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
Winston Hewitt Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Irene McNeil Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Larena Clark The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Al Oster Next Boat Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Al Oster One of These Days Yukon Gold
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Winston Hewitt In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Keatniks Memphis ST
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt I Want to Forget Snapshot
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Al Oster Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Lady Luck (The Darkside) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Les Trois Clefs Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Winston Hewitt I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Yank Barry Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Winston Hewitt What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
A Tribe Called Red Native puppy love ST
Winston Hewitt Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Ripped Mee Off The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Willie Dunn Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Winston Hewitt Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
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
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Irene McNeil Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect

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

Northern Haze

Northern Haze-LABEL 02

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