Canadian Pioneers

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
Winston Hewitt Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Ivan Burgess The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Larena Clark The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Uncle Nigel The First Cut Is The Deepest
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Les Trois Clefs Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Winston Hewitt Got the Fever Snapshot
Al Oster One of These Days Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Willie Dunn The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Winston Hewitt Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Come Rain or Come Shine Sings
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Irene McNeil Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling" Mademoiselle Rythme
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Irene McNeil Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Al Oster Next Boat Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Yank Barry Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
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
Winston Hewitt Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me Just You and Me
John Oswald Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Irene McNeil Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Larena Clark Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt I Want to Forget Snapshot
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Al Oster Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Larena Clark I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Don't Wanna be Your Slave The First Cut Is The Deepest
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You

FEATURED

bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Lumsden, Saskatchewan → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Kingston, Jamaica→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Symphony in Effect

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

A Tribe Called Red - ST

Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Al Oster - Yukon Gold

Vanguard, Saskatchewan - Langley, British Columbia - Whitehorse, Yukon, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

Mill Village, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

Igloolik, Nunavut, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Lake Simcoe, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ivan Burgess - Minstrel Of The Dawn

Bermuda - Ottawa, Ontario - Antigonish, Nova Scotia - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

John Oswald - Plunderphonics

Kitchener, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Da Slyme - ST

St. John's, Newfoundland

FEATURED

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

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Reggae Medley

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Pretty Brown Eyes

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Snapshot

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - I Love You

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Just You and Me

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Full of Love

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Borealis - Sons of the Sea

St. John's, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

Orillia, Ontario (Gordon Lightfoot); Wasago, Ontario (Terry Whelan)

FEATURED

Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Ethelbert, Manitoba - Hamilton, Ontario - Abbotsford, British Columbia

FEATURED

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

Les Trois Clefs

Motherlove

Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Edith Fowke - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Edith Fowke

The First Cut Is The Deepest

Symphony in Effect

Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)

Commemorative Stamp Canada Post 2026

Commemorative Stamp Canada Post 2026

ST

A Tribe Called Red

Maestro Fresh Wes - Symphony in Effect LABEL 02

Maestro Fresh Wes - Symphony in Effect LABEL 01

Maestro Fresh Wes - Symphony in Effect BACK

Maestro Fresh Wes - Symphony in Effect SIGNED COVER INSERT

Yukon Gold

Al Oster - Yukon Gold LABEL 01

Al Oster - Yukon Gold LABEL 02

Al Oster - Yukon Gold

Oster, Al

Dunn, Willie

Dunn, Willie

Dunn, Willie

Dunn, Willie

Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)

Sings

ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

Northern Haze

Canadian Recording Studio

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