July 2, 2001 marked the beginning of my hosting career at UMFM when I hosted my very first show, which was a Canada Day special. Since then, Canadian music has always been the backbone of my shows, but it’s always nice to focus exclusively on Canadian music once in a while, especially around Canada Day. So here’s (almost) 2 hours of great Canadian music, as we take a musical road trip with stops in every province and territory!

Artist – Song Title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB = Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Jason Collett – Love Song to Canada – single – CDN
Del Barber – O Canada – live recording – CDN – WPG
Stompin’ Tom Connors – Canada Day, Up Canada Way – A Truly Proud Canadian – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – Oh Canada – Asking for Flowers – CDN
The Wheat Pool – Geographic Centre of Canada – Township – CDN
John K Samson – Longitudinal Centre – Provincial – CDN – WPG
Geoff Berner – Hustle Advisory Canada 150 Remix – single – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

The Weakerthans – One Great City! – Reconstruction Site – CDN – WPG
Rheostatics – Saskatchewan – Melville – CDN
Elliottt BROOD – Oh Alberta – Tin Type – CDN
Carolyn Mark – The Queen of Vancouver Island – The Queen of Vancouver Island – CDN
Whitehorse – Devil’s Got a Gun – The Fate of the World Depends on this Kiss – CDN
Mike Lynch – Dawson City (extended version) – Real to Reel – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Dana Sipos – My Beloved – Roll up the Night Sky – CDN
The Jerry Cans – Iqaluit – Nunavuttitut – CDN
Del Barber – Home to Manitoba – Love Songs for the Last 20 – CDN – WPG
Jim Bryson – Ontario – Somewhere We Will Find our Place – CDN
Express and Company – Montreal – Ontario – CDN
Steven Bowers – Labrador – Beothuk Words – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

David Myles – Don’t Drive Through – Live at the Carlton – CDN
Ian & Sylvia – Nova Scotia Farewell – Northern Journey – CDN
The Wicks – Charlottetown – The good Times Are gone – CDN
The Guy Who Sings Songs About Cities & Towns – Charlottetown Is the Capital of Prince Edward Island – These Songs Are About Canada Places
Pappa Razzi and the Photogs – The Maniac Genius Piano Song Person Again – The Maniac Genius Piano Song Person Again
The Guy Who Sings Songs About Cities & Towns – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, World! – These Songs Are About Canada Places
The Passionate & Objective Jokerfan – Stu Reid of Twang Trust (Thanks Friend) – Unexpected Songs of Joy, and Celebrations of Music Stars
Leeroy Stagger – Saskatoon – Depression River – CDN