O Canada

Today, July 1, is Canada Day. Warm wishes to all our Canadian readers on this day!

Recommended listening:

Classic Canadian Songs - folk music from Canada

Hymns of the 49th Parallel - k.d. lang covers songs by fellow Canadians Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, and others

Famous Blue Raincoat - Jennifer Warnes is best known for her overwrought duets with Bill Medley (Dirty Dancing) and Joe Cocker (Top Gun), but this is her heartfelt tribute to the songs of Leonard Cohen. Leonard Cohen himself appears as the voice of Fire that consumes Joan of Arc. Moody and melancholy, one friend said that this album was music to slit your wrists by.

Northern Songs: Canada's Best and Brightest - this Starbucks Hear Music CD features signature songs Constant Craving by k.d. lang, Angel by Sarah McLachlan, Cowboy Junkies's cover of Lou Reed's Sweet Jane, and more.