▁Canada ' s ▁traditional ▁folk ▁music ▁is ▁particularly ▁diverse . ▁ ▁Even ▁prior ▁to ▁liberal izing ▁its ▁imm igration ▁laws ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Canada ▁was ▁eth n ically ▁diverse ▁with ▁do z ens ▁of ▁different ▁Ind igen ous ▁and ▁European ▁groups ▁present . ▁ ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁music , ▁academ ics ▁do ▁not ▁speak ▁of ▁a ▁Canadian ▁tradition , ▁but ▁rather ▁eth nic ▁trad itions ▁( Ac ad ian ▁music , ▁Irish - Can ad ian ▁music , ▁Black foot ▁music , ▁In nu ▁music , ▁In uit ▁music , ▁M ét is ▁fiddle , ▁etc .) ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Canada ▁regional ▁trad itions ▁( New found land ▁music , ▁Cape ▁Bre ton ▁f idd ling , ▁Quebec ois ▁music , ▁etc .) ▁ ▁" K now ledge ▁of ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Canada ", ▁wrote ▁Isabel le ▁M ills ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁" is ▁essential ▁in ▁understanding ▁the ▁m osa ic ▁of ▁Canadian ▁folk ▁song . ▁Part ▁of ▁this ▁m osa ic ▁is ▁supplied ▁by ▁the ▁folk ▁songs ▁of ▁Canada ▁brought ▁by ▁European ▁and ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁sett lers ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁land ." ▁She ▁describes ▁how ▁the ▁French ▁col ony ▁at ▁Québec ▁brought ▁French ▁imm igr ants , ▁followed ▁before ▁long ▁by ▁waves ▁of ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁Germany , ▁and ▁other ▁European ▁countries , ▁all ▁bringing ▁music ▁from ▁their ▁hom el ands , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁surv ives ▁into ▁the ▁present ▁day . ▁Eth