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
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Al Oster Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Ivan Burgess Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Larena Clark Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
John Oswald Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Larena Clark The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Yank Barry Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Winston Hewitt Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Winston Hewitt There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Willie Dunn The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Irene McNeil Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Don't Wanna be Your Slave The First Cut Is The Deepest
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Winston Hewitt Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt Burning Inside Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Winston Hewitt I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Yank Barry Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Winston Hewitt Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Winston Hewitt Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
Larena Clark I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Irene McNeil Noël en Italie Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
Irene McNeil Petit à Petit (Little by little) Chanson de Rosemarie McCoy et Kelly Owens, auxquels ont doit aussi "I beg of you" pour Elvis Presley Mademoiselle Rythme
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea

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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