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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Child in Me	Motherlove	00:47
Singing Fools	The Bum Rap	The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)	04:21
Borealis	Sons for the Sea	Sons of the Sea	03:53
Northern Haze	Sinnaktuq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:20
Clark, Larena	The Gallant Hussar	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:04
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony (Remix)	The Black Tie Affair	05:11
Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers	Teenage Boogie	Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another	02:26
Da Slyme	Trudeau Sucks	ST	00:58
Get Loose Crew	Wannabe	ST	04:34
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Makin' Records	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:52
Fowke, Edith	Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:26
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix)	Symphony in Effect	04:59
Keatniks	King of the Road	ST	02:47
A Tribe Called Red	Woodcarver	ST	05:12
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
A Tribe Called Red	Look at This	ST	06:15
Clark, Larena	The Dapple Grey	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	05:22
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Brown Sugar	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:31
Chevy Dirt	Convertible Car	Western Civilization	03:26
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Poetry is Black	The Black Tie Affair	04:16
Hewitt, Winston	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Borealis	The Politician	Sons of the Sea	03:31
Clark, Larena	The Rifle Boys	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:46
Hewitt, Winston	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
McNeil, Irene	Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
Fowke, Edith	O.J. Abbott - The Weaver	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:37
Borealis	Tomorrow Morning	Sons of the Sea	05:22
Barry, Yank	I Can't Help Feeling	The Diary of Mr. Gray	02:44
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fine Tune Da Mic	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
Borealis	Old Age	Sons of the Sea	03:01
Trois Clefs, Les	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata	02:42
Hewitt, Winston	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Burgess, Ivan	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pray To Da East	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:38
Two Tones	Copper Kettle	Live at the Village Corner	03:34
Chevy Dirt	Western Civilization	Western Civilization	02:35
Borealis	Lucky Day	Sons of the Sea	03:09
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Oster, Al	I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say	Yukon Gold	01:59
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'm the One	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:01
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Keatniks	Here She Comes	ST	01:52
Hewitt, Winston	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
McNeil, Irene	Noël en Italie	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:40
Hewitt, Winston	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Hewitt, Winston	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro Zone	The Black Tie Affair	05:15
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Happiest Girl in the World	Sings	02:47
Hewitt, Winston	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	STHNLA	Motherlove	04:44
Hewitt, Winston	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cut Off (Unclean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:30
Two Tones	Dark as a Dungeon	Live at the Village Corner	02:18
Two Tones	Children Go Where I Send Thee	Live at the Village Corner	02:37
Oster, Al	Trail of '98	Yukon Gold	02:37
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Incest Song	Motherlove	02:21
Northern Haze	Inusivut	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:14
Fowke, Edith	Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:47
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	It's a Great Day	Sings	02:08
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Untouchable	Symphony in Effect	03:47
Burgess, Ivan	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Get Loose Crew	Rap Vigilante	ST	04:30
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Our Love is Here to Stay	Sings	02:10
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	L.T.D. Makes a Toast	The Black Tie Affair	01:48
Clark, Larena	I Once Loved a Lass	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:32
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Time is Now	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:13
Burgess, Ivan	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Northern Haze	Qailaurit	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	01:57
A Tribe Called Red	Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix)	ST	05:48
Northern Haze	Nutaraq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:34
Hewitt, Winston	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Fowke, Edith	Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:15
Burgess, Ivan	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
A Tribe Called Red	General Generations	ST	03:20
Get Loose Crew	Protocol of Rap (dub)	ST	04:54
Two Tones	Sinnerman	Live at the Village Corner	02:52
Chevy Dirt	No Foolin' Around	Western Civilization	02:53
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Nothin' At All (with George Banton)	The Black Tie Affair	05:03
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Two Tones	This is My Song	Live at the Village Corner	02:19
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	"Dat's My Nigga!!"	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:05
Northern Haze	Anivunga	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:02
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE)	The Black Tie Affair	03:47
Intersystems	track 01 (entire side 1)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	27:30
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Fowke, Edith	Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:58
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love it Or Leave it Alone	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:29
Oster, Al	Midnight Sun Rock	Yukon Gold	02:22
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Care for a Night Cap?	The Black Tie Affair	01:07
Hewitt, Winston	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Hewitt, Winston	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Get Loose Crew	Get Loos Crew Instrumental	ST	05:00
Fowke, Edith	Tom Brandon - The Spree	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:04

Canadian Pioneers

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

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Burgess, Ivan - Minstrel Of The Dawn

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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

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

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Orphic Egg - Crack It b/w Crack It

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Barry, Yank - The Diary of Mr. Gray

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Oster, Al - Yukon Gold

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Intersystems - Free Psychadelic Poster Inside

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Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

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Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

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

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Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

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Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

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Hewitt, Winston - Reggae Medley

McNeil, Irene - Mademoiselle Rythme

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Hewitt, Winston - Full of Love

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

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

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Hewitt, Winston - Just You and Me

Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers - Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another

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

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Keatniks - ST

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

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

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Get Loose Crew - ST

Trois Clefs, Les - Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata

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

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A Tribe Called Red - ST

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