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Throat Singing by Tanya Tagaq, Winner of the 2014 Polaris Music Prize

by Heather Chetwynd | Jan 6, 2015 | Voice to Word Post - Other

When I heard this throat singing performance by Tanya Tagaq, I was in awe. This traditional style of vocal music is found throughout the arctic, not only in North America, but Tanya’s recent award has led to increasingly more people getting the opportunity to...

Both Sides Now – A Canadian Classic by Joni Mitchell

by Heather Chetwynd | Nov 13, 2014 | Accent Modification

Both Sides Now is a Canadian classic, written and performed by Canadian musician, singer songwriter and painter, Joni Mitchell. Joni began her professional career performing in small Saskatchewan nightclubs in the early 60s, later moving to Toronto where she became...

I Want You – sung by Toronto Jazz singer Holly Cole

by Heather Chetwynd | Oct 29, 2014 | Culture and Values

I Want You. This very simple Tom Wait’s song is interpreted here by Toronto’s own – jazz singer Holly Cole. I love how she interprets her songs. A while back, Holly put out an album of American singer-songwriter Tom Wait’s songs where this one...

Neil Young’s HELPLESS, sung by KD Lang

by Heather Chetwynd | Oct 7, 2014 | Culture and Values

Neil Young has written so many classic songs. Here the song HELPLESS, sung by Canada’s KD Lang, takes us back to his youth growing up in Ontario, Canada. According to Wikepedia, the song was “most famously recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on...

Great Canadian Song by Stan Rogers – Northwest Passage

by Heather Chetwynd | Aug 8, 2014 | Culture and Values

The Northwest Passage refers to a sea route through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America. This route travels through the waterways of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago which connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Northwest Passage is one of Stan...

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