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
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Northern Haze	Puigo	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:35
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Black Tie Affair	The Black Tie Affair	04:26
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pass the Champagne	The Black Tie Affair	04:54
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Check My Vernacular	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:15
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Said Chuck	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Brown Sugar	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:31
Northern Haze	Qailaurit	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	01:57
Willie Dunn	Collection Blues	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	04:34
Larena Clark	Lord Gregory	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:07
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Two Tones	Copper Kettle	Live at the Village Corner	03:34
Irene McNeil	Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling"	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:20
A Tribe Called Red	Moombahwow	ST	04:20
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:16
Yank Barry	I'll Still Be Remembering You	The Diary of Mr. Gray	02:43
Al Oster	One of These Days	Yukon Gold	02:24
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Mic's My Piece	Symphony in Effect	06:00
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Come Rain or Come Shine	Sings	02:02
Get Loose Crew	Get Loose Crew	ST	05:01
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Historical Implications of Turnips	Motherlove	00:24
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	These Foolish Things	Sings	03:02
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: The Album	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:46
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Drop the Needle	Symphony in Effect	05:46
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	"Dat's My Nigga!!"	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:05
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	A Hum for Stevie Winwood	Motherlove	00:39
Borealis	Tomorrow Morning	Sons of the Sea	05:22
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Northern Haze	Anivunga	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:02
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Keatniks	Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie	ST	02:33
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
A Tribe Called Red	General Generations	ST	03:20
Al Oster	Fair Weather Friend	Yukon Gold	02:28
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	On the Jazz Tip	The Black Tie Affair	03:30
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:09
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
A Tribe Called Red	Electric pow wow drum	ST	03:37
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:13
Chevy Dirt	This Ain't Love	Western Civilization	03:43
Da Slyme	Defacation On The Nation	ST	01:10
Da Slyme	squeeze my blackhead	ST	02:35
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Bobby Kris and the Imperials	A Year From Today	She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today	02:29
Chevy Dirt	No Foolin' Around	Western Civilization	02:53
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:58
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	It's a Great Day	Sings	02:08
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Two Tones	Fast Freight	Live at the Village Corner	03:48
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Incest Song	Motherlove	02:21
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:15
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Larena Clark	The Gallant Hussar	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:04
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Chevy Dirt	Convertible Car	Western Civilization	03:26
Keatniks	That's My Girl	ST	01:29
Yank Barry	Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic)	The Diary of Mr. Gray	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pray To Da East	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:38
Al Oster	Trail of '98	Yukon Gold	02:37
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Gone with the Wind	Sings	03:37
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Care for a Night Cap?	The Black Tie Affair	01:07
Get Loose Crew	Wannabe (dub)	ST	04:36
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
John Oswald	Pretender (Oparton - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	02:44
Two Tones	Sinnerman	Live at the Village Corner	02:52
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Thanks for the Memory	Sings	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:40
Larena Clark	The Rifle Boys	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:46
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Pleasure Sweets	Motherlove	04:29
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Tom Brandon - The Spree	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:04
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	M.L.’s Dream	Motherlove	01:06
Chevy Dirt	Nothing to Me	Western Civilization	03:04
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Fun Surround Dem	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:57
Borealis	The Politician	Sons of the Sea	03:31

Canadian Pioneers

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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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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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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