Radio 58 The Wonderful Windsor Song The Wonderful Windsor Song (picture sleeve)
Wiz Kids Ontario! The Toronto Song b/w Ontario! (picture sleeve)
Gateway Three North Bay North Bay b/w Railroad Bill
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Dean, Albert My Atlantic Home My Atlantic Home
Dixon, Fred & the Friday Afternoon Things Have Changed Country and Proud Of It
Phillips, Stu Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Sycamore Street Singers Niagara Bright Down the Middle
Riddle, Nelson* Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Compilation Episode 7-Oh! Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Oster, Al Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Ballads
Oster, Al Northland Northland Ballads
Romeos Muskoka and You The Romeos Sing Muskoka and You & The Ookpik Song
Sable Ridge Saanich Road Saanich Road b/w Why Don’t We Fall in Love
Bertrand, Frank The Land of Shining Waters The Land of Shining Waters b/w The Land of Shining Waters
Parker, Doug Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Phillips, Ursula The Yellowknife Song Yellowknife, N.W.T.
Phillips, Stu Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Phillips, Stu The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Houston, Bill Valleys of Gold North of Superior
Hauschild, George & Carole Penticton Penticton b/w But For Love
Heritage Conception Harbour Rub-A-Dub-Dub's: A Long Way from Toronto
Cousineau, Terry & Ron Dillman Ron Dillman - Holman Island Road to Holman Island
Foley, Doug 'Ramblin' Home On The Old Annapolis River My Old Home is Empty b/w Home On The Old Annapolis River
Ostanek, Walter We Are St. Catherines We Are St. Catherines b/w Polka Town
Hudson, Lee Battle River Bend Even Wolves Cry
Lafave, Ed & Friendship company The Instant Town of Mackenzie That’s Where I Come From: A Centennial Tribute to British Columbia
Phillips, Stu Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Dean, Albert Jack's Return to Newfoundland My Atlantic Home
Garriott, Marv The Kimberley Yodel Kimberley Yodel (picture sleeve)
Oster, Al Buckets of Steel Yukon Ballads
Phillips, Stu The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Kemp, Evan and the Trail Riders B.C. Pioneers B.C. Pioneers b/w My Home by the Fraser
LaRiviere, Hank (Hank Rivers) Girl From Saskatoon Hank's Centennial Travels
Phillips, Stu Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
McLollie, Oscar* Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Gargoyle Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) ST
MacLeod, Brian Come By Chance Can't Do Anymore b/w Come By Chance
Veal, Marshall Rocky Mountain Time Canadian Journey : A Songwriter's Sketchbook
Kosinec, Tony My City Toronto The Sesqui Song My City Toronto: The Sesqui Song (with Jack Lenz)
Veal, Marshall Ottawa Valley Canadian Journey : A Songwriter's Sketchbook
Plotnikoff, Serge British Columbia Beautiful British Columbia
Bote Peeple Mr. and Mississauga Help, Help I'm Drowning b/w Mr. and Mississauga
White, Diamond Joe Cowichan Bay Honestly

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