The Most Canadian Music Moments Captured on Film

The moments

1. The Hip's final bow (2016) — the Kingston broadcast (see our final-tour feature): the country watching together (see our features).
2. Jazz at Massey Hall (1953) — the five titans (see our Massey feature): the greatest jazz concert on film (see our features).
3. The Last Waltz (1976) — the farewell (see our Band feature): the most famous goodbye (see our features).
4. Festival Express (1970) — the train (see our Festival Express feature): the jams preserved (see our features).
5. Come From Away's opening (2017) — the Gander story on Broadway (see our Come From Away feature): the country represented (see our features).
6. Anvil at the Junos (2009) — the comeback (see our Anvil feature): the underdogs embraced (see our features).
7. The "I Am Canadian" rant (2000) — the two-minute creed (see our Molson feature): the ad that became the country (see our anthem features).
8. The 2010 Olympic gold-medal anthem — the players singing (see our anthem feature): the anthem as celebration (see our features).

The film's truth

The moments (see our features) share (see our features) the national register (see our features): the communal (see our folk features) — the understated (see our craft feature) — the specific (see our features) — the true (see our features). The (see our features) camera (see our screen feature) loves (see our features) this (see our features) country's (see our features) music (see our features) because (see our features) the (see our features) music (see our features) is (see our features) the (see our features) country (see our features). Roll (see our features) film (see our features). The (see our features) moments (see our features) hold (see our features).