Northern Ontario Axemen

42 slabs of rare, raw Northern Ontario rock — loud and unfiltered. From the land of lakes, mines, and legends, 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 Axemen 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, Thunder Bay to North Bay, Timmins to Red Lake, these axemen 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.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Nobody Special	Sha-La-La	I Like It b/w Sha-La-La	02:57
Aaron Space	When She Smiles	ST	03:05
Aaron Space	Rainbow Ride	ST	05:07
Lexington Avenue	Sound the Alarm	Good to Me b/w Sound the Alarm	02:45
Lexington Avenue	The Bird Collector	The Bird Collector b/w Flowing Kind of Feeling	02:18
Strangers	Windy and Warm Quiet	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:03
Sea Dog	Tell Him	ST	03:19
Aaron Space	North Country Rock & Roll	ST	03:45
Aaron Space	Keep on Moving	ST	03:18
Northfolk	Paul Dunn - Delta Train	ST	02:48
(Those) Rogues	Wish I Could See You Again	Wish I Could See You Again b/w Girl	01:50
Strangers	Greenfields	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:45
Souls of Inspyration	Seasons of Change	ST	05:22
Sound Sett	Oh No (The Sound Sett)	1966-1967	04:31
Jarvis Street Revue	20 Years	Mr. Oil Man	03:08
Strangers	Rampage	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:29
Aaron Space	Fair Child	ST	03:29
Sound Sett	I've Been Loving You Too Long (Otis Redding & Jerry Butler)	1966-1967	03:15
East African Fair	I Won't Stare	I Won't Stare b/w Lovin' Every Little Thing You Do	02:37
Sound Sett	I'm Not Your Stepping Stone (Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart)	1966-1967	02:31
Sound Sett	Dead Sea (Bruce MacGregor modified)	1966-1967	02:05
Marketville Riot	Charly Brown	Jan b/w Charly Brown	02:32
NRG	I Brought My Love With Me	(What Was Wrong With The) Towns and Villages b/w I Brought My Love With Me	02:13
Aaron Space	The Loser	ST	02:47
Plague	The Face of Time	The Face of Time b/w We Were Meant to Be	02:29
Sound Sett	You're a Better Man Than I (Mike & Brian Hugg)	1966-1967	03:24
NRG	(What Was Wrong With The) Towns and Villages	(What Was Wrong With The) Towns and Villages b/w I Brought My Love With Me	02:30
Jarvis Street Revue	Mr. Oil Man	Mr. Oil Man	12:27
Northfolk	Danny Gaudet - Trapped in Amber	ST	03:48
Merriday Park	My Shady Friend	Witchcraft b/w My Shady Friend	02:19
Sea Dog	Welfare Blues	ST	02:31
Souls of Inspyration	Pursuit	Pursuit b/w Eyes of Nature	02:44
Sound Sett	I Need You (Everybody Needs Somebody)	1966-1967	02:53
Sea Dog	Holding Your Hands	It's a Hot Night b/w Holding Your Hands (promo)	02:34
Tom Milestone And The Jarvis Street Revue	Harlem Nocturne	Strands of Time	03:59
Plague	We Were Meant to Be	The Face of Time b/w We Were Meant to Be	02:04
Sea Dog	Touch You in My Mind	ST	02:42
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
Tote Family	The Right Girl	The Right Girl b/w Miles and Miles	01:41
Northfolk	Frederic Michaels - Love is Coming	ST	01:59
Sea Dog	Everybody What's My Name	ST	03:12
The Amen	Carnivals and Cotton Candy	Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus	02:55
Northfolk	Paul Dunn - Asthmatic Paul's Ornery Blues Lament Take No. 64	ST	03:27
Marketville Riot	Jan	Jan b/w Charly Brown	02:09
Sam Lahti and The Colts	Maybelline	Maybelline b/w Singing The Blues	03:00
Tom Milestone And The Jarvis Street Revue	Summertime	Strands of Time	03:36
Tom Milestone And The Jarvis Street Revue	Coming Home	Strands of Time	01:40
Tote Family	Allright Mama	Allright Mama b/w Leave Me Be	02:39
NRG	The Magic Man	To Be Back Home b/w The Magic Man	03:19
Northfolk	Paul Dunn - Duddley Crowfoot	ST	03:09
Jarvis Street Revue	Mr. Business Man	Mr. Oil Man	02:41
King Street	Rock N' Roll Blues	Midnight Ladies b/w Rock N' Roll Blues	03:37
Jarvis Street Revue	300 South	Mr. Oil Man	02:40
Sea Dog	It's a Hot Night	Duster b/w It's a Hot Night (DJ promo)	02:48
Lyn McEachern & the Sound of Thunder	I Know I Love You	Sha La La b/w I Know I Love You	02:52
Nickel	I Don't Seem Right	I Don't Seem Right b/w Look Into Your Own Eyes	02:48
Sound Sett	She Ain't No Use to Me (Dave Bingham & Roger Mayne, The Ugly Ducklings)	1966-1967	03:07
Tom Milestone And The Jarvis Street Revue	Dance On Little Girl	Strands of Time	02:06
Northfolk	Danny Gaudet - Thanks for Listening	ST	02:36
Solid Reputation	Things	Things b/w Brown Eyed Girl	03:39
Sea Dog	I'm Going Down	ST	04:00
Strangers	You've Got What I Like	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:58
Sea Dog	Holding Your Hands	Holding Your Hands b/w Round and Round	02:30
Merriday Park	Witchcraft	Witchcraft b/w My Shady Friend	02:50
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	Sally's Hymn (Smoker's Funeral Song)	Mr. Oil Man	04:44
Inferno 5 Plus 1	Fays Gig	I Can Take It b/w Fays Gig	02:41
Plague	High Flyin' Bird	Love and Obey b/w High Flyin' Bird	02:14
Souls of Inspyration	Stranger	ST	03:02
Northfolk	Frederic Michaels - Once Upon a Blue Day	ST	03:57
Tom Milestone And The Jarvis Street Revue	Watermelon Man	Strands of Time	03:14
Strangers	Wild Weekend	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:07
Sea Dog	Don't Forget It (stereo)	Don't Forget It	02:12
Fallen Leaves	Little Liar	Little Liar b/w Time is Everything	02:27
Sea Dog	Duster	Duster b/w It's a Hot Night (DJ promo)	02:25
Tom Milestone And The Jarvis Street Revue	Yakety Sax	Strands of Time	02:17
Northfolk	Watson and Reynolds - Time to Move	ST	04:28
Strangers	House of the Rising Sun	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	03:17
Souls of Inspyration	Pursuit	ST	02:45
Strangers	Needles and Pins	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:29
Tom Milestone And The Jarvis Street Revue	Take 5	Strands of Time	02:24
Sea Dog	Rock n' Roll Business	ST	02:50
Solid Reputation	Brown Eyed Girl	Things b/w Brown Eyed Girl	03:11
Strangers	Theme for Young Lovers	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:16
Inferno 5 Plus 1	I Can Take It	I Can Take It b/w Fays Gig	03:40
Ronnie and The Comets	Milestone	Memories b/w Milestone	02:03
Lexington Avenue	Flowing Kind of Feeling	The Bird Collector b/w Flowing Kind of Feeling	02:32
Merriday Park	Went Home Today	Went Home Today b/w Everybody Do Their Thing	02:22
Jarvis Street Revue	Heidi-Ho (Let Her Go)	Mr. Oil Man	03:29
Souls of Inspyration	Sun Shines in the Winter	ST	03:12
(Those) Rogues	Girl	Wish I Could See You Again b/w Girl	02:49
Aaron Space	Silly Ceiling	ST	05:06
Strangers	Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt Slow	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:32
Strangers	Rik A Tik	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:57
Souls of Inspyration	Dil Kusha (Heart's Happiness)	ST	06:44
Sea Dog	Ain't No Use	ST	03:32
Kenny And The Be-Bops	Lindy Lou	Lindy Lou b/w My Life	02:30
Lexington Avenue	Good to Me	Good to Me b/w Sound the Alarm	02:37
Tote Family	Leave Me Be	Allright Mama b/w Leave Me Be	02:19
Strangers	Apache	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:39

Northern Ontario Axemen

Tracks

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Solid Reputation - Things b/w Brown Eyed Girl

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

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Sea Dog - Duster b/w It's a Hot Night (DJ promo)

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Marketville Riot - Jan b/w Charly Brown

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Nobody Special - I Like It b/w Sha-La-La

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

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Tote Family - Allright Mama b/w Leave Me Be

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Sea Dog - It's a Hot Night b/w Holding Your Hands (promo)

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

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Sea Dog - ST

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Sea Dog - Don't Forget It

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Souls of Inspyration - ST

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Aaron Space - ST

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

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Sound Sett - 1966-1967

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

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

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Strangers - Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1

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Tom Milestone And The Jarvis Street Revue - Strands of Time

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

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

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Fallen Leaves - Little Liar b/w Time is Everything

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

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Ronnie and The Comets - Memories b/w Milestone

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

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Souls of Inspyration - Pursuit b/w Eyes of Nature

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Jarvis Street Revue - Mr. Oil Man

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King Street - Midnight Ladies b/w Rock N' Roll Blues

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

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

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