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
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Winston Hewitt Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Willie Dunn Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Winston Hewitt Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Yank Barry I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Roses Are Red Full of Love
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Winston Hewitt High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Winston Hewitt Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Don't Wanna be Your Slave The First Cut Is The Deepest
A Tribe Called Red Native puppy love ST
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
Al Oster 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Willie Dunn The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Larena Clark The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Time is Now The First Cut Is The Deepest
Irene McNeil Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones Fast Freight 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
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Winston Hewitt In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt I Want to Forget Snapshot
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
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
Winston Hewitt I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Yank Barry Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Your Daughter The First Cut Is The Deepest
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Irene McNeil Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Ivan Burgess Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Winston Hewitt Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Yank Barry I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray

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

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Northern Haze

Canadian Recording Studio

Northern Haze

Northern Haze-LABEL 02

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