This is post I made to a forum, when challenged to name some good Canadian music... Canadian music has a lot to offer, perhaps disproportionately so. This list is more art, less chart (Celine doesn't need the help!). These are only some of my favorites - there's just so many. * means extra special to me. ** Rheostatics (www.rheostatics.ca) ** Martin Tielli (www.martintielli.ca) ** Martin Lomas (www.storm-animal.blogspot.com) * Arcade Fire * Bran Van 3000 * Buffy Sainte-Marie * Change of Heart * Daniel Lanois * Doughboys * Farm Fresh * Glenn Gould * Godspeed You! Black Emperor * Great Lake Swimmers * Jane Siberry * k-os * Karkwa * King Cobb Steelie * Laura Barrett * Lenny Breau * Mary Margaret O'Hara * Matthew Good * Michael Brook * Nick Buzz * Oliver Schroer * Scott Merritt * Sea Snakes * Wooden Stars A Silver Mt. Zion Alexisonfire Andy Stochansky Ben Heppner Big Sugar Big Wreck Bob Wiseman Broken Social Scene Bruce Cockburn Buck 65 Carole Pope Chad VanGaalen City and Colour Corb Lund Dallas Green David Wilcox Drake Ed Bickert Eric's Trip Feist Hrsta Jeff Martin Jim Guthrie Joni Mitchell Julie Doiron Jully Black Junior Boys k.d. lang Kate and Anna McGarrigle Kathleen Edwards Kid Koala Kurt Swinghammer La Bottine Souriante Leonard Cohen Leslie Spit Treeo Lindi Ortega Liona Boyd Luke Doucet Luther Wright and the Wrongs Madagascar Slim Marc Jordan Martha Wainwright Maureen Forrester Measha Brueggergosman Mendelson Joe Meryn Cadell Metric Montag MSTRKRFT Neil Young Odds Oliver Jones Oscar Peterson Patrick Watson Plants and Animals Richie Hawtin Robbie Robertson Rufus Wainwright Rush Sam Roberts Band Sarah Harmer Sarah McLachlan Sarah Slean Set Fire to Flames Shalabi Effect Sixtoo Sloan Stan Rogers Stars The Dears The Gandharvas The Hidden Cameras The Inbreds The Most Serene Republic The Shuffle Demons The Super Friendz The Tea Party The Tragically Hip The Waltons Treble Charger Veda Hille Venetian Snares vitaminsforyou Weeping Tile Willie P. Bennett