Northern Troubadours 2
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- The Basics
Our first collection of tunes by Canadian singer-songwriters went down so well, we felt compelled to compile another — so here it is, headed up by the heavyweights. Leonard Cohen ambles gently into "Bird On the Wire" and soaks it in that inimitable warm melancholy of his, closely followed by a love-struck Neil Young who takes us into a golden cornfield at sunset with "Harvest Moon," and master-storyteller Gordon Lightfoot who keeps "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" fresh in our minds . . . forever. The Francophone troubadours cut loose, in Next Steps.
$23.97 The Basics
Name Artist Time Price 1 Bird On the Wire Leonard Cohen 3:24 $0.69 View In iTunes 2 Harvest Moon Neil Young 5:03 $1.29 View In iTunes 3 Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot 6:32 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 I Lost My Baby Jean Leloup 2:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Le columbarium Pierre Lapointe 2:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Le p'tit bonheur Félix Leclerc 2:43 $1.29 View In iTunes 7 J'te dis oui Michel Rivard 3:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 The Great Escape Patrick Watson 3:07 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Rêver mieux Daniel Bélanger 3:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 Out of Time Jason Collett 2:45 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 Careless Fred Eaglesmith 3:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Sing Me 2 Sleep Chad VanGaalen 3:12 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Clear the Crowds Jim Bryson 2:47 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Montréal motel Antoine Gratton 4:52 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Sleeping Sickness City and Colour 4:08 $1.29 View In iTunes 16 Home Paul Brandt 4:07 $1.29 View In iTunes 17 Une chance qu'on s'a Jean-Pierre Ferland 3:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 And You Give Matthew Barber 3:42 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 Oh You Delicate Heart Hawksley Workman 5:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Goodbye, So Long, Hello Willie P. Bennett 2:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 The Books Beside Her Bed Howie Beck 2:17 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 Summer Wages Ian Tyson 4:17 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 Seigneur Kevin Parent 5:16 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 23 Songs - Next Steps
The roots of the word troubadour can be found in Old French ("trobador" in Occitan/Langue d'oc) so it's only fitting that we've called on some of the finest francophone musicians here — Wilfred Le Bouthillier burst out of his New Brunswick confines with 2003's self-titled debut and continues to impress mightily with tracks like "Le monde a bien changé" from follow-up, Poussières. Elsewhere, Daniel Boucher adds bluesy punch to "La désise" and Dan Bigras lays his cultured rasp on "Tue-moi." Blues, soul and the kitchen sink are thrown into our Northern Troubadour Deep Cuts.
$19.11 Next Steps
Name Artist Time Price 1 Black Helicopter Matthew Good 4:43 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 (I'll Be) Gone With the Wind Stompin' Tom Connors 1:55 $1.29 View In iTunes 3 Le monde a bien changé Wilfred Le Bouthillier 3:23 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 Where Do You Go? Kevin Kane 3:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Saint Cecilia John K. Samson 2:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 She Was Waiting for Her Mother at the Station in Torino and You Know I Love You Baby but It's Getting Too Heavy to Laugh Shawn Phillips 4:52 $1.29 View In iTunes 7 Fall Apart Again Peter Elkas 3:23 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Let Wander Your Restless Heart Baby Eagle 2:12 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Welcome soleil Bertrand Gosselin & Jim Corcoran 2:15 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 3000 Flowers Destroyer 3:46 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 Campfire Light Ian Tamblyn 2:39 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Seize ans déjà Michel Rivard 4:37 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 (in)Security Morgan Finlay 3:22 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Cigarette Jeremy Fisher 3:04 $0.69 View In iTunes 15 Ballad of Bowser MacRae David Francey 3:08 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Tue-moi Dan Bigras 3:25 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 The Grandfather Song / Etsi Shon Jerry Alfred & The Medicine Beat 4:37 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 Beauty Andrew Cash 3:37 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 Two Hands Jon-Rae Fletcher and the River 3:30 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 19 Songs - Deep Cuts
We've all hummed along to Bill Withers' mellow lovelorn classic "Ain't No Sunshine," but if you'd like to hear the track stuffed full of sheer heart-broken agony, check out Matt Andersen's gritty rendition. The big-lunged East Coaster is joined here by the soulful Jason Plumb ("Satellite"), who moonlights as the lead singer of the Waltons, Sudbury country singer Jake Mathews (wringing every last ounce of hurt from "Signs of You Everywhere"), and Newfoundland legend Ron Hynes (detoxing on "Dry").
$17.82 Deep Cuts
Name Artist Time Price 1 Cry Ophelia Adam Cohen 3:48 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 J'ai quitté mon île Daniel Lavoie 3:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 Erica Kevin Closs 3:10 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 Home Is Where the Heart Is Norm Hacking 4:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Fields of Plenty Kyp Harness 3:34 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Dry Ron Hynes 6:23 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 Cienfuegos Paul MacLeod 2:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Unnatural Progression Dan Mangan 4:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Everyone's In Love Justin Rutledge 4:28 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 Somebody's Someone Gil Grand 3:33 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 The Signature Of Marilyn Churley Kurt Swinghammer 2:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Dear Loneliness Clay George 2:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 The Latest Great Embarrassment Jon Brooks 4:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Signs of You Everywhere Jake Mathews 4:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 When People Go Craig Cardiff 3:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 No Questions Asked (Livingston) Jeffrey Caissie 2:46 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 We Don't Care Dan Bryk 3:56 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 It's Not Safe Gentleman Reg 3:47 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 18 Songs - Complete Set
The litmus test for a bona fide troubadour is his ability to wander into any bar, anywhere in the world, guitar slung over his shoulder, and pick out a stunner at random from his capacious pocketful of songs. All of these Maple-leaf minstrels pass that test with flying colours, and their genius has enabled us to put together a second batch of Northern Troubadour Essentials featuring the very best from the ranks of the Francophones (Pierre Lapointe, Daniel Bélanger), the Anglo-centrics (Hawksley Workman, Fred Eaglesmith), and those who enjoy switching codes (check out Antoine Gratton on "Montréal motel"). Pull up a chair and let the show begin.
$60.90 Complete Set
Name Artist Time Price 1 Bird On the Wire Leonard Cohen 3:24 $0.69 View In iTunes 2 Harvest Moon Neil Young 5:03 $1.29 View In iTunes 3 Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot 6:32 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 I Lost My Baby Jean Leloup 2:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Le columbarium Pierre Lapointe 2:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Le p'tit bonheur Félix Leclerc 2:43 $1.29 View In iTunes 7 J'te dis oui Michel Rivard 3:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 The Great Escape Patrick Watson 3:07 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Rêver mieux Daniel Bélanger 3:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 Out of Time Jason Collett 2:45 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 Careless Fred Eaglesmith 3:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Sing Me 2 Sleep Chad VanGaalen 3:12 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Clear the Crowds Jim Bryson 2:47 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Montréal motel Antoine Gratton 4:52 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Sleeping Sickness City and Colour 4:08 $1.29 View In iTunes 16 Home Paul Brandt 4:07 $1.29 View In iTunes 17 Une chance qu'on s'a Jean-Pierre Ferland 3:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 And You Give Matthew Barber 3:42 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 Oh You Delicate Heart Hawksley Workman 5:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Goodbye, So Long, Hello Willie P. Bennett 2:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 The Books Beside Her Bed Howie Beck 2:17 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 Summer Wages Ian Tyson 4:17 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 Seigneur Kevin Parent 5:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 24 Black Helicopter Matthew Good 4:43 $0.99 View In iTunes 25 (I'll Be) Gone With the Wind Stompin' Tom Connors 1:55 $1.29 View In iTunes 26 Le monde a bien changé Wilfred Le Bouthillier 3:23 $0.99 View In iTunes 27 Where Do You Go? Kevin Kane 3:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 28 Saint Cecilia John K. Samson 2:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 29 She Was Waiting for Her Mother at the Station in Torino and You Know I Love You Baby but It's Getting Too Heavy to Laugh Shawn Phillips 4:52 $1.29 View In iTunes 30 Fall Apart Again Peter Elkas 3:23 $0.99 View In iTunes 31 Let Wander Your Restless Heart Baby Eagle 2:12 $0.99 View In iTunes 32 Welcome soleil Bertrand Gosselin & Jim Corcoran 2:15 $0.99 View In iTunes 33 3000 Flowers Destroyer 3:46 $0.99 View In iTunes 34 Campfire Light Ian Tamblyn 2:39 $0.99 View In iTunes 35 Seize ans déjà Michel Rivard 4:37 $0.99 View In iTunes 36 (in)Security Morgan Finlay 3:22 $0.99 View In iTunes 37 Cigarette Jeremy Fisher 3:04 $0.69 View In iTunes 38 Ballad of Bowser MacRae David Francey 3:08 $0.99 View In iTunes 39 Tue-moi Dan Bigras 3:25 $0.99 View In iTunes 40 The Grandfather Song / Etsi Shon Jerry Alfred & The Medicine Beat 4:37 $0.99 View In iTunes 41 Beauty Andrew Cash 3:37 $0.99 View In iTunes 42 Two Hands Jon-Rae Fletcher and the River 3:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 43 Cry Ophelia Adam Cohen 3:48 $0.99 View In iTunes 44 J'ai quitté mon île Daniel Lavoie 3:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 45 Erica Kevin Closs 3:10 $0.99 View In iTunes 46 Home Is Where the Heart Is Norm Hacking 4:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 47 Fields of Plenty Kyp Harness 3:34 $0.99 View In iTunes 48 Dry Ron Hynes 6:23 $0.99 View In iTunes 49 Cienfuegos Paul MacLeod 2:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 50 Unnatural Progression Dan Mangan 4:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 51 Everyone's In Love Justin Rutledge 4:28 $0.99 View In iTunes 52 Somebody's Someone Gil Grand 3:33 $0.99 View In iTunes 53 The Signature Of Marilyn Churley Kurt Swinghammer 2:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 54 Dear Loneliness Clay George 2:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 55 The Latest Great Embarrassment Jon Brooks 4:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 56 Signs of You Everywhere Jake Mathews 4:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 57 When People Go Craig Cardiff 3:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 58 No Questions Asked (Livingston) Jeffrey Caissie 2:46 $0.99 View In iTunes 59 We Don't Care Dan Bryk 3:56 $0.99 View In iTunes 60 It's Not Safe Gentleman Reg 3:47 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 60 Songs
Customer Reviews
Amazing
Wow, what amazing songwriters. Good music.
Northern Troubadours 2
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