Canadian Musicians


It recently occured to me that I like and listen to an awfully high percentage of Canadian music.
I am quite happy to make this confession because/although I am not Canadian.[Aussie]

Some of the Canadian artists I regularly listen to are-Bruce Cockburn,The Flying Bulgars,Holly Cole,Jane Siberry,Leonard Cohen,Mc Gariggle Sisters,Martha Wainwright,Rufus Wainwright,KD Lang,Neil Young,Blue Rodeo,Joni Mitchell,Ron Sexsmith,Harry Manx,Sarah McLachlan and Diana Krall.

I was hoping to expand this list and would be grateful for any other suggestions of good Canadian music in a similar vain[please no Rush suggestions].I'm sure that like many great Australian musos some great Canadians get little recognition outside of their own country.
If it is well recorded too that would be a real bonus.
A brief description of what type of music any suggestions typify would also help.

JT
jtgofish
Check out Chantal Kreviatzuk....Very well known in Canada, not so well known in the US. Better known for her song writing than her singing...her older cd's are better than her newest cd released this year.

Hey...Nelly Furtado is Canadian too! I saw her in concert this past summer..amazing!

calgarian
Alternative Canadian Artists:

Sloan (Check out "A-Sides Win")
The Tragically Hip (Do an Amazon search)
Econoline Crush (Check out "The Devil You Know")
54-40 (Check out "The Essentials")
Sam Roberts (new artist)
Chalk Circle (Check out "20th Century Century Masters")
Tom Cochrane & Red Rider (Check Out "Over 60 Minutes with Red Rider")