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
Singing Fools	The Bum Rap	The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)	04:21
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Just Swingin	Symphony in Effect	05:30
Get Loose Crew	Rap Vigilante	ST	04:30
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	08:30
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'll Call You	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:03
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Willie Dunn	The Little Big Horn	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	12:14
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Hors d'ouevres	The Black Tie Affair	00:50
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:09
A Tribe Called Red	Good to Go	ST	04:20
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Your Daughter	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:02
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Chevy Dirt	Gas Operator	Western Civilization	03:17
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Gone with the Wind	Sings	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Makin' Records	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:52
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Bring It On (Remix)	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:16
Northern Haze	Uvaguk	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:45
Northern Haze	Sinnaktuq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:20
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Borealis	Another Boy	Sons of the Sea	05:10
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE)	The Black Tie Affair	03:47
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Watchin' Zeros Grow	The Black Tie Affair	05:31
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Happiest Girl in the World	Sings	02:47
Borealis	The Politician	Sons of the Sea	03:31
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
A Tribe Called Red	Native puppy love	ST	03:41
Two Tones	This is My Song	Live at the Village Corner	02:19
Irene McNeil	Petit à Petit (Little by little) Chanson de Rosemarie McCoy et Kelly Owens, auxquels ont doit aussi "I beg of you" pour Elvis Presley	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:42
Da Slyme	Defacation On The Nation	ST	01:10
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'm the One	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:01
Two Tones	Summer Love	Live at the Village Corner	02:35
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Poetry is Black	The Black Tie Affair	04:16
Irene McNeil	Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:33
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Mic's My Piece	Symphony in Effect	06:00
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
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
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Two Tones	Kilgarry Mountain	Live at the Village Corner	02:12
Larena Clark	The Banks of the Nile	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:56
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Yukon Gold	02:22
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Tom Brandon - The Spree	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:04
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pass the Champagne	The Black Tie Affair	04:54
Bobby Kris and the Imperials	A Year From Today	She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today	02:29
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:06
John Oswald	Pocket (Basie - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	04:26
Get Loose Crew	Get Loose Crew	ST	05:01
Borealis	Higher	Sons of the Sea	03:27
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	STHNLA	Motherlove	04:44
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	How Many Styles	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:37
Chevy Dirt	Western Civilization	Western Civilization	02:35
Chevy Dirt	No Foolin' Around	Western Civilization	02:53
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Time is Now	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:13
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:41
Two Tones	Dark as a Dungeon	Live at the Village Corner	02:18
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Said Chuck	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
A Tribe Called Red	Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix)	ST	05:48
Keatniks	Come a Little Bit Closer	ST	02:59
Get Loose Crew	Protocol of Rap	ST	04:24
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cover Girl	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Spice This!	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:26
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	L.T.D. Makes a Toast	The Black Tie Affair	01:48
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Northern Haze	Qailaurit	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	01:57
Chevy Dirt	This Ain't Love	Western Civilization	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Borealis	Lucky Day	Sons of the Sea	03:09
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	An After Dinner Mint	The Black Tie Affair	01:33
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:16
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Thanks for the Memory	Sings	02:50
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Al Oster	Fair Weather Friend	Yukon Gold	02:28
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Larena Clark	I Once Loved a Lass	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:32
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:15
Keatniks	Three Long Days and Nights	ST	02:53
Chevy Dirt	Underground	Western Civilization	03:47
Borealis	Business	Sons of the Sea	04:44
A Tribe Called Red	Look at This	ST	06:15
Irene McNeil	Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus)	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:02
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Tear it Up	Symphony in Effect	02:22

Canadian Pioneers

Tracks

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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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