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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Oster, Al	One of These Days	Yukon Gold	02:24
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Said Chuck	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Hewitt, Winston	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Fowke, Edith	Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:13
Hewitt, Winston	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Child in Me	Motherlove	00:47
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Hewitt, Winston	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
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
Hewitt, Winston	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Hewitt, Winston	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
McNeil, Irene	Rock n' roll cha cha cha	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:39
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	M.L.’s Dream	Motherlove	01:06
Trois Clefs, Les	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata	02:42
Oster, Al	Yukon Gold	Yukon Gold	03:27
McNeil, Irene	Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling"	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:20
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Watchin' Zeros Grow	The Black Tie Affair	05:31
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Chevy Dirt	Little Loser	Western Civilization	03:28
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	These Foolish Things	Sings	03:02
Barry, Yank	I'll Still Be Remembering You	The Diary of Mr. Gray	02:43
Hewitt, Winston	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cover Girl	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:23
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Hors d'ouevres	The Black Tie Affair	00:50
Get Loose Crew	Wannabe	ST	04:34
Clark, Larena	The Faggot Cutter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	02:28
Hewitt, Winston	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Keatniks	That's My Girl	ST	01:29
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Your Daughter	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:02
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Just Swingin	Symphony in Effect	05:30
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Bring It On (Remix)	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:16
Chevy Dirt	Western Civilization	Western Civilization	02:35
McNeil, Irene	Noël en Italie	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:40
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Oster, Al	Trail of '98	Yukon Gold	02:37
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Uncle Nigel	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:15
Hewitt, Winston	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Fowke, Edith	Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:52
Northern Haze	Nutaraq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:34
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	L.T.D. Makes a Toast	The Black Tie Affair	01:48
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Burgess, Ivan	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
McNeil, Irene	Bon Voyage	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:34
Hewitt, Winston	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Makin' Records	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:52
Northern Haze	Sinnaktuq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:20
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love it Or Leave it Alone	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:29
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Our Love is Here to Stay	Sings	02:10
Hewitt, Winston	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Clark, Larena	Lord Gregory	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:07
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Check My Vernacular	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:15
Northern Haze	Quviasuk	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:28
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pray To Da East	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:38
Fowke, Edith	Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:26
Keatniks	As Long As I Have You	ST	02:08
Hewitt, Winston	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	A Hum for Stevie Winwood	Motherlove	00:39
Intersystems	track 06 (entire side 2)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	22:24
Northern Haze	Trust	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:12
Clark, Larena	The Old Country Fair	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:35
Two Tones	Lord I'm So Weary	Live at the Village Corner	03:00
Keatniks	Come a Little Bit Closer	ST	02:59
Hewitt, Winston	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Fowke, Edith	Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:47
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune	Symphony in Effect	04:37
Keatniks	Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie	ST	02:33
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Bill Bissett’s Lullaby	Motherlove	00:59
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
Borealis	Sons for the Sea	Sons of the Sea	03:53
Fowke, Edith	O.J. Abbott - The Weaver	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:37
Two Tones	Calypso Baby	Live at the Village Corner	02:06
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Untouchable	Symphony in Effect	03:47
Keatniks	Bumble Boogie	ST	02:08
Borealis	Business	Sons of the Sea	04:44
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Hey There	Sings	02:17
Fowke, Edith	John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:06
Two Tones	The Fox	Live at the Village Corner	02:32
Hewitt, Winston	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Hewitt, Winston	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Burgess, Ivan	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Hewitt, Winston	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Oster, Al	Fair Weather Friend	Yukon Gold	02:28
Borealis	In the End	Sons of the Sea	02:31
Hewitt, Winston	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Oster, Al	Next Boat	Yukon Gold	02:41
Clark, Larena	Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:13
Chevy Dirt	Shake Me Up	Western Civilization	02:18
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'm the One	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:01
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Brown Sugar	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:31
Hewitt, Winston	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Burgess, Ivan	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Mic Mechanism	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:15

Canadian Pioneers

FEATURED

Oster, Al - Yukon Gold

Trois Clefs, Les - Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata

Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers - Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another

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Hewitt, Winston - Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

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Barry, Yank - The Diary of Mr. Gray

Singing Fools - The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)

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

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

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

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Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

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

Orphic Egg - Crack It b/w Crack It

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

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

Da Slyme - ST

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

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Intersystems - Free Psychadelic Poster Inside

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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) - Symphony in Effect

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

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

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Keatniks - ST

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Hewitt, Winston - Snapshot

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Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

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Hewitt, Winston - Just You and Me

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Get Loose Crew - ST

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

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

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Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

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