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	Length
Two Tones	We Come Here to Sing	Live at the Village Corner	02:34
Two Tones	Lord I'm So Weary	Live at the Village Corner	03:00
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Party's Over	Sings	02:43
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Come Rain or Come Shine	Sings	02:02
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'm the One	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:01
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	STHNLA	Motherlove	04:44
Northern Haze	Sinnaktuq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:20
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Chevy Dirt	Underground	Western Civilization	03:47
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro Zone	The Black Tie Affair	05:15
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fine Tune Da Mic	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
Chevy Dirt	G.T.O.	Western Civilization	02:13
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Just Swingin	Symphony in Effect	05:30
Chevy Dirt	Shake Me Up	Western Civilization	02:18
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Da Slyme	Trudeau Sucks	ST	00:58
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Black Tie Affair	The Black Tie Affair	04:26
Two Tones	Calypso Baby	Live at the Village Corner	02:06
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:13
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'll Call You	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:03
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	O.J. Abbott - The Weaver	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:37
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Borealis	Sons for the Sea	Sons of the Sea	03:53
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
John Oswald	Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald	Plunderphonics	02:45
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Said Chuck	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:52
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fortissimo	Symphony in Effect	02:32
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cut Off (Unclean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:30
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Brown Sugar	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:31
Les Trois Clefs	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata	02:42
Larena Clark	The Faggot Cutter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	02:28
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	I'll Take Romance	Sings	02:21
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:09
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Keatniks	Can`t You See That She`s Mine	ST	02:03
Intersystems	track 01 (entire side 1)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	27:30
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Showin You	Symphony in Effect	04:51
Yank Barry	Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic)	The Diary of Mr. Gray	03:29
Larena Clark	Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:13
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Other Woman	Sings	02:33
Two Tones	Sinnerman	Live at the Village Corner	02:52
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Borealis	Higher	Sons of the Sea	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:58
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Drinkin' Milk Now	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Dada Lama	Motherlove	03:06
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Larena Clark	Rattle on the Stovepipe	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:34
A Tribe Called Red	Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix)	ST	05:17
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Makin' Records	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:52
Northern Haze	Anivunga	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:02
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
A Tribe Called Red	Good to Go	ST	04:20
Keatniks	Here She Comes	ST	01:52
A Tribe Called Red	Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix)	ST	05:48
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Child in Me	Motherlove	00:47
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony	Symphony in Effect	05:43
Intersystems	track 06 (entire side 2)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	22:24
Two Tones	Fast Freight	Live at the Village Corner	03:48
Al Oster	Yukon Gold	Yukon Gold	03:27
Larena Clark	The House Carpenter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:29
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Hey There	Sings	02:17
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Keatniks	King of the Road	ST	02:47
Chevy Dirt	This Ain't Love	Western Civilization	03:43
Two Tones	Copper Kettle	Live at the Village Corner	03:34
Chevy Dirt	No Foolin' Around	Western Civilization	02:53
Larena Clark	Lord Gregory	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:07
Chevy Dirt	Western Civilization	Western Civilization	02:35
Borealis	Old Age	Sons of the Sea	03:01
Two Tones	This is My Song	Live at the Village Corner	02:19
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Spice This!	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:26
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	08:30
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Irene McNeil	Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:33
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Ripped Mee Off	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Northern Haze	Trust	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:12
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	These Foolish Things	Sings	03:02

Canadian Pioneers

Tracks

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

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

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Symphony in Effect

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A Tribe Called Red - ST

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Al Oster - Yukon Gold

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Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

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Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

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

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

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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) - The Black Tie Affair

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Ivan Burgess - Minstrel Of The Dawn

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John Oswald - Plunderphonics

Da Slyme - ST

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

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

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Winston Hewitt - Reggae Medley

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Winston Hewitt - Pretty Brown Eyes

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

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Winston Hewitt - Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

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Winston Hewitt - Snapshot

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Winston Hewitt - I Love You

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Winston Hewitt - Just You and Me

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Winston Hewitt - Full of Love

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Borealis - Sons of the Sea

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Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

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Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

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

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

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