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
Willie Dunn The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Al Oster Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Ivan Burgess Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Irene McNeil Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Ivan Burgess The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Larena Clark The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Winston Hewitt Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Winston Hewitt I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Got the Fever Snapshot
Winston Hewitt Say it's Allright Snapshot
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Irene McNeil Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Willie Dunn Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Burning Inside Snapshot
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me Just You and Me
Al Oster Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
Winston Hewitt There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Winston Hewitt You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Ivan Burgess Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Al Oster Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Al Oster Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Larena Clark Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Come Rain or Come Shine Sings
Les Trois Clefs Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Al Oster One of These Days Yukon Gold
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Don't Wanna be Your Slave The First Cut Is The Deepest
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 The Politician Sons of the Sea
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

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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