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.

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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Souls of Inspyration-ST LABEL 01

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

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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
Sound Sett Dead Sea (Bruce MacGregor modified) 1966-1967
Sea Dog Ain't No Use ST
Strangers When You Walk in the Room Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Sea Dog It's a Hot Night It's a Hot Night b/w Holding Your Hands (promo)
(Those) Rogues Girl Wish I Could See You Again b/w Girl
Souls of Inspyration Sun Shines in the Winter ST
Strangers Diamond Head Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Amen, The Carnivals and Cotton Candy Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus
Nobody Special Sha-La-La I Like It b/w Sha-La-La
Satan & the D-Men She'll Lie L-I-N-D-A b/w She’ll Lie
Jarvis Street Revue Mr. Oil Man Mr. Oil Man
Inferno 5 Plus 1 Fays Gig I Can Take It b/w Fays Gig
Nickel Look Into Your Own Eyes I Don't Seem Right b/w Look Into Your Own Eyes
Sea Dog On the Street ST
Sound Sett Just in Case You're Wonderin (David Byngham & Glynn Bell, The Ugly Ducklings) 1966-1967
Sound Sett I've Been Loving You Too Long (Otis Redding & Jerry Butler) 1966-1967
Lahti, Sam and The Colts Singing The Blues Maybelline b/w Singing The Blues
Nobody Special I Like It I Like It b/w Sha-La-La
Marketville Riot Charly Brown Jan b/w Charly Brown
Plague High Flyin' Bird Love and Obey b/w High Flyin' Bird
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue Coming Home Strands of Time
Merriday Park Witchcraft Witchcraft b/w My Shady Friend
Strangers Shindig Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Northfolk Paul Dunn - Asthmatic Paul's Ornery Blues Lament Take No. 64 ST
Souls of Inspyration Seasons of Change ST
Lexington Avenue Flowing Kind of Feeling The Bird Collector b/w Flowing Kind of Feeling
NRG I Brought My Love With Me (What Was Wrong With The) Towns and Villages b/w I Brought My Love With Me
Northfolk Danny Gaudet - Trapped in Amber ST
Merriday Park Went Home Today Went Home Today b/w Everybody Do Their Thing
Wee Beasties, The Something to Do With the Weather Something to Do With the Weather b/w The Cherry Tree
Tote Family Leave Me Be Allright Mama b/w Leave Me Be
Sea Dog Welfare Blues ST
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
Aaron Space The Loser ST
(Those) Rogues Wish I Could See You Again Wish I Could See You Again b/w Girl
Strangers Apache Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
NRG The Magic Man To Be Back Home b/w The Magic Man
Sea Dog Everybody ST
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue Take 5 Strands of Time
Strangers The Fugitive Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
East African Fair I Won't Stare I Won't Stare b/w Lovin' Every Little Thing You Do
Aaron Space Rainbow Ride ST
Northfolk Watson and Reynolds - Back to You ST
Jarvis Street Revue 300 South Mr. Oil Man
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue Dance On Little Girl Strands of Time
Sea Dog It's a Hot Night Duster b/w It's a Hot Night (DJ promo)
Amen, The Peter Zeus Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus
Sound Sett Mustang Sally (Mack Rice) 1966-1967
Shouter's, The In The Evening In The Evening b/w Can I Help It
Souls of Inspyration Eyes of Nature ST
Tote Family Allright Mama Allright Mama b/w Leave Me Be
Tote Family The Right Girl The Right Girl b/w Miles and Miles
Northfolk Danny Gaudet - Thanks for Listening ST
Strangers Journey to the Stars Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Plague The Face of Time The Face of Time b/w We Were Meant to Be
Sound Sett Just a Little (Ron Elliott & Bob Durand, The Breau Brummels) 1966-1967
Sea Dog Everybody What's My Name ST
McEachern, Lyn & the Sound of Thunder I Know I Love You Sha La La b/w I Know I Love You
East African Fair Lovin' Every Little Thing You Do I Won't Stare b/w Lovin' Every Little Thing You Do
Northfolk Watson and Reynolds - Time to Move ST
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue Girl from Ipanema Strands of Time
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue Watermelon Man Strands of Time
Sound Sett Girl You'll be a Woman Soon (Neil Diamond) 1966-1967
Aaron Space Keep on Moving ST
Northfolk Frederic Michaels - Child Song ST
Sea Dog Tell Him ST
Aaron Space Fair Child ST
Plague We Were Meant to Be The Face of Time b/w We Were Meant to Be
Strangers Rik A Tik Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Merriday Park My Shady Friend Witchcraft b/w My Shady Friend
King Street Rock N' Roll Blues Midnight Ladies b/w Rock N' Roll Blues
Ronnie and The Comets Milestone Memories b/w Milestone
Souls of Inspyration Dil Kusha (Heart's Happiness) ST
Aaron Space When She Smiles ST
Lexington Avenue Sound the Alarm Good to Me b/w Sound the Alarm
Sound Sett She Ain't No Use to Me (Dave Bingham & Roger Mayne, The Ugly Ducklings) 1966-1967
Milestone, Tom And The Jarvis Street Revue Summertime Strands of Time
NRG To be Back Home To Be Back Home b/w The Magic Man
Strangers House of the Rising Sun Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Sea Dog Duster Duster b/w It's a Hot Night (DJ promo)
Inferno 5 Plus 1 I Can Take It I Can Take It b/w Fays Gig
Aaron Space Silly Ceiling ST
Aaron Space Man in a Yellow Car ST
Solid Reputation Things Things b/w Brown Eyed Girl
Strangers Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt Slow Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Sea Dog I'm Going Down ST
Fallen Leaves Little Liar Little Liar b/w Time is Everything
Sea Dog Rock n' Roll Business ST
Jarvis Street Revue 20 Years Mr. Oil Man
Strangers Greenfields Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Souls of Inspyration Pursuit Pursuit b/w Eyes of Nature
Sea Dog I Don't Wanna Hear ST
Sound Sett You're a Better Man Than I (Mike & Brian Hugg) 1966-1967
Solid Reputation Brown Eyed Girl Things b/w Brown Eyed Girl
Sea Dog Touch You in My Mind ST
Nickel I Don't Seem Right I Don't Seem Right b/w Look Into Your Own Eyes
Northfolk Watson and Reynolds - To the Master ST
Strangers Miserlou Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Rogues I Can't Hold Out Much Longer I Can't Hold Out Much Longer b/w I'll Make It Up To You
Sea Dog Holding Your Hands It's a Hot Night b/w Holding Your Hands (promo)

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