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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Two Tones	Kilgarry Mountain	Live at the Village Corner	02:12
Keatniks	Bumble Boogie	ST	02:08
Two Tones	Sinnerman	Live at the Village Corner	02:52
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Tear it Up	Symphony in Effect	02:22
Borealis	Tomorrow Morning	Sons of the Sea	05:22
McNeil, Irene	Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus)	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:02
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Brown Sugar	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:31
Borealis	In the End	Sons of the Sea	02:31
Chevy Dirt	Nothing to Me	Western Civilization	03:04
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Care for a Night Cap?	The Black Tie Affair	01:07
Hewitt, Winston	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Bill Bissett’s Lullaby	Motherlove	00:59
Oster, Al	Trail of '98	Yukon Gold	02:37
Hewitt, Winston	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'm the One	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:01
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	M.L.’s Dream	Motherlove	01:06
Two Tones	Copper Kettle	Live at the Village Corner	03:34
A Tribe Called Red	General Generations	ST	03:20
Two Tones	Calypso Baby	Live at the Village Corner	02:06
Clark, Larena	Rattle on the Stovepipe	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:34
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	It's a Great Day	Sings	02:08
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Hewitt, Winston	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Dunn, Willie	Collection Blues	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	04:34
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Two Tones	Lord I'm So Weary	Live at the Village Corner	03:00
Fowke, Edith	Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:13
Get Loose Crew	Wannabe	ST	04:34
McNeil, Irene	Bon Voyage	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:34
Clark, Larena	The Dapple Grey	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	05:22
Burgess, Ivan	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
McNeil, Irene	Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me)	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:11
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Spice This!	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:26
Borealis	Another Boy	Sons of the Sea	05:10
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:09
Keatniks	Memphis	ST	02:22
A Tribe Called Red	Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix)	ST	05:17
Chevy Dirt	Shake Me Up	Western Civilization	02:18
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Higher Level	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:20
McNeil, Irene	Rock n' roll cha cha cha	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:39
Northern Haze	Sinnaktuq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:20
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pass the Champagne	The Black Tie Affair	04:54
Da Slyme	squeeze my blackhead	ST	02:35
McNeil, Irene	Noël en Italie	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:40
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Hewitt, Winston	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Oster, Al	Fair Weather Friend	Yukon Gold	02:28
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro Zone	The Black Tie Affair	05:15
Borealis	Old Age	Sons of the Sea	03:01
Get Loose Crew	Rap Vigilante (dub)	ST	04:28
Hewitt, Winston	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Fowke, Edith	Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:26
Hewitt, Winston	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	"Dat's My Nigga!!"	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:05
Get Loose Crew	Get Loose Crew	ST	05:01
Fowke, Edith	O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:16
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Black Tie Affair	The Black Tie Affair	04:26
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Drop the Needle	Symphony in Effect	05:46
Hewitt, Winston	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:26
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Check My Vernacular	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:15
Hewitt, Winston	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Oster, Al	Next Boat	Yukon Gold	02:41
Hewitt, Winston	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Northern Haze	Puigo	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:35
Oster, Al	Yukon Cheechako	Yukon Gold	02:52
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Chevy Dirt	Western Civilization	Western Civilization	02:35
Hewitt, Winston	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
A Tribe Called Red	Look at This	ST	06:15
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Mic Mechanism	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:15
Chevy Dirt	Gas Operator	Western Civilization	03:17
Oster, Al	Waltz of the Yukon	Yukon Gold	03:18
Oswald, John	Pocket (Basie - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	04:26
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Still Here	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
Burgess, Ivan	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Watchin' Zeros Grow	The Black Tie Affair	05:31
Oster, Al	Words Will Never Tell	Yukon Gold	02:09
McNeil, Irene	Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Hewitt, Winston	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
A Tribe Called Red	Woodcarver	ST	05:12
Clark, Larena	Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:13
Borealis	Lucky Day	Sons of the Sea	03:09
Hewitt, Winston	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Kris, Bobby and the Imperials	A Year From Today	She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today	02:29
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Showin You	Symphony in Effect	04:51
Fowke, Edith	Tom Brandon - The Spree	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:04
Barry, Yank	I Can't Help Feeling	The Diary of Mr. Gray	02:44
Two Tones	This is My Song	Live at the Village Corner	02:19
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: The Album	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:46
Hewitt, Winston	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Get Loose Crew	Wannabe (dub)	ST	04:36
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:40

Canadian Pioneers

FEATURED

Oster, Al - Yukon Gold

Trois Clefs, Les - Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata

Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers - Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another

FEATURED

Hewitt, Winston - Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

FEATURED

Barry, Yank - The Diary of Mr. Gray

Singing Fools - The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Hewitt, Winston - Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late

FEATURED

Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - The First Cut Is The Deepest

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

FEATURED

Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

FEATURED

Dunn, Willie - Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8

Orphic Egg - Crack It b/w Crack It

FEATURED

Clark, Larena - A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

FEATURED

Sugluk - Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy

Da Slyme - ST

FEATURED

Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys - Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel

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Intersystems - Free Psychadelic Poster Inside

FEATURED

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!

FEATURED

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Symphony in Effect

FEATURED

Kris, Bobby and the Imperials - She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - The Black Tie Affair

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Keatniks - ST

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Hewitt, Winston - Snapshot

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Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

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Hewitt, Winston - Just You and Me

FEATURED

Get Loose Crew - ST

FEATURED

Hewitt, Winston - Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer

FEATURED

bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

FEATURED

Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

FEATURED

Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

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