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
Larena Clark I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
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
Yank Barry I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Larena Clark The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Bobby Kris and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Winston Hewitt Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Winston Hewitt Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Larena Clark The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Larena Clark The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Willie Dunn Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Winston Hewitt Got the Fever Snapshot
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Winston Hewitt Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt I Want to Forget Snapshot
Willie Dunn The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Winston Hewitt Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Yank Barry Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Winston Hewitt In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt The Same One Full of Love
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Irene McNeil Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Said Chuck The First Cut Is The Deepest
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
A Tribe Called Red Native puppy love ST
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Winston Hewitt Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt Say it's Allright Snapshot
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Burning Inside Snapshot
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Do You Remember Snapshot
Irene McNeil Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Yank Barry I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Les Trois Clefs Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Winston Hewitt What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes

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

bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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

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

Northern Haze

Northern Haze-LABEL 02

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