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 Wannabe (dub) ST
Winston Hewitt Got the Fever Snapshot
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Your Daughter The First Cut Is The Deepest
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Irene McNeil Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Irene McNeil Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus) Mademoiselle Rythme
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Come Rain or Come Shine Sings
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Winston Hewitt I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Winston Hewitt It Feel So Good Full of Love
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Bobby Kris and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Ivan Burgess I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Ivan Burgess The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Uncle Nigel The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Yank Barry Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Ivan Burgess Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Larena Clark The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt Burning Inside Snapshot
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Winston Hewitt I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Keatniks Memphis ST
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Les Trois Clefs Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
John Oswald Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Al Oster Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Tell the Devil Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Time is Now The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Yank Barry I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Irene McNeil Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Said Chuck The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Al Oster Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Al Oster I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Roses Are Red Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
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 In the End Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
John Oswald Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Winston Hewitt You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You

FEATURED

bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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

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

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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