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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Keatniks King of the Road ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Winston Hewitt Do You Remember Snapshot
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Yank Barry Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Winston Hewitt Burning Inside Snapshot
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
John Oswald Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Ivan Burgess If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
Winston Hewitt Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Say it's Allright Snapshot
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Time is Now The First Cut Is The Deepest
Irene McNeil Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Keatniks Memphis ST
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Winston Hewitt I Want to Forget Snapshot
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Winston Hewitt Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Larena Clark The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
Larena Clark The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt It Feel So Good Full of Love
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Ripped Mee Off The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Ivan Burgess Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Larena Clark The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Irene McNeil Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Larena Clark The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Al Oster I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out Full of Love
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Willie Dunn The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Al Oster Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot

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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