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
Larena Clark	Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:13
Willie Dunn	The Little Big Horn	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	12:14
Chevy Dirt	Little Loser	Western Civilization	03:28
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Conductin' Thangs	The Black Tie Affair	04:52
Northern Haze	Qailaurit	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	01:57
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fine Tune Da Mic	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
Larena Clark	The Banks of the Nile	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:56
Two Tones	This is My Song	Live at the Village Corner	02:19
A Tribe Called Red	General Generations	ST	03:20
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Fun Surround Dem	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cover Girl	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:23
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro	Symphony in Effect	03:48
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	O.J. Abbott - The Weaver	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:37
Al Oster	Trail of '98	Yukon Gold	02:37
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Our Love is Here to Stay	Sings	02:10
Borealis	Another Boy	Sons of the Sea	05:10
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Two Tones	Lord I'm So Weary	Live at the Village Corner	03:00
Larena Clark	The Faggot Cutter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	02:28
Northern Haze	Sinnaktuq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:20
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony (Remix)	The Black Tie Affair	05:11
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	On the Jazz Tip	The Black Tie Affair	03:30
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Just One of Those Things	Sings	02:27
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Keatniks	As Long As I Have You	ST	02:08
Intersystems	track 01 (entire side 1)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	27:30
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Bring It On (Remix)	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:16
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Dada Lama	Motherlove	03:06
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Drinkin' Milk Now	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	How Many Styles	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:37
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Drop the Needle	Symphony in Effect	05:46
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Hey There	Sings	02:17
Northern Haze	Anivunga	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:02
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Al Oster	Fair Weather Friend	Yukon Gold	02:28
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Larena Clark	Lord Gregory	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:07
Al Oster	918 Miles	Yukon Gold	02:15
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:15
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Party's Over	Sings	02:43
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Larena Clark	The House Carpenter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:29
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	L.T.D. Makes a Toast	The Black Tie Affair	01:48
Northern Haze	Trust	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:12
Al Oster	I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say	Yukon Gold	01:59
Irene McNeil	Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Al Oster	Yukon Gold	Yukon Gold	03:27
Da Slyme	Trudeau Sucks	ST	00:58
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:26
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Get Loose Crew	Protocol of Rap	ST	04:24
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Tear it Up	Symphony in Effect	02:22
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
A Tribe Called Red	Electric pow wow drum	ST	03:37
Two Tones	Calypso Baby	Live at the Village Corner	02:06
Larena Clark	Rattle on the Stovepipe	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:34
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:16
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Borealis	The Politician	Sons of the Sea	03:31
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Northern Haze	Inusivut	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:14
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Keatniks	Memphis	ST	02:22
Borealis	Business	Sons of the Sea	04:44
Borealis	In the End	Sons of the Sea	02:31
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Irene McNeil	Rock n' roll cha cha cha	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:39
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Mic Mechanism	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:15
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Incest Song	Motherlove	02:21
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:06
Larena Clark	The Dapple Grey	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	05:22
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Gone with the Wind	Sings	03:37
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:41
Two Tones	Fast Freight	Live at the Village Corner	03:48
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony	Symphony in Effect	05:43
Chevy Dirt	No Foolin' Around	Western Civilization	02:53
Singing Fools	The Bum Rap	The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)	04:21
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Child in Me	Motherlove	00:47
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Irene McNeil	Bon Voyage	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:34
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Willie Dunn	Collection Blues	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	04:34
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Showin You	Symphony in Effect	04:51
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:09
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Les Trois Clefs	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata	02:42

Canadian Pioneers

Tracks

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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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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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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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