[Maritime Q-Scout]

Being from a small town in Nova Scotia I haven't seen many mainstream acts, I'm trying to think of bands/artists that have done something on the national stage

Tragically Hip
Beachboys
Bryan Adams
Great Big Sea
April Wine
Trooper
Jimmy Rankin
The Fables
Rawlins Cross
Bruce Gouthro
Gordie Sampson
Sloan

that's not close to all, but I won't get into the smaller bands or ones that were nominated or won ECMAs but not known outside of the East Coast