The Great Canadian Playlist 160 🍁 La grande liste d’écoute du Canada 160
A non-partisan initiative to strengthen Canadian unity through music.
Calling all songwriters/composers across Canada!
Tell us about YOUR Canada!
What song in your catalogue speaks to what this country means to you?
Elbows Linked and the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown are excited to invite Canadian Songwriters/Composers to contribute to The Great Canadian Playlist. Our goal is to create Canada’s largest playlist of Canadian perspectives, 160 (or more!) songs by March 31, 2027.
The Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown is planning a Canada 160 event to reopen and rededicate the newly expanded Confederation Centre as Canada’s National Memorial to its Founders, and a symbol of Canadian unity.
The Great Canadian Playlist will be available to media across the country to use as a part of the Canada 160 Celebrations in July 2027, and Canada 160 will showcase several of these songs as part of a celebratory concert.
We are excited to announce JUNO and Order of Canada recipient Connie Kaldor, wrote the theme song titled “Elbows Linked”
How can you be involved?
Songwriters/Composers: “What Canada Means to Me“
- Contribute a track to the playlist – either newly written or from your catalogue. Focus can be regional or national or personal.
- Complete the form (insert button)
- Perform these songs as you criss-cross our nation and speak to the importance of moving from militant Elbows Up to the collaborative spirit of Elbows Linked.
- Elbows Linked for Canada 160 reserve the right to vet all submissions to ensure the principles listed below are maintained.
Agents and Managers can be involved by:
- Assisting us in creating the network of Ambassadors by encouraging the artists you represent to contribute.
- Use marketing potential and tag @ElbowsLinked
We invite Festival Directors and Promoters to:
- Provide a business card size add space in their programs for Canada 160
- Include Canada 160 initiative in their emcee comments
- Encourage their sponsors to get involved in Canada 160
- Include a Canadian Themed side stage in 2027