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
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Larena Clark The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Larena Clark There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Yank Barry Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Irene McNeil Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Al Oster Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Irene McNeil Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Ivan Burgess Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Winston Hewitt In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Al Oster Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Ivan Burgess Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Uncle Nigel The First Cut Is The Deepest
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Your Daughter The First Cut Is The Deepest
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Willie Dunn The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Larena Clark The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Winston Hewitt There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Les Trois Clefs Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Yank Barry I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Winston Hewitt Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Said Chuck The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt It Feel So Good Full of Love
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Willie Dunn Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Winston Hewitt Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me Just You and Me
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You

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

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

FEATURED

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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