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.

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

Sudbury → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Sudbury, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Kenora, Ontario - Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Merriday Park - Witchcraft b/w My Shady Friend

Thunder Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Thunder Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Tote Family - Allright Mama b/w Leave Me Be

Sudbury → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Aaron Space - ST

Sudbury, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Sound Sett - 1966-1967

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Fallen Leaves - Little Liar b/w Time is Everything

Timmins, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Thunder Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Marketville Riot - Jan b/w Charly Brown

Sudbury, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Sudbury, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Sea Dog - Don't Forget It

Sudbury, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Thunder Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Thunder Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Kirkland Lake, Ontario

Northfolk - ST

Sudbury, Ontario

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

Sudbury, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Sudbury - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

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

Thunder Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Sudbury, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Strangers - Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Solid Reputation - Things b/w Brown Eyed Girl

Geraldton, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Thunder Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

North Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Thunder Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Thunder Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Jarvis Street Revue - Mr. Oil Man

Sea Dog, summer, 1972

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

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Jarvis Street Revue-ST LABEL 01

Souls of Inspyration-ST LABEL 01

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

ST

The Face of Time b/w We Were Meant to Be

Plague

Solid Reputation - Brown Eyed Girl

Aaron Space-ST LABEL 02

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Satan & the D-Men

I Like It b/w Sha-La-La

45-Nobody Special - I Like It VINYL 02

45-Tote Family - The Right Girl bw Miles And Miles VINYL 02

The Tote Family

Tote Family

Sea Dog

Witchcraft b/w My Shady Friend

Merriday Park - Take Me Back Home bw It All Comes Back to Me2

To Be Back Home b/w The Magic Man

Lexington Avenue

45-Sea Dog - Holding Your Hand VINYL 02

Sound Sett Ken Cartmill

Sound Sett - On Stage Cambrian College

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue Spooky Strands of Time
Strangers Theme for Young Lovers Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Souls of Inspyration Of Lambs & Wolves ST
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue Coming Home Strands of Time
Shouter's, The In The Evening In The Evening b/w Can I Help It
Aaron Space When She Smiles ST
Plague The Face of Time The Face of Time b/w We Were Meant to Be
Sound Sett Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen) 1966-1967
Northfolk Paul Dunn - Asthmatic Paul's Ornery Blues Lament Take No. 64 ST
Satan & the D-Men She'll Lie L-I-N-D-A b/w She’ll Lie
East African Fair I Won't Stare I Won't Stare b/w Lovin' Every Little Thing You Do
Northfolk Frederic Michaels - Once Upon a Blue Day ST
Souls of Inspyration Pursuit Pursuit b/w Eyes of Nature
Jarvis Street Revue 300 South Mr. Oil Man
Ronnie and The Comets Milestone Memories b/w Milestone
Jarvis Street Revue Sally's Hymn (Smoker's Funeral Song) Mr. Oil Man
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue Yakety Sax Strands of Time
Aaron Space Rainbow Ride ST
Sound Sett I Need You (Everybody Needs Somebody) 1966-1967
Strangers Love Godess of Venus Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Sea Dog Duster Duster b/w It's a Hot Night (DJ promo)
Northfolk Paul Dunn - Delta Train ST
Aaron Space North Country Rock & Roll ST
Sea Dog Welfare Blues ST
Sea Dog Touch You in My Mind ST
Souls of Inspyration Stranger ST
Sea Dog Rock n' Roll Business ST
Strangers Miserlou Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Aaron Space Fair Child ST
Sea Dog Holding Your Hands It's a Hot Night b/w Holding Your Hands (promo)
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue Watermelon Man Strands of Time
Sound Sett Oh No (The Sound Sett) 1966-1967
Fallen Leaves Little Liar Little Liar b/w Time is Everything
Northfolk Frederic Michaels - Child Song ST
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue Take 5 Strands of Time
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue Summertime Strands of Time
Strangers Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt Slow Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Nobody Special Sha-La-La I Like It b/w Sha-La-La
Solid Reputation Things Things b/w Brown Eyed Girl
Souls of Inspyration Pursuit ST
Northfolk Watson and Reynolds - To the Master ST
Northfolk Frederic Michaels - Love is Coming ST
Sound Sett Girl You'll be a Woman Soon (Neil Diamond) 1966-1967
Strangers Needles and Pins Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Tote Family The Right Girl The Right Girl b/w Miles and Miles
Souls of Inspyration Seasons of Change ST
Merriday Park Take Me Back Home Take Me Back Home b/w It All Comes Back to Me
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue Dance On Little Girl Strands of Time
Sea Dog Ain't No Use ST
Lexington Avenue Sound the Alarm Good to Me b/w Sound the Alarm
Souls of Inspyration Dil Kusha (Heart's Happiness) ST
Amen, The Peter Zeus Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus
Sea Dog It's a Hot Night It's a Hot Night b/w Holding Your Hands (promo)
Jarvis Street Revue Mr. Oil Man Mr. Oil Man
Sound Sett Just in Case You're Wonderin (David Byngham & Glynn Bell, The Ugly Ducklings) 1966-1967
McEachern, Lyn & the Sound of Thunder Sha La La Sha La La b/w I Know I Love You
Plague Love and Obey Love and Obey b/w High Flyin' Bird
Merriday Park It All Comes Back to Me Take Me Back Home b/w It All Comes Back to Me
Merriday Park My Shady Friend Witchcraft b/w My Shady Friend
Solid Reputation Brown Eyed Girl Things b/w Brown Eyed Girl
Aaron Space Man in a Yellow Car ST
Aaron Space Marsha ST
Wee Beasties, The Something to Do With the Weather Something to Do With the Weather b/w The Cherry Tree
Strangers Hot Summer Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Strangers House of the Rising Sun Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Aaron Space Silly Ceiling ST
Jarvis Street Revue 20 Years Mr. Oil Man
Strangers Greenfields Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Souls of Inspyration Eyes of Nature ST
Sea Dog I Don't Wanna Hear ST
Strangers Wild Weekend Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
(Those) Rogues Girl Wish I Could See You Again b/w Girl
Aaron Space Keep on Moving ST
Sound Sett I'm Not Your Stepping Stone (Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart) 1966-1967
Strangers You've Got What I Like Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
NRG The Magic Man To Be Back Home b/w The Magic Man
Jarvis Street Revue Mr. Business Man Mr. Oil Man
Amen, The Carnivals and Cotton Candy Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus
Merriday Park Went Home Today Went Home Today b/w Everybody Do Their Thing
Nickel I Don't Seem Right I Don't Seem Right b/w Look Into Your Own Eyes
Sea Dog Tell Him ST
King Street Midnight Ladies Midnight Ladies b/w Rock N' Roll Blues
Marketville Riot Charly Brown Jan b/w Charly Brown
Aaron Space The Loser ST
Sea Dog Round and Round Holding Your Hands b/w Round and Round
Lexington Avenue Good to Me Good to Me b/w Sound the Alarm
McEachern, Lyn & the Sound of Thunder I Know I Love You Sha La La b/w I Know I Love You
Sea Dog Everybody What's My Name ST
Strangers Windy and Warm Quiet Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Sea Dog I'm Going Down ST
Sea Dog Everybody ST
Northfolk Watson and Reynolds - Time to Move ST
Inferno 5 Plus 1 I Can Take It I Can Take It b/w Fays Gig
Jarvis Street Revue Heidi-Ho (Let Her Go) Mr. Oil Man
Tote Family Allright Mama Allright Mama b/w Leave Me Be
Aaron Space It Might Be You ST
Tote Family Miles and Miles The Right Girl b/w Miles and Miles
Marketville Riot Jan Jan b/w Charly Brown
Northfolk Watson and Reynolds - Back to You ST
Strangers Shindig Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1

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