Why is there no Canadian music tradition?

[Boris Godunov]

Is just that the U.S. eclipsed or devoured any potential Canadian artists who could have put their nation on the musical map?

I mean, almost every developed nation has a distinct musical tradition that is known around the world. But not Canada... it's all just Anne Murray, Celine Dion, and other crap that's indistinguishable from the rest of the drek on the easy listening stations. It seems like they've always just copied what we do instead of having their own thing.

America: Gershwin, Copland, Ives, Bernstein... Jazz, Blues, Swing, Rock 'n' Roll...

Canada: Paul Anka, a.k.a. Canada's less-talented version of Tom Jones.

[Asher]

Neil Young

[KrazyHorse]

You have no idea what you're talking about.

[Boris Godunov]

Neil Young

Folk/country/hard rock.

Nothing originally Canadian about that.

[Asher]

Tell me this song isn't Canadian

[Wiglaf]

John Mayer is Canadian, which adds credence to your theory.

[Boris Godunov]

You have no idea what you're talking about.

What musical style originated in Canada?

[KrazyHorse]

What musical style originated in the UK?

Doesn't mean that there isn't non-crap that comes out or that there isn't an independent musical tradition.

[Asher]

Folk/country/hard rock.

Nothing originally Canadian about that.

Nor is it really American. Canadian music, at its roots, is heavily folk/country/rock.

You'll find it's very similar to American music, for the reasons that they're very similar cultures. But Canadian folk-rock singers in particular have helped define that genre, if you'd care to look into it.

[Boris Godunov]

Tell me this song isn't Canadian

Now we're onto something. This does bear scrutiny as potential Canadian National Music style.

[Drake Tungsten]

Does Canada have a distinct tradition in any art form? I can't think of any.

[Asher]

What musical style originated in the UK?

Doesn't mean that there isn't non-crap that comes out or that there isn't an independent musical tradition.

Don't mind Boris. He's trying to troll. He's new to this.

[KrazyHorse]

Fine, should have restricted to England + the most useless "country" on the Earth (Wales)

[KrazyHorse]

Does Canada have a distinct tradition in any art form? I can't think of any.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_of_Seven_%28artists%29

[Drake Tungsten]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_o..._%28artists%29

The Group of Seven was strongly influenced by European Impressionism of the late nineteenth century in the Montmartre district of Paris.

Nice try.