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
A Tribe Called Red	Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix)	ST	05:17
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Get Loose Crew	Wannabe (dub)	ST	04:36
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'm the One	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:01
A Tribe Called Red	Good to Go	ST	04:20
Borealis	Business	Sons of the Sea	04:44
Al Oster	Words Will Never Tell	Yukon Gold	02:09
Chevy Dirt	Little Loser	Western Civilization	03:28
Willie Dunn	Poundmaker	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	08:23
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	A Hum for Stevie Winwood	Motherlove	00:39
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE)	The Black Tie Affair	03:47
Willie Dunn	The Little Big Horn	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	12:14
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Angels Hair Mother Love Suite: Intro; Allementry; Plunket Pastoral; Two Buried Texts Part I - Silver Lake Six; Two Buried Texts Part II - Silver Lake Six; A Little Love Poem for Your Lobes to Nibble On; Visitation; Cada	Motherlove	05:34
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Conductin' Thangs	The Black Tie Affair	04:52
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Bring It On (Remix)	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:16
Larena Clark	The Rifle Boys	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:46
Larena Clark	The Banks of the Nile	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:56
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Tom Brandon - The Spree	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:04
Chevy Dirt	This Ain't Love	Western Civilization	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Northern Haze	Inusivut	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:14
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Tear it Up	Symphony in Effect	02:22
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Hey There	Sings	02:17
Larena Clark	Lord Gregory	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:07
Get Loose Crew	Protocol of Rap (dub)	ST	04:54
Keatniks	Three Long Days and Nights	ST	02:53
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: The Album	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:46
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:52
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Free	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:34
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:26
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:09
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Check My Vernacular	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:15
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Hors d'ouevres	The Black Tie Affair	00:50
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony (Remix)	The Black Tie Affair	05:11
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pray To Da East	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:38
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Borealis	Broke	Sons of the Sea	03:18
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Spice This!	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:26
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love it Or Leave it Alone	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:29
Al Oster	Yukon Cheechako	Yukon Gold	02:52
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix)	Symphony in Effect	04:59
A Tribe Called Red	Intertribal n1	ST	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Time is Now	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:13
Chevy Dirt	Convertible Car	Western Civilization	03:26
Larena Clark	Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:13
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:41
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Untouchable	Symphony in Effect	03:47
A Tribe Called Red	General Generations	ST	03:20
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Just Swingin	Symphony in Effect	05:30
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Al Oster	Fair Weather Friend	Yukon Gold	02:28
Borealis	Old Age	Sons of the Sea	03:01
Irene McNeil	Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	STHNLA	Motherlove	04:44
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Thanks for the Memory	Sings	02:50
Yank Barry	I Can't Help Feeling	The Diary of Mr. Gray	02:44
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Historical Implications of Turnips	Motherlove	00:24
Chevy Dirt	Underground	Western Civilization	03:47
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Our Love is Here to Stay	Sings	02:10
Two Tones	Dark as a Dungeon	Live at the Village Corner	02:18
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	On the Jazz Tip	The Black Tie Affair	03:30
Two Tones	The Fox	Live at the Village Corner	02:32
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
A Tribe Called Red	Look at This	ST	06:15
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Happiest Girl in the World	Sings	02:47
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cut Off (Unclean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:30
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Said Chuck	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro	Symphony in Effect	03:48
Keatniks	Come a Little Bit Closer	ST	02:59
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	M.L.’s Dream	Motherlove	01:06
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Gone with the Wind	Sings	03:37
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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Watchin' Zeros Grow	The Black Tie Affair	05:31

Canadian Pioneers

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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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