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
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Other Woman	Sings	02:33
Chevy Dirt	Convertible Car	Western Civilization	03:26
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Child in Me	Motherlove	00:47
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:26
Larena Clark	Lord Gregory	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:07
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Black Tie Affair	The Black Tie Affair	04:26
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Drop the Needle	Symphony in Effect	05:46
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Nothin' At All (with George Banton)	The Black Tie Affair	05:03
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pray To Da East	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:38
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	These Foolish Things	Sings	03:02
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fortissimo	Symphony in Effect	02:32
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:41
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Get Loose Crew	Rap Vigilante	ST	04:30
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Party's Over	Sings	02:43
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Poetry is Black	The Black Tie Affair	04:16
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	O.J. Abbott - The Weaver	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:37
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Thanks for the Memory	Sings	02:50
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Bill Bissett’s Lullaby	Motherlove	00:59
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:15
Larena Clark	The House Carpenter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:29
Two Tones	The Fox	Live at the Village Corner	02:32
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Historical Implications of Turnips	Motherlove	00:24
Borealis	In the End	Sons of the Sea	02:31
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Mic Mechanism	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:15
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	I'll Take Romance	Sings	02:21
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Borealis	Lucky Day	Sons of the Sea	03:09
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Borealis	Sons for the Sea	Sons of the Sea	03:53
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Gone with the Wind	Sings	03:37
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:40
Keatniks	I Could Easily Fall In Love With You	ST	02:52
Keatniks	Come a Little Bit Closer	ST	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:06
Da Slyme	Defacation On The Nation	ST	01:10
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Time is Now	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:13
Northern Haze	Nutaraq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:34
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Singing Fools	The Bum Rap	The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)	04:21
Al Oster	Yukon Cheechako	Yukon Gold	02:52
Two Tones	Copper Kettle	Live at the Village Corner	03:34
Larena Clark	The Rifle Boys	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:46
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Yank Barry	Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic)	The Diary of Mr. Gray	03:29
Keatniks	King of the Road	ST	02:47
Northern Haze	Trust	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:12
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:16
Get Loose Crew	Wannabe (dub)	ST	04:36
Larena Clark	Rattle on the Stovepipe	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:34
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Ripped Mee Off	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	It's a Great Day	Sings	02:08
Al Oster	918 Miles	Yukon Gold	02:15
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Keatniks	That's My Girl	ST	01:29
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Larena Clark	I Once Loved a Lass	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:32
A Tribe Called Red	General Generations	ST	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Northern Haze	Sinnaktuq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:20
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony	Symphony in Effect	05:43
Borealis	Old Age	Sons of the Sea	03:01
Larena Clark	There Was a Lord in Edinburgh	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:27
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Pleasure Sweets	Motherlove	04:29
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
A Tribe Called Red	Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix)	ST	05:17
Northern Haze	Inusivut	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:14
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Hors d'ouevres	The Black Tie Affair	00:50
Keatniks	As Long As I Have You	ST	02:08
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
A Tribe Called Red	Woodcarver	ST	05:12
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE)	The Black Tie Affair	03:47
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Hey There	Sings	02:17
Irene McNeil	Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:33

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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