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
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Larena Clark The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Ivan Burgess Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
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
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Ivan Burgess Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Ivan Burgess The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Come Rain or Come Shine Sings
John Oswald Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
John Oswald Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Irene McNeil Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Winston Hewitt Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Winston Hewitt Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
Al Oster Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Irene McNeil Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
John Oswald Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Irene McNeil Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Ivan Burgess Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Keatniks Memphis ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Your Daughter The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
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
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt Do You Remember Snapshot
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Yank Barry Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Irene McNeil Noël en Italie Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Yank Barry I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Ivan Burgess Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes

Les Trois Clefs

Motherlove

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

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