Ambassador is the title of the first full length album released by the Canadian alternative country

Alternative country

Alternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music...

 band Elliott Brood

Elliott Brood

Elliott BROOD is a three-piece, alt-country band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of Mark Sasso on lead vocals, guitar, banjo, ukulele, and harmonica, Casey Laforet on guitar, backing vocals, bass pedals, keys and ukulele and Stephen Pitkin on percussion, sampler and backing vocals...

. It was released in October 2005 on the independent music label Six Shooter Records

Six Shooter Records

Six Shooter Records is an independent record label, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The music label was founded by Shauna de Cartier in 2000. Artists who have released material on the label include Jenn Grant, Amelia Curran, Elliott Brood, Luke Doucet, Christine Fellows, Ford Pier, Captain...

. The album is titled for the Ambassador Bridge

Ambassador Bridge

The Ambassador Bridge is a suspension bridge that connects Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, with Windsor, Ontario, in Canada. It is the busiest international border crossing in North America in terms of trade volume: more than 25 percent of all merchandise trade between the United States...

, which links Windsor

Windsor, Ontario

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, Ontario

Ontario

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 — the hometown of two of the band's three members — to Detroit

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...

, Michigan

Michigan

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The album was nominated for Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Group)

Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - Group

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 at the 2006 Juno Awards

Juno Awards of 2006

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, but lost to the self-titled album

The Duhks (album)

The Duhks is a studio album by the group The Duhks. It is released under the Sugar Hill Records label.- Track listing :# Death Came a Knockin'# Mists of Down Below# Gene's Machine# Four Blue Walls# The Wagoner's Lad# True Religion# The Magnolia Set...

 by The Duhks

The Duhks

The Duhks is a band from Winnipeg, Canada.The members play a blend of Canadian soul, gospel, North American folk, Brazilian samba, old time country string band, zydeco, and Irish dance music. Hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, their music draws heavily on all of the North American musical traditions,...

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Track listing

1. "Twill" – 6:30
2. "President (35)" – 2:26
3. "Second Son" – 3:35
4. "Acer Negundo" – 3:19
5. "Wolfgang" – 2:43
6. "My Friend" – 3:07
7. "Jackson" – 4:00
8. "Johnny Rooke" – 4:21
9. "The Bridge" – 3:03
10. "Back of the Lot" – 2:50
11. "W.W.Y.H.M.B." – 4:26
12. "Superior" – 6:02