Thanks to everyone for replying to my post on Canadian music. The winners of Royal Wood's latest CD, Lost and Found, are: Denise Nielsen and Deann. (Please email me your mailing addresses and I will get the CDs out to you.)

Speaking of great Canuck tunes, my neighbours went to see a wonderful live show this week: The Canadian Songbook: A Tribute to Neil Young's Live at Massey Hall. A diverse group of Canadian musicians (Holly Cole, Stephen Page, the Cowboy Junkies, etc.) recreated Neil Young's 1971 concert at the same venue.

I tried to get tickets but it sold out quickly. That's why I was so pleased to learn that the tribute concert will air on CBC Radio 2 on June 29 and July 6 (two parts) at 7 p.m., and on CBC Radio One on July 3at 2 p.m. I am definately going to tune in.

I love CBC Radio. Confession time: when I went back to work from both of my mat leaves, I'm not sure who or what I missed more, my babes or listening to CBC Radio all day long.

If I had to take only a few things to a deserted island ... one of them would be a radio. Oh, and I would demand said island had the frequency to listen to CBC Radio One and Two.

What would you want with you on a deserted island?

Talk to you soon, Kd

For me, one of the greatest pleasures in life is listening to music. Curling up in a wicker chair on our old screened-in back porch with a glass of crisp Pinot Grigio and some great tunes on my ipod, or in the CD player, is a real treat.

I also like to lounge on the couch by candlelight with my two girls by my side. We skip the Miley Cyrus and listen to Feist and Sarah Slean instead.

My love of Canadian music comes from my parents. They are avid CBC radio fans who introduced me to the formidable Gordon Lightfoot when I was a kid. I can still remember listening to the haunting sounds of  “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” on long drives up to the family cottage in Parry Sound, Ontario.

We’re blessed to have so many truly gifted musicians and songwriters in Canada. I think we rank no. 1 in the world when it comes to lyricists. One of my favourites is Hawksley Workman.

Of course, listening to music live is a whole other experience. Devine.

Recently, my husband and I had the chance to take in a live show of a newish Canadian artist, Royal Wood. His band is brilliant and Royal is a gifted and elegant performer, who writes beautiful songs.

His latest recording is “Lost and Found” and it’s definitely worth listening to. For a preview, you can visit his site www.royalwood.ca.  Read on for a chance to win this CD.

Sometimes I find a certain song, or lyric, will become a mantra or motto in my life that helps me make sense of things, or gets me through a rough patch.

Lately, it’s been the line, “Will they miss the rose if blind to the bloom?” from Royal Wood’s song, Don’t Fall Apart’ on the Lost and Found EP. In this crazy world, it reminds me to slow down and savour the small pleasures; pay attention to the details and little things so I can see the big picture clearly.

Who are your favourite Canadian musicians, songs and lyrics?

Let me know and you could win Royal Wood’s EP Lost And Found.

Thanks for sharing.