All posts in this series tell the stories behind some of the most memorable music by Canadian artists and bands. In addition, each post will highlight a specific part of Canada that is either named in the song, relates to the lyrical content of the song or has to do with the artist and/or their life.
Fifty-five years ago, my mother and father decided to take me on a trip across Canada. We started out in Sydney, Nova Scotia, by train. My folks even put our… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip: Song # 4/250: Life is a Highway by Tom Cochrane
I lived in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia for the first eighteen years of my life. During that time, I did so within the warm social embrace of a good community.… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip: Song # 3/250: One Great City by The Weakerthans
In 1982, I moved away from my childhood home in a town of approximately 20,000 people, to a city of over 2 million. There were many aspects to living in… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip: Song #2/250: Cherry Beach Express by Pukka Orchestra
This past Saturday, I participated in my very first Jane’s Walk. This walk was held to honour the memory of a lady named Jane Jacobs. During her life, Jane Jacobs… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip: Song #1/250…The Night Pat Murphy Died by Great Big Sea.