Brandon's James Ehnes makes list with one of 49 songs that define Canada
1/20/2009 at 7:58 PM
This was a previous topic last month...
The Globe and Mail ran a feature that had people pick the 49 songs that best define Canada (in this case to the new US President Obama).
The results are in, and very cool to see locally born violinist James Ehnes as one of 43 artists to have a song make the list.
Here's the full list:
Arcade Fire: Rebellion (Lies)
The Arrogant Worms: Canada's Really Big
Barenaked Ladies: If I Had $1,000,000
Beau Dommage: La complainte du phoque en Alaska
Daniel Bélanger: Rêver mieux
Measha Brueggergosman: I'm Going Up a Yonder
Michael Bublé: Home
Bruce Cockburn: Wondering Where the Lions Are
Leonard Cohen: Democracy
Leonard Cohen: Suzanne
Jesse Cook: Mario Takes a Walk
James Ehnes: Barber Violin Concerto
Glenn Gould: Goldberg Variations
Great Big Sea: Ordinary Day
The Guess Who: American Woman
Harmonium: Pour un instant
Ben Heppner: We'll Gather Lilacs
Ian & Sylvia: Four Strong Winds
Karkwa: Oublie pas
Moe Koffman: Swingin' Shepherd Blues
Diana Krall: Departure Bay
k.d. lang: Hallelujah
Daniel Lanois: Jolie Louise
Daniel Lavoie: J'ai quitté mon île
Raymond Lévesque: Quand les hommes vivront d'amour
Gordon Lightfoot: Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Gordon Lightfoot: Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Malajube: Montréal -40°C
Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now
Joni Mitchell: A Case of You
Mes Aïeux: Dégénérations
Marjan Mozetich: Affairs of the Heart
Parachute Club: Rise Up
Oscar Peterson Trio: Hymn to Freedom
Oscar Petersonlace St. Henri (from Canadiana Suite)
The Rankin Family: Rise Again
Sam Roberts: The Canadian Dream
Stan Rogers: Northwest Passage
Rush: Closer to the Heart
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Universal Soldier
Shad: Brother (Watching)
Stompin' Tom Connors: The Hockey Song
Marie-Jo Thério: Évangeline
The Tragically Hip: Wheat Kings
The Tragically Hip: Bobcaygeon
Gilles Vigneault: Mon pays
The Weakerthans: One Great City!
Neil Young: Rockin' in the Free World
Neil Young: Helpless
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090120.wcdnsongs0121/BNStory/Entertainment/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20090120.wcdnsongs0121