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) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Yank Barry Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Bobby Kris and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Winston Hewitt I Want to Forget Snapshot
Winston Hewitt I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Larena Clark The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
A Tribe Called Red Native puppy love ST
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Al Oster I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Do You Remember Snapshot
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Irene McNeil Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus) Mademoiselle Rythme
Larena Clark The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Said Chuck The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Al Oster One of These Days Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Winston Hewitt Roses Are Red Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Ivan Burgess Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Winston Hewitt Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Larena Clark The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Al Oster Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Yank Barry I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Irene McNeil Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Time is Now The First Cut Is The Deepest
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
Winston Hewitt Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Larena Clark Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Got the Fever Snapshot
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Al Oster Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Burning Inside Snapshot

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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