Turn up the volume on your Atlantic Canadian road trip
SONNY’S DREAM RON HYNES
This classic from one of Newfoundland’s most celebrated artists will bring a tear to your eye and leave a song in your heart.
NOWHERE WITH YOU JOEL PLASKETT
If there was ever a song to get you pumped up for a night of shenanigans, this is it — best played before a tour of downtown Halifax’s pubs.
BARRETT’S PRIVATEERS STAN ROGERS
Is there a more classic East Coast tune? Roger’s smooth voice will take you straight to the docks of old-timey Maritime shores.
I’M NOT READY TO GO THE TREWS
This pick-me-up will have you shouting the lyrics along with the pride of Antigonish.
WORKING MAN RITA MACNEIL FEATURING THE MEN OF THE DEEP
Cape Breton’s sweetheart went international with this song, with a little help from her friends.
COCAINE COWGIRL MATT MAYS AND EL TORPEDO
This gem from Cole Harbour’s Matt Mays’ early career is always a crowd-pleaser.
THE MOBILE GOAT JOAN MORRISSEY
Newfoundland’s first lady of song has been gone a long time, but her sweet voice lives on through classics like this one.
THE MARITIMES CLASSIFIED
An homage to Classified’s homeland could make even the coldest heart long for home — and it even manages to give a shout out to Halifax donairs.
PETER’S DREAM LENNIE GALLANT
This may be the most wistful of all Atlantic fishing songs — a lament to the days of yore on the North Atlantic seas.
FREEDOM ROSE COUSINS
This silk-voiced singer from P.E.I. sings a moving tale of the cost of freedom.
FEEL THE SAME WAY TOO THE RANKINS
These Celtic masters have a long list of East Coast toe-tappers ,but this one is sure to get the whole car singing.
I’M MOVING ON HANK SNOW
The God-father of country music surely must make any list of Atlantic Canadian classics — this one was his biggest hit.
ALL LIT UP REPARTEE
This catchy tune got REPARTEE nominated for a 2017 ECMA for Pop Recording of the Year.
THE NIGHT PAT MURPHY DIED GREAT BIG SEA
This cover of one of Newfoundland’s greatest folk songs is an energetic rendition of the classic drinking tune.
IN THE AIR CITY NATIVES
New Brunswick-based rap artists have a long list of tunes — this one brings flavours of old-school hip-hop to charge you up.
ICE CREAM SARAH MCLACHLAN
Although she’s an international star ,McLachlan started out in Halifax — this is just one of many fan-favourites.
SNOWBIRD ANNE MURRAY
A fresh-faced Murray sang this ditty in 1969 and no East Coast song list is complete without it.
OOH LOVE RIA MAE
A hit on the radio and a hit in our Hearts, Ria Mae knocks it out of the Park with this tune that will have you bopping along.