Welcome to Shift, where Tom Allen takes you on a daily musical journey from the stalwarts of Classical music to the cutting edge of Contemporary tunes. Join us here on CBC music for a round-up of the stories of the day, some videos of music (or maybe just videos interesting to music fans) and a place to speak your voice.
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Tuesday March 5th 2013
Today on Shift we continue to ask the question; What music do Canadians have to tell us who we are when we need it most?
We are looking for a piece of music that pump us up when times are tough and makes us shine with national pride when things are going our way.
We had lots of great suggestions yesterday some of which you'll hear today, such as...
Oscar Peterson's "Hymn to Freedom"
Stan Rogers "Northwest Passage"
How about Stompin' Tom's "Sudbury Saturday Night"?
Let us know in the comments or if you prefer a hot debate rages over at our twitter feed.
In other news:
Guaranteed to figure in a plot twist in next season's Downton Abbey: A disappearing wall.
You can contact us at Shift with your ideas, questions or anything else by sending us a message on our Facebook page. Through email, you can reach show producers Alison Howard alison.howard@cbc.ca, Alex Redekop alex.redekop@cbc.ca or Pete Morey peter.morey@cbc.ca