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
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Al Oster I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me Just You and Me
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Al Oster Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
John Oswald Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Winston Hewitt High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Irene McNeil Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus) Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Ivan Burgess The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Willie Dunn The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Winston Hewitt Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt Roses Are Red Full of Love
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Said Chuck The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
Yank Barry I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Irene McNeil Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling" Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Your Daughter The First Cut Is The Deepest
John Oswald Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Winston Hewitt Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
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 Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Larena Clark The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Lady Luck (The Darkside) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Ivan Burgess Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt The Same One Full of Love
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Ivan Burgess Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Love it Or Leave it Alone The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair

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

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

Northern Haze

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