I host the Radio Free Kanadia podcast, which is a weekly podcast featuring Canadian Independent Music. I try to play the best Independent music that I can find. This does mean that I do have to listen to a lot of music that isn’t great. But I also get to listen to some really great music.

I have my own personal favourites, which I thought I would share with you.

Supernal is a band from Toronto, and was one of the first bands I came across that really made me sit up and take notice. The lead singer, Angela Elizabeth has an amazing set of pipes and the songs she writes express a range of different emotions and tell many different stories. Check out the song “Circles” on Garageband.com (you can play it from the page…no need to download). This is the song that hooked me. There are plenty of others that are just as good at the band’s webpage supernalband.com, where you will find downloads of complete songs. They also have a CD called “Not for Sale” which is available on iTunes (and other stores).

Broadside is a band from Burlington. Their song World Divide kicks some serious ass. The song (and others) can be listened to on the Podsafe Music Network. They have a good sound, and their recordings are clean and well produced (which is always a bonus).

Vancouver’s Superbeing, have a really infectious sound. Their song Bright Idea (which is also the name of their CD) can be heard on Garageband.com, and is the first song that I heard from them, convincing me to include them in this list. The CD Bright Idea is also available on iTunes, and is worth a listen.

Enter the Haggis is one of those uniquely Canadian bands. They fuse traditional Scottish music with alt rock. The sound of ETH is usually called Celtic Fusion. I recommend checking out the song Twirling Towards Freedom. My instructions: turn it up, and see if you can keep from dancing. ETH’s CD’s “Casualties of Retail” and “Soapbox Heroes” are both availalbe on iTunes and Amazon.com.

The band First of All have a great song called “People Say”. Sadly, I have been unable to figure out if the band is still together. The song is good though.

Another Band that has a great song, but is no longer together is 60-Watt Vamp. Their song Cherry rocks, and like Supernal, lead singer Tara Gibson has a great voice.

Those are some of the favourits artists I’ve come across in the last while doing the Radio Free Kanadia podcast. I wanted to share a few of the artists with people who might not have checked out the podcast itself, because the artists I’ve listed above are definately worth your time.