Canadian Pioneers

This collection honours the trailblazers—the artists who dared to do something different and, in many cases, were the first to do it in Canadian music. From genre-defining innovators to cultural groundbreakers, Canadian Pioneers celebrates those who opened doors, broke rules, and carved out new paths with originality, courage, and vision. Their contributions helped shape the sound of Canada—and inspired generations to come.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Chevy Dirt	G.T.O.	Western Civilization	02:13
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Untouchable	Symphony in Effect	03:47
Northern Haze	Qailaurit	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	01:57
Yank Barry	I Can't Help Feeling	The Diary of Mr. Gray	02:44
Larena Clark	The Banks of the Nile	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:56
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
John Oswald	Pretender (Oparton - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	02:44
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE)	The Black Tie Affair	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony (Remix)	The Black Tie Affair	05:11
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Keatniks	Long Tall Sally	ST	01:55
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:41
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Keatniks	Memphis	ST	02:22
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:52
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Larena Clark	The Old Country Fair	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:35
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Two Tones	Calypso Baby	Live at the Village Corner	02:06
Borealis	Lucky Day	Sons of the Sea	03:09
Borealis	Tomorrow Morning	Sons of the Sea	05:22
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:47
Get Loose Crew	Protocol of Rap (dub)	ST	04:54
Larena Clark	The Faggot Cutter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	02:28
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Care for a Night Cap?	The Black Tie Affair	01:07
Two Tones	Dark as a Dungeon	Live at the Village Corner	02:18
Borealis	Broke	Sons of the Sea	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Irene McNeil	Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:58
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Dada Lama	Motherlove	03:06
Borealis	Business	Sons of the Sea	04:44
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	How Many Styles	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:37
Al Oster	One of These Days	Yukon Gold	02:24
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune	Symphony in Effect	04:37
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Fun Surround Dem	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:57
Larena Clark	The Gallant Hussar	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:04
Irene McNeil	Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
A Tribe Called Red	Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix)	ST	05:17
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Northern Haze	Quviasuk	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:28
Keatniks	Can`t You See That She`s Mine	ST	02:03
Borealis	The Politician	Sons of the Sea	03:31
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
A Tribe Called Red	Electric pow wow drum	ST	03:37
Da Slyme	Defacation On The Nation	ST	01:10
Larena Clark	The Rifle Boys	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:46
A Tribe Called Red	Woodcarver	ST	05:12
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Ripped Mee Off	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
Northern Haze	Anivunga	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:02
Northern Haze	Trust	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:12
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Just Swingin	Symphony in Effect	05:30
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:15
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Child in Me	Motherlove	00:47
Al Oster	918 Miles	Yukon Gold	02:15
Chevy Dirt	Gas Operator	Western Civilization	03:17
Larena Clark	Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:13
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	O.J. Abbott - The Weaver	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:37
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Angels Hair Mother Love Suite: Intro; Allementry; Plunket Pastoral; Two Buried Texts Part I - Silver Lake Six; Two Buried Texts Part II - Silver Lake Six; A Little Love Poem for Your Lobes to Nibble On; Visitation; Cada	Motherlove	05:34
Irene McNeil	Petit à Petit (Little by little) Chanson de Rosemarie McCoy et Kelly Owens, auxquels ont doit aussi "I beg of you" pour Elvis Presley	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:42
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Keatniks	Three Long Days and Nights	ST	02:53
Northern Haze	Inusivut	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:14
John Oswald	Pocket (Basie - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	04:26
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Tom Brandon - The Spree	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:04
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'm the One	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:01
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Yank Barry	Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic)	The Diary of Mr. Gray	03:29
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Check My Vernacular	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:15
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:40
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	An After Dinner Mint	The Black Tie Affair	01:33
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Larena Clark	Lord Gregory	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:07
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Drinkin' Milk Now	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
Al Oster	Fair Weather Friend	Yukon Gold	02:28
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers	Teenage Boogie	Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another	02:26
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24

Canadian Pioneers

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Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - The First Cut Is The Deepest

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Symphony in Effect

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A Tribe Called Red - ST

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Al Oster - Yukon Gold

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Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

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Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

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Larena Clark - A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

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Bobby Kris and the Imperials - She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - The Black Tie Affair

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Ivan Burgess - Minstrel Of The Dawn

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John Oswald - Plunderphonics

Da Slyme - ST

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Willie Dunn - Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8

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Winston Hewitt - Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late

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Winston Hewitt - Reggae Medley

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Winston Hewitt - Pretty Brown Eyes

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Winston Hewitt - Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer

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Winston Hewitt - Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

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Winston Hewitt - Snapshot

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Winston Hewitt - I Love You

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Winston Hewitt - Just You and Me

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Winston Hewitt - Full of Love

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Borealis - Sons of the Sea

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Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

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Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys - Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel

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Sugluk - Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy

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