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
Willie Dunn	The Little Big Horn	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	12:14
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:15
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Irene McNeil	Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling"	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:20
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Hey There	Sings	02:17
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Said Chuck	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	STHNLA	Motherlove	04:44
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony	Symphony in Effect	05:43
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Nothin' At All (with George Banton)	The Black Tie Affair	05:03
Yank Barry	Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray	The Diary of Mr. Gray	05:19
A Tribe Called Red	Moombahwow	ST	04:20
Keatniks	Come a Little Bit Closer	ST	02:59
Da Slyme	Trudeau Sucks	ST	00:58
Singing Fools	The Bum Rap	The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)	04:21
Irene McNeil	Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:33
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Other Woman	Sings	02:33
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Free	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:34
Da Slyme	Defacation On The Nation	ST	01:10
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Angels Hair Mother Love Suite: Intro; Allementry; Plunket Pastoral; Two Buried Texts Part I - Silver Lake Six; Two Buried Texts Part II - Silver Lake Six; A Little Love Poem for Your Lobes to Nibble On; Visitation; Cada	Motherlove	05:34
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	How Many Styles	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:37
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Northern Haze	Uvaguk	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:45
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Untouchable	Symphony in Effect	03:47
Chevy Dirt	Nothing to Me	Western Civilization	03:04
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Party's Over	Sings	02:43
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Pleasure Sweets	Motherlove	04:29
Two Tones	Dark as a Dungeon	Live at the Village Corner	02:18
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	It's a Great Day	Sings	02:08
Yank Barry	I Can't Help Feeling	The Diary of Mr. Gray	02:44
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
A Tribe Called Red	General Generations	ST	03:20
A Tribe Called Red	Electric pow wow drum	ST	03:37
Two Tones	The Fox	Live at the Village Corner	02:32
Larena Clark	Rattle on the Stovepipe	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:34
Larena Clark	I Once Loved a Lass	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:47
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Hors d'ouevres	The Black Tie Affair	00:50
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Drinkin' Milk Now	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
A Tribe Called Red	Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix)	ST	05:48
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Watchin' Zeros Grow	The Black Tie Affair	05:31
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
A Tribe Called Red	Woodcarver	ST	05:12
Larena Clark	The Gallant Hussar	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Borealis	Another Boy	Sons of the Sea	05:10
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Larena Clark	There Was a Lord in Edinburgh	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:27
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Black Tie Affair	The Black Tie Affair	04:26
Chevy Dirt	Gas Operator	Western Civilization	03:17
Al Oster	Fair Weather Friend	Yukon Gold	02:28
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'm the One	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:01
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Da Slyme	squeeze my blackhead	ST	02:35
Northern Haze	Trust	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:12
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro	Symphony in Effect	03:48
Chevy Dirt	This Ain't Love	Western Civilization	03:43
Northern Haze	Quviasuk	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:28
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Poetry is Black	The Black Tie Affair	04:16
Borealis	Business	Sons of the Sea	04:44
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	02:42
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	I'll Take Romance	Sings	02:21
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Chevy Dirt	No Foolin' Around	Western Civilization	02:53
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'll Call You	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:03
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Just Swingin	Symphony in Effect	05:30
Two Tones	Kilgarry Mountain	Live at the Village Corner	02:12
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Bobby Kris and the Imperials	A Year From Today	She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today	02:29
Al Oster	Next Boat	Yukon Gold	02:41
Two Tones	Summer Love	Live at the Village Corner	02:35
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune	Symphony in Effect	04:37
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pray To Da East	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:38
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Get Loose Crew	Get Loos Crew Instrumental	ST	05:00
Keatniks	I Could Easily Fall In Love With You	ST	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Larena Clark	Lord Gregory	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:07
A Tribe Called Red	Intertribal n1	ST	03:28
Keatniks	Three Long Days and Nights	ST	02:53

Canadian Pioneers

Tracks

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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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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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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