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
Clark, Larena	The Banks of the Nile	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:56
Hewitt, Winston	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
McNeil, Irene	Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling"	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:20
A Tribe Called Red	Woodcarver	ST	05:12
Two Tones	Sinnerman	Live at the Village Corner	02:52
Two Tones	Copper Kettle	Live at the Village Corner	03:34
Chevy Dirt	Convertible Car	Western Civilization	03:26
Clark, Larena	There Was a Lord in Edinburgh	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:27
Hewitt, Winston	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Oster, Al	Waltz of the Yukon	Yukon Gold	03:18
Get Loose Crew	Get Loose Crew	ST	05:01
Dunn, Willie	Poundmaker	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	08:23
Chevy Dirt	Gas Operator	Western Civilization	03:17
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Come Rain or Come Shine	Sings	02:02
Hewitt, Winston	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Borealis	Tomorrow Morning	Sons of the Sea	05:22
Da Slyme	Trudeau Sucks	ST	00:58
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Mic Mechanism	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:15
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro Zone	The Black Tie Affair	05:15
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:09
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Conductin' Thangs	The Black Tie Affair	04:52
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Borealis	Another Boy	Sons of the Sea	05:10
Hewitt, Winston	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Two Tones	We Come Here to Sing	Live at the Village Corner	02:34
Oster, Al	I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say	Yukon Gold	01:59
Hewitt, Winston	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
McNeil, Irene	Bon Voyage	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:34
Chevy Dirt	No Foolin' Around	Western Civilization	02:53
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	06:01
Hewitt, Winston	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'll Call You	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:03
Chevy Dirt	Shake Me Up	Western Civilization	02:18
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro	Symphony in Effect	03:48
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Drop the Needle	Symphony in Effect	05:46
Keatniks	Here She Comes	ST	01:52
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Borealis	Business	Sons of the Sea	04:44
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	These Foolish Things	Sings	03:02
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fine Tune Da Mic	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
Oster, Al	918 Miles	Yukon Gold	02:15
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony (Remix)	The Black Tie Affair	05:11
Clark, Larena	Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:13
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Incest Song	Motherlove	02:21
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Bill Bissett’s Lullaby	Motherlove	00:59
Borealis	Broke	Sons of the Sea	03:18
Fowke, Edith	Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:13
Burgess, Ivan	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Northern Haze	Nutaraq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:34
Clark, Larena	The Gallant Hussar	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:04
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Spice This!	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:26
Hewitt, Winston	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Hewitt, Winston	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
McNeil, Irene	Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me)	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:11
Borealis	Higher	Sons of the Sea	03:27
Hewitt, Winston	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Two Tones	Dark as a Dungeon	Live at the Village Corner	02:18
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Oster, Al	Trail of '98	Yukon Gold	02:37
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Historical Implications of Turnips	Motherlove	00:24
A Tribe Called Red	Native puppy love	ST	03:41
Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers	Teenage Boogie	Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another	02:26
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Uncle Nigel	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:15
Two Tones	This is My Song	Live at the Village Corner	02:19
Get Loose Crew	Protocol of Rap	ST	04:24
Burgess, Ivan	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Just One of Those Things	Sings	02:27
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Nothin' At All (with George Banton)	The Black Tie Affair	05:03
Clark, Larena	The Rifle Boys	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:46
Hewitt, Winston	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Fowke, Edith	John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:06
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Fowke, Edith	Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:47
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Watchin' Zeros Grow	The Black Tie Affair	05:31
Chevy Dirt	Western Civilization	Western Civilization	02:35
Singing Fools	The Bum Rap	The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)	04:21
Northern Haze	Trust	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:12
Keatniks	That's My Girl	ST	01:29
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Clark, Larena	The Old Country Fair	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:35
Oster, Al	Yukon Cheechako	Yukon Gold	02:52
Clark, Larena	I Once Loved a Lass	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:32
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
McNeil, Irene	Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
Keatniks	King of the Road	ST	02:47
Hewitt, Winston	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:40
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Intersystems	track 01 (entire side 1)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	27:30
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Ripped Mee Off	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
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

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

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

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Barry, Yank - The Diary of Mr. Gray

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

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

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

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

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Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

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

Orphic Egg - Crack It b/w Crack It

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

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

Da Slyme - ST

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

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Intersystems - Free Psychadelic Poster Inside

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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) - Symphony in Effect

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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

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Get Loose Crew - ST

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

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

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Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

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