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
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Willie Dunn The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Ivan Burgess Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Yank Barry I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt Say it's Allright Snapshot
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
Yank Barry Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Irene McNeil Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Time is Now The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Larena Clark I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Love it Or Leave it Alone The First Cut Is The Deepest
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Bobby Kris and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Al Oster Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt I Want to Forget Snapshot
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Winston Hewitt Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
John Oswald Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
A Tribe Called Red Native puppy love ST
Al Oster One of These Days Yukon Gold
Larena Clark The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Do You Remember Snapshot
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Larena Clark Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Larena Clark The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Al Oster Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Winston Hewitt Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Your Daughter The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt The Same One Full of Love
Larena Clark The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Winston Hewitt Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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

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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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