O, CANADA

The Upper North Side Canadian Music Series kicks off its third year with “Happy Birthday, Canada: A Celebration of Canadian Song.” New York performers, including Kate McGarry, Greg Naughton, D.D. Jackson, and others, celebrate Canada Day by performing songs written by Canucks. Friday, 7:30 p.m., Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette St. near Astor Place, 212-239-6200, $20.

BROOKLYN BOUNCE

The Cobble Hillbillies, an urban bluegrass group, headline a night of country music in Brooklyn. Other performers include the Fandanglers, Hot Club of New York, and Red Molly (Friday, 8 p.m. doors open). Singer-songwriter Tracy Bonham performs at the same venue later this weekend (Sunday, 8 p.m. doors open). Both shows: Southpaw, 125 Fifth Ave., Park Slope, 718-230-0236, $10.

DRAKE UNIVERSITY

New York musicians Josh Max and Julie James, along with some special guests, perform a tribute to Nick Drake, the British folksinger who died in 1974 at the age of 26. Saturday, 7 p.m., Central Park Summer-Stage, Rumsey Playfield, enter the park at 69th Street and Fifth Avenue or at 72nd Street and Central Park West, 212-360-2777, free.

TO THE TOP

The Temptations and the Four Tops bring Motown to the Catskills (right next to Woodstock) as part of the Belleayre Music Festival. Saturday, 8 p.m., Belleayre Mountain Ski Center, Route 28, Highmount, N.Y., 800-942-6904 ext. 406, $45-$60.

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