What is Songquest

What is the Great Canadian Song Quest?

We are all familiar with songs such as “New York, New York”, “I Love Paris” and “Galveston”... but what about songs dedicated to Canadian places? There are classics like “Bobcaygeon” by The Tragically Hip and “Running Back to Saskatoon” by The Guess Who. There are definitely more places in this country worth immortalizing in song. That’s why CBC Radio 2 is launching the Great Canadian Song Quest – to give Canadians a chance to nominate what locations matter most to them and commission 13 new songs to be written about those places.

And not only will Canadians get to decide on one place from each province, they will also get to vote on the 13 singer-songwriters who will compose and record the new songs.
How can you get involved, and when is all this happening?

September 7-27: Great Canadian Song Quest launches!* How well do you know Canada? Take our online quizzes for your chance to win some great prizes!* Share Quest with the Rest. Use our handy social media tools to campaign for your favourite locations.

Sept. 28- Oct. 9: Location Nominations begin!* Nominate the Canadian place you think deserves a song to be written about. Choose from the list online or enter your own.*Track how your location is faring and chat with your favourite Radio 2 hosts on Twitter and Facebook through the “Share Quest with the Rest” page.

Oct. 12-23: Voting begins!* Time to vote for your favourite location from the shortlist of the most popular places from each province, and the artist you’d like to see create the song for that locations.*Download our badges and blog templates to campaign for your choice location and artist!

Oct. 26: Winning artists revealed!* The 13 winning artists as chosen by you are revealed and will begin composition on the songs representing your favourite Canadian places.* Share your passion with others by uploading your own original song about Canada for feature on the Song Quest website.

Nov 23: Final locations and songs announced!* The final location results of The Great Canadian Song Quest are revealed. 13 brand new songs recorded by 13 talented Canadian singer-songwriters, inspired by 13 special Canadian places!