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Elbows Linked

The Great Canadian Playlist 160 🍁 La grande liste d’écoute du Canada 160

A non-partisan initiative to strengthen Canadian unity through music.

Elbows Linked and the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown are excited to invite Canadian Songwriters/Composers to contribute to The Great Canadian Playlist. Our goal is to create Canada’s largest playlist of Canadian perspectives, 160 (or more!) songs by March 31, 2027.

The Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown is planning a Canada 160 event to reopen and rededicate the newly expanded Confederation Centre as Canada’s National Memorial to its Founders, and a symbol of Canadian unity.

The Great Canadian Playlist will be available to media across the country to use as a part of the Canada 160 Celebrations in July 2027, and Canada 160 will showcase several of these songs as part of a celebratory concert.

Calling all songwriters/composers across Canada!
Tell us about YOUR Canada!
What song in your catalogue speaks to what this country means to you? 

Picture kids on a winter pond rink on the prairies. And then let this song tell the rest of the story about what linking elbows means to us, from kids to the whole nation. A commission written and performed by Juno and Order of Canada recipient, musician Connie Kaldor C.M., “Elbows Linked” tells our EL story! Connie is generously sharing this! Enjoy!

Founder Suze Casey discusses The Great Canadian Playlist, and demonstrates the power of moving from Elbows Up to Elbows Linked, April 2026