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
Winston Hewitt Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
John Oswald Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Keatniks Memphis ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Larena Clark The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Got the Fever Snapshot
Winston Hewitt It Feel So Good Full of Love
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
Larena Clark I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
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
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Les Trois Clefs Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Winston Hewitt Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Larena Clark The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Ivan Burgess Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Irene McNeil Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Al Oster Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Ivan Burgess Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Tell the Devil Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
John Oswald Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Al Oster Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Burning Inside Snapshot
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Winston Hewitt I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Winston Hewitt Say it's Allright Snapshot
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Ivan Burgess If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Irene McNeil Noël en Italie Mademoiselle Rythme
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest

FEATURED

bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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

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

Les Trois Clefs

Motherlove

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

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