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) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Willie Dunn Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Larena Clark The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Yank Barry Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
John Oswald Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt It Feel So Good Full of Love
Ivan Burgess Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Irene McNeil Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Les Trois Clefs Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Al Oster Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Al Oster Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Say it's Allright Snapshot
Winston Hewitt Do You Remember Snapshot
Winston Hewitt I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Irene McNeil Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Irene McNeil Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus) Mademoiselle Rythme
Larena Clark The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Winston Hewitt I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Winston Hewitt Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Irene McNeil Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Memphis ST
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Irene McNeil Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!

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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