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
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Happiest Girl in the World	Sings	02:47
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Tom Brandon - The Spree	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:04
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:15
Two Tones	Lord I'm So Weary	Live at the Village Corner	03:00
Larena Clark	Rattle on the Stovepipe	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:34
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Watchin' Zeros Grow	The Black Tie Affair	05:31
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 Love You	I Love You	03:50
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	It's a Great Day	Sings	02:08
A Tribe Called Red	Intertribal n1	ST	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Two Tones	Calypso Baby	Live at the Village Corner	02:06
Northern Haze	Inusivut	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:14
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Keatniks	Come a Little Bit Closer	ST	02:59
Get Loose Crew	Rap Vigilante (dub)	ST	04:28
Irene McNeil	Rock n' roll cha cha cha	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:39
Borealis	In the End	Sons of the Sea	02:31
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pass the Champagne	The Black Tie Affair	04:54
A Tribe Called Red	Good to Go	ST	04:20
Borealis	Higher	Sons of the Sea	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	How Many Styles	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:37
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Black Tie Affair	The Black Tie Affair	04:26
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Yank Barry	Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray	The Diary of Mr. Gray	05:19
John Oswald	Pretender (Oparton - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	02:44
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers	Teenage Boogie	Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another	02:26
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Showin You	Symphony in Effect	04:51
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Larena Clark	I Once Loved a Lass	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:32
Borealis	Broke	Sons of the Sea	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Keatniks	Memphis	ST	02:22
Chevy Dirt	This Ain't Love	Western Civilization	03:43
Northern Haze	Trust	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:12
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
John Oswald	Pocket (Basie - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	04:26
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Brown Sugar	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:31
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Two Tones	Fast Freight	Live at the Village Corner	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Higher Level	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:20
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:58
Chevy Dirt	G.T.O.	Western Civilization	02:13
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Bring It On (Remix)	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:16
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Your Daughter	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:02
Irene McNeil	Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:33
Larena Clark	The Dapple Grey	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	05:22
Irene McNeil	Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling"	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:20
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Said Chuck	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
A Tribe Called Red	Electric pow wow drum	ST	03:37
A Tribe Called Red	General Generations	ST	03:20
Irene McNeil	Bon Voyage	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:34
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Uncle Nigel	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:15
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Just One of Those Things	Sings	02:27
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Nothin' At All (with George Banton)	The Black Tie Affair	05:03
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:26
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Tear it Up	Symphony in Effect	02:22
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Larena Clark	The Faggot Cutter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	02:28
Al Oster	Yukon Gold	Yukon Gold	03:27
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Get Loose Crew	Protocol of Rap	ST	04:24
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Thanks for the Memory	Sings	02:50
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Keatniks	That's My Girl	ST	01:29
Borealis	Sons for the Sea	Sons of the Sea	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:13
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	02:42
Da Slyme	squeeze my blackhead	ST	02:35
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	A Hum for Stevie Winwood	Motherlove	00:39
Yank Barry	I Can't Help Feeling	The Diary of Mr. Gray	02:44
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony	Symphony in Effect	05:43
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Other Woman	Sings	02:33
Keatniks	Long Tall Sally	ST	01:55
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Child in Me	Motherlove	00:47
Keatniks	I Could Easily Fall In Love With You	ST	02:52
Al Oster	Trail of '98	Yukon Gold	02:37

Canadian Pioneers

Tracks

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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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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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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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