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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Winston Hewitt Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Ivan Burgess Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
John Oswald Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Got the Fever Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Ivan Burgess If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Ripped Mee Off The First Cut Is The Deepest
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Burning Inside Snapshot
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Winston Hewitt You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Irene McNeil Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Al Oster One of These Days Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Willie Dunn The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Winston Hewitt Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Ivan Burgess Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Winston Hewitt I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Winston Hewitt Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Irene McNeil Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Al Oster Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Larena Clark Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Larena Clark The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
Ivan Burgess Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Al Oster 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Irene McNeil Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Al Oster Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold

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

Lumsden, Saskatchewan → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Kingston, Jamaica→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Symphony in Effect

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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A Tribe Called Red - ST

Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Al Oster - Yukon Gold

Vanguard, Saskatchewan - Langley, British Columbia - Whitehorse, Yukon, 🇨🇦

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Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

Mill Village, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

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Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

Igloolik, Nunavut, 🇨🇦

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

Lake Simcoe, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - The Black Tie Affair

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ivan Burgess - Minstrel Of The Dawn

Bermuda - Ottawa, Ontario - Antigonish, Nova Scotia - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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John Oswald - Plunderphonics

Kitchener, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Da Slyme - ST

St. John's, Newfoundland

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

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - Reggae Medley

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - Pretty Brown Eyes

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - Snapshot

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - I Love You

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - Just You and Me

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - Full of Love

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Borealis - Sons of the Sea

St. John's, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

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Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

Orillia, Ontario (Gordon Lightfoot); Wasago, Ontario (Terry Whelan)

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Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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

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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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