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
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Irene McNeil Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus) Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt The Same One Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
John Oswald Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Come Rain or Come Shine Sings
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Winston Hewitt In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Al Oster One of These Days Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Al Oster I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Yank Barry I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Winston Hewitt Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Winston Hewitt You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Winston Hewitt I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Yank Barry I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Ivan Burgess Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Willie Dunn Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Winston Hewitt Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Winston Hewitt I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer

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

bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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

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

Northern Haze

Northern Haze-LABEL 02

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