Northern Ontario Axemen

42 slabs of rare, raw Northern Ontario rock — loud and unfiltered. From the land of lakes, mines, and legends, this playlist is a high-octane ride through the backroads and barrooms of Ontario’s north, where bands carved out their own scene far from the big-city spotlight.

These artists didn’t just play music — they lived it, hauling gear through snowstorms, filling community halls, and cutting tracks that echoed across frozen landscapes and smoky venues. Featuring hidden gems, forgotten 45s, and cult classics, Northern Ontario Axemen celebrates the DIY grit and hometown glory of bands who made it happen with heart, hustle, and some damn good tunes.

From Sudbury to Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay to North Bay, Timmins to Red Lake, these axemen lit up the stage and left their mark on Canadian music history. So crank it up — this is the soundtrack of the north: loud, proud, and built to last.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Nobody Special	I Like It	I Like It b/w Sha-La-La	02:40
Strangers	When You Walk in the Room	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:13
(Those) Rogues	Girl	Wish I Could See You Again b/w Girl	02:49
Ronnie and The Comets	Milestone	Memories b/w Milestone	02:03
Merriday Park	My Shady Friend	Witchcraft b/w My Shady Friend	02:19
Sea Dog	Round and Round	Holding Your Hands b/w Round and Round	02:34
Aaron Space	Rainbow Ride	ST	05:07
Jarvis Street Revue	Heidi-Ho (Let Her Go)	Mr. Oil Man	03:29
Strangers	Apache	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:39
Sea Dog	Everybody What's My Name	ST	03:12
Plague	The Face of Time	The Face of Time b/w We Were Meant to Be	02:29
Souls of Inspyration	Sun Shines in the Winter	ST	03:12
Northfolk	Watson and Reynolds - Back to You	ST	04:33
Strangers	Rik A Tik	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:57
The Amen	Peter Zeus	Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus	02:28
Strangers	Needles and Pins	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:29
Jarvis Street Revue	300 South	Mr. Oil Man	02:40
Jarvis Street Revue	Mr. Oil Man	Mr. Oil Man	12:27
Souls of Inspyration	Eyes of Nature	ST	03:29
Souls of Inspyration	Pursuit	Pursuit b/w Eyes of Nature	02:44
Marketville Riot	Jan	Jan b/w Charly Brown	02:09
Tote Family	Allright Mama	Allright Mama b/w Leave Me Be	02:39
Inferno 5 Plus 1	Fays Gig	I Can Take It b/w Fays Gig	02:41
Sam Lahti and The Colts	Singing The Blues	Maybelline b/w Singing The Blues	02:32
Plague	We Were Meant to Be	The Face of Time b/w We Were Meant to Be	02:04
Aaron Space	Keep on Moving	ST	03:18
Tom Milestone And The Jarvis Street Revue	Summertime	Strands of Time	03:36
Nobody Special	Sha-La-La	I Like It b/w Sha-La-La	02:57
NRG	(What Was Wrong With The) Towns and Villages	(What Was Wrong With The) Towns and Villages b/w I Brought My Love With Me	02:30
Merriday Park	Take Me Back Home	Take Me Back Home b/w It All Comes Back to Me	02:48
Strangers	You've Got What I Like	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:58
Tom Milestone And The Jarvis Street Revue	Harlem Nocturne	Strands of Time	03:59
Sound Sett	Mustang Sally (Mack Rice)	1966-1967	03:05
Merriday Park	Went Home Today	Went Home Today b/w Everybody Do Their Thing	02:22
Strangers	Rampage	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:29
Strangers	Love Godess of Venus	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:15
Tom Milestone And The Jarvis Street Revue	Girl from Ipanema	Strands of Time	02:54
Strangers	Hot Summer	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:46
Sea Dog	Tell Him	ST	03:19
Plague	Love and Obey	Love and Obey b/w High Flyin' Bird	02:03
Tote Family	Miles and Miles	The Right Girl b/w Miles and Miles	02:51
Sound Sett	Just in Case You're Wonderin (David Byngham & Glynn Bell, The Ugly Ducklings)	1966-1967	02:23
Aaron Space	Silly Ceiling	ST	05:06
Sound Sett	Just a Little (Ron Elliott & Bob Durand, The Breau Brummels)	1966-1967	02:47
Northfolk	Paul Dunn - Delta Train	ST	02:48
Nickel	Look Into Your Own Eyes	I Don't Seem Right b/w Look Into Your Own Eyes	04:07
King Street	Midnight Ladies	Midnight Ladies b/w Rock N' Roll Blues	02:39
Solid Reputation	Brown Eyed Girl	Things b/w Brown Eyed Girl	03:11
Souls of Inspyration	Pursuit	ST	02:45
Lexington Avenue	Good to Me	Good to Me b/w Sound the Alarm	02:37
Sea Dog	It's a Hot Night	Duster b/w It's a Hot Night (DJ promo)	02:48
Aaron Space	North Country Rock & Roll	ST	03:45
Northfolk	Frederic Michaels - Once Upon a Blue Day	ST	03:57
NRG	To be Back Home	To Be Back Home b/w The Magic Man	03:34
Sound Sett	Dead Sea (Bruce MacGregor modified)	1966-1967	02:05
Aaron Space	Marsha	ST	02:01
Sea Dog	Duster	Duster b/w It's a Hot Night (DJ promo)	02:25
Sea Dog	Holding Your Hands	Holding Your Hands b/w Round and Round	02:30
Fallen Leaves	Little Liar	Little Liar b/w Time is Everything	02:27
The Amen	Carnivals and Cotton Candy	Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus	02:55
Strangers	Miserlou	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:50
Jarvis Street Revue	Mr. Business Man	Mr. Oil Man	02:41
Aaron Space	It Might Be You	ST	03:10
Northfolk	Watson and Reynolds - Time to Move	ST	04:28
Rogues	I Can't Hold Out Much Longer	I Can't Hold Out Much Longer b/w I'll Make It Up To You	02:28
Aaron Space	The Loser	ST	02:47
Sea Dog	Everybody	ST	04:43
Strangers	Diamond Head	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:45
Sea Dog	Touch You in My Mind	ST	02:42
Sea Dog	I'm Going Down	ST	04:00
Northfolk	Watson and Reynolds - To the Master	ST	03:16
Souls of Inspyration	Seasons of Change	ST	05:22
Plague	High Flyin' Bird	Love and Obey b/w High Flyin' Bird	02:14
Nickel	I Don't Seem Right	I Don't Seem Right b/w Look Into Your Own Eyes	02:48
The Wee Beasties	Something to Do With the Weather	Something to Do With the Weather b/w The Cherry Tree	02:58
Sound Sett	Girl You'll be a Woman Soon (Neil Diamond)	1966-1967	04:07
Sea Dog	I Don't Wanna Hear	ST	03:05
King Street	Rock N' Roll Blues	Midnight Ladies b/w Rock N' Roll Blues	03:37
Marketville Riot	Charly Brown	Jan b/w Charly Brown	02:32
Souls of Inspyration	Of Lambs & Wolves	ST	06:11
(Those) Rogues	Wish I Could See You Again	Wish I Could See You Again b/w Girl	01:50
Sound Sett	I've Been Loving You Too Long (Otis Redding & Jerry Butler)	1966-1967	03:15
Satan & the D-Men	L-I-N-D-A	L-I-N-D-A b/w She’ll Lie	02:53
The Shouter's	In The Evening	In The Evening b/w Can I Help It	02:44
Sam Lahti and The Colts	Maybelline	Maybelline b/w Singing The Blues	03:00
Strangers	Greenfields	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:45
Strangers	Journey to the Stars	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:49
Lyn McEachern & the Sound of Thunder	I Know I Love You	Sha La La b/w I Know I Love You	02:52
Aaron Space	When She Smiles	ST	03:05
Sea Dog	Rock n' Roll Business	ST	02:50
Lexington Avenue	Sound the Alarm	Good to Me b/w Sound the Alarm	02:45
Aaron Space	Fair Child	ST	03:29
Lexington Avenue	The Bird Collector	The Bird Collector b/w Flowing Kind of Feeling	02:18
Sea Dog	It's a Hot Night	It's a Hot Night b/w Holding Your Hands (promo)	02:53
Sound Sett	Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen)	1966-1967	04:00
Kenny And The Be-Bops	Lindy Lou	Lindy Lou b/w My Life	02:30
Strangers	The Fugitive	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:47
Tote Family	Leave Me Be	Allright Mama b/w Leave Me Be	02:19
Lyn McEachern & the Sound of Thunder	Sha La La	Sha La La b/w I Know I Love You	03:07
Northfolk	Paul Dunn - Asthmatic Paul's Ornery Blues Lament Take No. 64	ST	03:27

Northern Ontario Axemen

Tracks

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Marketville Riot - Jan b/w Charly Brown

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Nobody Special - I Like It b/w Sha-La-La

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Tote Family - The Right Girl b/w Miles and Miles

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Tote Family - Allright Mama b/w Leave Me Be

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Sea Dog - It's a Hot Night b/w Holding Your Hands (promo)

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Sea Dog - Holding Your Hands b/w Round and Round

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Sea Dog - ST

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Sea Dog - Don't Forget It

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Sea Dog - Duster b/w It's a Hot Night (DJ promo)

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Souls of Inspyration - ST

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Aaron Space - ST

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Nickel - I Don't Seem Right b/w Look Into Your Own Eyes

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Sound Sett - 1966-1967

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(Those) Rogues - Wish I Could See You Again b/w Girl

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The Amen - Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus

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Strangers - Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1

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Tom Milestone And The Jarvis Street Revue - Strands of Time

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The Shouter's - In The Evening b/w Can I Help It

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Kenny And The Be-Bops - Lindy Lou b/w My Life

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Fallen Leaves - Little Liar b/w Time is Everything

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Plague - The Face of Time b/w We Were Meant to Be

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Ronnie and The Comets - Memories b/w Milestone

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Lyn McEachern & the Sound of Thunder - Sha La La b/w I Know I Love You

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Solid Reputation - Things b/w Brown Eyed Girl

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Souls of Inspyration - Pursuit b/w Eyes of Nature

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Jarvis Street Revue - Mr. Oil Man

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King Street - Midnight Ladies b/w Rock N' Roll Blues

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Sam Lahti and The Colts - Maybelline b/w Singing The Blues

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Inferno 5 Plus 1 - I Can Take It b/w Fays Gig

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East African Fair - I Won't Stare b/w Lovin' Every Little Thing You Do

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