Entertaining Canada Day playlist for the cottage By Meagan Hamel Published: June 27, 2012 Updated: January 10, 2024 share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Copy Link Cancel Photo by Click Images/Shutterstock Here at Cottage Life HQ nothing stirs a great debate like the topic of music. Tastes in the office vary from 1960s folk rock to new-age indie and everything in between. When the idea of putting together a playlist of “cottage music” came up, it quickly evolved into a passionate discussion about what exactly defined cottage music. Are some songs just too cliché to be on the list (“…’cause it was in Bobcaygeooonnn”)? And don’t even get us started on what the appropriate volume level should be at the cottage. But despite our varied acoustic appetites, I’m happy to report we’re all back to being our office-friendly selves, though I swear some of us are holding our iPods just a little bit closer these days. With Canada Day approaching, we managed to agree on a list of exclusively Canadian artists to celebrate our country, and there were more than enough great artists to choose from! Check out our list below for a little inspiration on what to listen to on the dock this long weekend. Listen to it on Spotify by clicking here! Still Water – Daniel Lanois Stadium Love – Metric Tom Sawyer – Rush What a Good Boy – Barenaked Ladies Bobcaygeon – The Tragically Hip The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald – Gordon Lightfoot Money City Maniacs – Sloan Everybody Knows This is Nowhere – Neil Young Before You – Chantal Kreviazuk Where Have All the Good People Gone? – Sam Roberts Band Roll on Down the Highway – Bachman-Turner Overdrive 1234 – Feist Bird on a Wire – Leonard Cohen Echo Beach – Martha and the Muffins No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature – The Guess Who Both Sides Now – Joni Mitchell Rose-Coloured Glasses – Blue Rodeo Ice Cream – Sarah McLachlan Oowatanite – April Wine The Girl – City and Colour The Ballad of Hugo Chavez – Arkells Rebellion (Lies) – Arcade Fire I Don’t Know – The Sheepdogs Country Girl – Doc Walker Patio Lanterns – Kim Mitchell What will you be listening to this long weekend? Let us know below! Related Story 9 Canada Day essentials you can use all summer long Related Story 8 Canada Day events to show your red and white spirit Sign up for our newsletters By submitting your information via this form, you agree to receive electronic communications from Cottage Life Media, a division of Blue Ant Media Solutions Inc., containing news, updates and promotions regarding cottage living and Cottage Life's products. You may withdraw your consent at any time. Dockside Weekly The latest cottage-country news, trending stories, and how-to advice The Key Weekly Need-to-know info about buying, selling, and renting cottage real estate Family Matters Five-part series Untangle the thorny process of cottage succession with expert advice from lawyer, Peter Lillico