Via Aux TV, Nine Keen Musical Artists Playing ‘Canadiana’ + a Tour of Cameron House

An excellent round-up by AUX TV’s Ivan Raczycki of nine superb acts playing what he dubs “Canadiana.” Includes ‘Play’ buttons for good tunes by each of the artists mentioned, only a few of whom I had known of before: Scarlett Jane, the Devin Cuddy Band, Sam Martin and the Haggard (perhaps a play on the name of longtime country & western player, Merle Haggard?), Al Tuck, Fiver (new project of Simone Schmidt, formerly of alt-country band One Hundred Dollars), Donovan Woods, New Country Rehab, Steve Dawson, and Weather Station. Happy to link to Raczycki’s piece and offer screenshots of it below. I like the work of these musicians. See the story on AUX TV’s site, enjoy the tunes, and the sites of the artists (all linked to above). If you’re not familiar with Toronto’s music scene–often infectiously enjoyable and down-home–I suggest you watch this video with Devin Cuddy, who walks the camera through Cameron House on Queen Street West, a funky old building that combines Cuddy’s home (he lives in the boarding house style accommodations); a couple of bars; two separate performance spaces; and Cuddy’s indie record label, Cameron House Records. I’ve seen several shows at Cameron House during my visits to Toronto for NXNE, and always have a great time there, like when I heard Dear Sister there last June, shown here in a photo with a bit of the Cameron House name behind them.