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
Fowke, Edith	O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:16
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Two Tones	Summer Love	Live at the Village Corner	02:35
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Northern Haze	Nutaraq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:34
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Thanks for the Memory	Sings	02:50
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Makin' Records	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:52
Hewitt, Winston	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Clark, Larena	Rattle on the Stovepipe	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:34
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
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Two Tones	Fast Freight	Live at the Village Corner	03:48
Hewitt, Winston	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Get Loose Crew	Get Loose Crew	ST	05:01
McNeil, Irene	Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me)	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:11
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Drinkin' Milk Now	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
Keatniks	Come a Little Bit Closer	ST	02:59
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Poetry is Black	The Black Tie Affair	04:16
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE)	The Black Tie Affair	03:47
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Tear It Up	Symphony in Effect	02:22
Barry, Yank	Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray	The Diary of Mr. Gray	05:19
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Hewitt, Winston	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Northern Haze	Quviasuk	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:28
Chevy Dirt	This Ain't Love	Western Civilization	03:43
Burgess, Ivan	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Burgess, Ivan	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Two Tones	Sinnerman	Live at the Village Corner	02:52
Oster, Al	Yukon Cheechako	Yukon Gold	02:52
Chevy Dirt	Convertible Car	Western Civilization	03:26
Hewitt, Winston	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Come Rain or Come Shine	Sings	02:02
Two Tones	Lord I'm So Weary	Live at the Village Corner	03:00
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	L.T.D. Makes a Toast	The Black Tie Affair	01:48
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Oswald, John	Pretender (Oparton - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	02:44
Clark, Larena	Lord Gregory	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:07
Keatniks	Memphis	ST	02:22
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Keatniks	Bumble Boogie	ST	02:08
Borealis	Another Boy	Sons of the Sea	05:10
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Untouchable	Symphony in Effect	03:47
Hewitt, Winston	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Fowke, Edith	Tom Brandon - The Spree	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:04
Intersystems	track 06 (entire side 2)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	22:24
Northern Haze	Inusivut	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:14
Hewitt, Winston	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Burgess, Ivan	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Clark, Larena	The House Carpenter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:29
Two Tones	Calypso Baby	Live at the Village Corner	02:06
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	M.L.’s Dream	Motherlove	01:06
Chevy Dirt	Nothing to Me	Western Civilization	03:04
Keatniks	That's My Girl	ST	01:29
Chevy Dirt	Underground	Western Civilization	03:47
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Hewitt, Winston	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Hey There	Sings	02:17
Clark, Larena	The Dapple Grey	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	05:22
Da Slyme	Defacation On The Nation	ST	01:10
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	I'll Take Romance	Sings	02:21
Oster, Al	Midnight Sun Rock	Yukon Gold	02:22
Hewitt, Winston	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Hewitt, Winston	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Hewitt, Winston	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Hewitt, Winston	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Fowke, Edith	Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:41
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Just Swingin	Symphony in Effect	05:30
Chevy Dirt	Gas Operator	Western Civilization	03:17
Oswald, John	Pocket (Basie - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	04:26
A Tribe Called Red	General Generations	ST	03:20
Clark, Larena	The Gallant Hussar	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:04
Two Tones	Children Go Where I Send Thee	Live at the Village Corner	02:37
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Mic's My Piece	Symphony in Effect	06:00
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Fowke, Edith	Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:26
Two Tones	We Come Here to Sing	Live at the Village Corner	02:34
Fowke, Edith	Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:15
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fine Tune Da Mic	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Child in Me	Motherlove	00:47
Burgess, Ivan	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Northern Haze	Trust	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:12
Hewitt, Winston	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Hewitt, Winston	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Borealis	The Politician	Sons of the Sea	03:31
Hewitt, Winston	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Hewitt, Winston	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Fowke, Edith	Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:13
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Mic Mechanism	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:15
Hewitt, Winston	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Hewitt, Winston	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Hewitt, Winston	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Get Loose Crew	Wannabe (dub)	ST	04:36
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Higher Level	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:20
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Black Tie Affair	The Black Tie Affair	04:26
A Tribe Called Red	Woodcarver	ST	05:12
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Conductin' Thangs	The Black Tie Affair	04:52
Get Loose Crew	Rap Vigilante (dub)	ST	04:28

Canadian Pioneers

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Burgess, Ivan - Minstrel Of The Dawn

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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

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

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Orphic Egg - Crack It b/w Crack It

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Barry, Yank - The Diary of Mr. Gray

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Oster, Al - Yukon Gold

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Intersystems - Free Psychadelic Poster Inside

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Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

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Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

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

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Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

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Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

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Hewitt, Winston - Reggae Medley

McNeil, Irene - Mademoiselle Rythme

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Hewitt, Winston - Full of Love

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - The Black Tie Affair

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

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Hewitt, Winston - Just You and Me

Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers - Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!

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Keatniks - ST

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

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Kris, Bobby and the Imperials - She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today

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Get Loose Crew - ST

Trois Clefs, Les - Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata

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

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A Tribe Called Red - ST

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Oswald, John - Plunderphonics

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