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
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Irene McNeil Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Al Oster Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Yank Barry Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Yank Barry I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Ivan Burgess Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
A Tribe Called Red Native puppy love ST
Irene McNeil Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Ivan Burgess The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Winston Hewitt I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Al Oster Next Boat Yukon Gold
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Al Oster 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Come Rain or Come Shine Sings
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
John Oswald Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Ivan Burgess I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Larena Clark I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Ivan Burgess If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Say it's Allright Snapshot
Larena Clark The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Said Chuck The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Winston Hewitt I Want to Forget Snapshot
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Ivan Burgess Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Al Oster Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love

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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