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	Length
Keatniks	Bumble Boogie	ST	02:08
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	"Dat's My Nigga!!"	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:05
A Tribe Called Red	Native puppy love	ST	03:41
John Oswald	Pocket (Basie - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	04:26
Two Tones	We Come Here to Sing	Live at the Village Corner	02:34
Al Oster	One of These Days	Yukon Gold	02:24
Keatniks	Here She Comes	ST	01:52
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers	Teenage Boogie	Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another	02:26
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	How Many Styles	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:37
Irene McNeil	Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Time is Now	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:13
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Larena Clark	The Dapple Grey	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	05:22
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	L.T.D. Makes a Toast	The Black Tie Affair	01:48
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:06
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:16
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Irene McNeil	Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Borealis	The Politician	Sons of the Sea	03:31
Larena Clark	The Old Country Fair	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:35
Northern Haze	Anivunga	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:02
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fortissimo	Symphony in Effect	02:32
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Chevy Dirt	Little Loser	Western Civilization	03:28
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Chevy Dirt	Gas Operator	Western Civilization	03:17
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Mic Mechanism	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:15
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Tear it Up	Symphony in Effect	02:22
Singing Fools	The Bum Rap	The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)	04:21
Get Loose Crew	Protocol of Rap (dub)	ST	04:54
Two Tones	Children Go Where I Send Thee	Live at the Village Corner	02:37
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	STHNLA	Motherlove	04:44
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Nothin' At All (with George Banton)	The Black Tie Affair	05:03
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
A Tribe Called Red	Electric pow wow drum	ST	03:37
Borealis	Higher	Sons of the Sea	03:27
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Irene McNeil	Bon Voyage	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:34
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Care for a Night Cap?	The Black Tie Affair	01:07
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Fun Surround Dem	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:57
Al Oster	Waltz of the Yukon	Yukon Gold	03:18
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Keatniks	Long Tall Sally	ST	01:55
A Tribe Called Red	Woodcarver	ST	05:12
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Said Chuck	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Our Love is Here to Stay	Sings	02:10
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	O.J. Abbott - The Weaver	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:37
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Still Here	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE)	The Black Tie Affair	03:47
Irene McNeil	Noël en Italie	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:40
Get Loose Crew	Wannabe (dub)	ST	04:36
Willie Dunn	Collection Blues	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	04:34
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Keatniks	King of the Road	ST	02:47
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Child in Me	Motherlove	00:47
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Hey There	Sings	02:17
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
Les Trois Clefs	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata	02:42
Northern Haze	Inusivut	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:14
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Tom Brandon - The Spree	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:04
Two Tones	Calypso Baby	Live at the Village Corner	02:06
Northern Haze	Uvaguk	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:45
Larena Clark	Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:13
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Al Oster	Yukon Gold	Yukon Gold	03:27
Chevy Dirt	This Ain't Love	Western Civilization	03:43
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Chevy Dirt	Nothing to Me	Western Civilization	03:04
Larena Clark	The Rifle Boys	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:46
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	I'll Take Romance	Sings	02:21
Borealis	Broke	Sons of the Sea	03:18
Keatniks	Can`t You See That She`s Mine	ST	02:03
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love it Or Leave it Alone	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Two Tones	This is My Song	Live at the Village Corner	02:19
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Get Loose Crew	Wannabe	ST	04:34
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:26
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony	Symphony in Effect	05:43
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	06:01

Canadian Pioneers

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

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

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Symphony in Effect

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A Tribe Called Red - ST

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Al Oster - Yukon Gold

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Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

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Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

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

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

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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) - The Black Tie Affair

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Ivan Burgess - Minstrel Of The Dawn

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John Oswald - Plunderphonics

Da Slyme - ST

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

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

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Winston Hewitt - Reggae Medley

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Winston Hewitt - Pretty Brown Eyes

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

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Winston Hewitt - Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

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Winston Hewitt - Snapshot

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Winston Hewitt - I Love You

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Winston Hewitt - Just You and Me

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Winston Hewitt - Full of Love

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Borealis - Sons of the Sea

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Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

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Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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

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

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