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
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt Get on the Scene Snapshot
Ivan Burgess Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Al Oster Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Winston Hewitt They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt Say it's Allright Snapshot
Ivan Burgess Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Irene McNeil Noël en Italie Mademoiselle Rythme
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Yank Barry I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Al Oster 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt Roses Are Red Full of Love
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant 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
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Winston Hewitt Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt It Feel So Good Full of Love
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Ripped Mee Off The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Irene McNeil Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Winston Hewitt Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Uncle Nigel The First Cut Is The Deepest
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Bobby Kris and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Your Daughter The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Time is Now The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
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
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Irene McNeil Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Larena Clark The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Irene McNeil Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus) Mademoiselle Rythme
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Lonely Street Reggae Medley
John Oswald Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest

FEATURED

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

Lumsden, Saskatchewan → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Kingston, Jamaica→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Symphony in Effect

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

A Tribe Called Red - ST

Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Al Oster - Yukon Gold

Vanguard, Saskatchewan - Langley, British Columbia - Whitehorse, Yukon, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

Mill Village, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

Igloolik, Nunavut, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Lake Simcoe, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ivan Burgess - Minstrel Of The Dawn

Bermuda - Ottawa, Ontario - Antigonish, Nova Scotia - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

John Oswald - Plunderphonics

Kitchener, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Da Slyme - ST

St. John's, Newfoundland

FEATURED

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

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Reggae Medley

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Pretty Brown Eyes

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Snapshot

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - I Love You

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Just You and Me

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Full of Love

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Borealis - Sons of the Sea

St. John's, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

Orillia, Ontario (Gordon Lightfoot); Wasago, Ontario (Terry Whelan)

FEATURED

Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

FEATURED

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

Ethelbert, Manitoba - Hamilton, Ontario - Abbotsford, British Columbia

FEATURED

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

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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