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Genre
canadian americana
Parent Genre: country

Canadian Americana is a genre that blends traditional American folk and country music with Canadian influences, resulting in a unique sound that is both nostalgic and modern. The music often features storytelling lyrics and acoustic instrumentation, with a focus on themes of love, loss, and the natural world. The genre has gained popularity in recent years, with a new generation of artists bringing their own spin to the sound.


Top artists of canadian americana genre

Colter Wall
Leif Vollebekk
Daniel Lanois
The Be Good Tanyas
The Barr Brothers
Kacy & Clayton
Fred Eaglesmith
Kathleen Edwards
Jeremie Albino
Ben Caplan
Daniel Romano
The Deep Dark Woods
Lindi Ortega
Elliott BROOD
Pharis & Jason Romero
Mama's Broke
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canadian americana music timeline

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canadian americana playlist created by Chosic

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List of canadian americana artists

Here is a list of canadian americana artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the canadian americana genre. You can find out what canadian americana genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Colter Wall
68 8 58 31 73 47 119 912954
2
Leif Vollebekk
55 4 54 27 65 35 104 100094
3
Daniel Lanois
48 48 44 22 69 23 112 54889
4
The Be Good Tanyas
48 6 56 37 64 48 109 87014
5
The Barr Brothers
47 25 48 51 58 45 107 120219
6
Kacy & Clayton
45 0 54 43 69 46 115 26343
7
Fred Eaglesmith
38 3 60 39 74 54 127 30820
8
Kathleen Edwards
37 10 53 59 31 44 122 58600
9
Jeremie Albino
36 1 55 59 35 39 100 9541
10
Ben Caplan
36 3 47 47 55 43 119 57968
11
Daniel Romano
35 0 44 49 45 42 107 32992
12
The Deep Dark Woods
34 21 52 51 43 49 113 27002
13
Lindi Ortega
31 0 52 70 22 47 126 26536
14
Elliott BROOD
31 1 55 81 34 57 130 19445
15
Pharis & Jason Romero
30 37 51 31 92 54 124 7503
16
Mama's Broke
29 8 50 29 86 46 124 9294
17
Doug Paisley
27 17 55 27 86 34 126 5981
18
The Burning Hell
27 0 53 61 45 57 150 12319
19
Kaia Kater
26 9 51 25 93 39 124 16941
20
The Small Glories
26 0 61 41 64 39 116 4105
21
Old Man Luedecke
25 1 68 42 85 75 121 11274
22
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings
25 4 53 65 47 57 109 8119
23
The Hello Darlins
24 0 0 0 0 0 0 2377
24
Ana Egge
24 0 50 27 76 41 151 5397
25
Justin Rutledge
23 1 56 43 46 38 116 6215
26
Po' Girl
23 1 59 40 72 38 104 7985
27
Kate Gillespie
22 0 57 38 86 33 106 1084
28
NQ Arbuckle
20 0 52 65 24 49 121 1779
29
Kim Harris
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1136
30
The Wooden Sky
18 2 49 69 19 48 126 12019
31
Jennah Barry
18 0 51 12 89 37 113 2770
32
Colin Linden
17 0 72 58 63 80 112 2667
33
Lee Harvey Osmond
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 3697
34
Petunia & the Vipers
13 0 54 58 35 49 77 3802
35
Jerry Leger
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 2103
36
Ben Rogers
13 0 57 77 0 66 120 3143
37
Erin Costelo
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1401
38
Leeroy Stagger
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3131
39
The Guthries
12 0 58 64 1 88 117 300
40
Trailerhawk
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 826
41
Rob Lutes
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1493
42
Leanne Hoffman
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 309
43
Suzie Ungerleider
9 0 54 20 79 27 136 3394
44
Lynne Hanson
9 0 68 39 39 45 85 1977
45
Romi Mayes
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1095
46
Tim Moxam
8 3 51 64 3 58 85 1463
47
Shannon Lyon
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 379
48
Annabelle Chvostek
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 562
49
Colleen Rennison
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 446
50
Al Tuck
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 394
51
Gordie Tentrees
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 260
52
Twilight Hotel
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 251
53
k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 966