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
Al Oster	Yukon Cheechako	Yukon Gold	02:52
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Two Tones	We Come Here to Sing	Live at the Village Corner	02:34
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Pleasure Sweets	Motherlove	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	A Hum for Stevie Winwood	Motherlove	00:39
Two Tones	Copper Kettle	Live at the Village Corner	03:34
Chevy Dirt	This Ain't Love	Western Civilization	03:43
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Keatniks	Can`t You See That She`s Mine	ST	02:03
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Two Tones	Summer Love	Live at the Village Corner	02:35
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Just Swingin	Symphony in Effect	05:30
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Happiest Girl in the World	Sings	02:47
Get Loose Crew	Protocol of Rap (dub)	ST	04:54
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:26
Larena Clark	The Faggot Cutter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	02:28
Borealis	Another Boy	Sons of the Sea	05:10
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Drinkin' Milk Now	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
Get Loose Crew	Rap Vigilante (dub)	ST	04:28
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	On the Jazz Tip	The Black Tie Affair	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Incest Song	Motherlove	02:21
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Keatniks	Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie	ST	02:33
Al Oster	918 Miles	Yukon Gold	02:15
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:40
Two Tones	Children Go Where I Send Thee	Live at the Village Corner	02:37
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro Zone	The Black Tie Affair	05:15
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Just One of Those Things	Sings	02:27
Chevy Dirt	Little Loser	Western Civilization	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Larena Clark	The House Carpenter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:29
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Makin' Records	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:52
John Oswald	Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald	Plunderphonics	02:45
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
John Oswald	Pretender (Oparton - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	02:44
Irene McNeil	Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus)	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:02
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:09
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Borealis	Broke	Sons of the Sea	03:18
Larena Clark	The Banks of the Nile	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:56
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Keatniks	King of the Road	ST	02:47
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Larena Clark	There Was a Lord in Edinburgh	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:27
Al Oster	Trail of '98	Yukon Gold	02:37
Get Loose Crew	Get Loos Crew Instrumental	ST	05:00
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:16
Get Loose Crew	Wannabe	ST	04:34
A Tribe Called Red	General Generations	ST	03:20
Northern Haze	Puigo	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:35
A Tribe Called Red	Moombahwow	ST	04:20
Borealis	Sons for the Sea	Sons of the Sea	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Al Oster	Yukon Gold	Yukon Gold	03:27
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Free	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Da Slyme	squeeze my blackhead	ST	02:35
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cover Girl	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Untouchable	Symphony in Effect	03:47
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	An After Dinner Mint	The Black Tie Affair	01:33
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Drop the Needle	Symphony in Effect	05:46
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'll Call You	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:03
Two Tones	Lord I'm So Weary	Live at the Village Corner	03:00
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:41
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:47
Keatniks	That's My Girl	ST	01:29
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Larena Clark	Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:13
Les Trois Clefs	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata	02:42
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Party's Over	Sings	02:43
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:06
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	O.J. Abbott - The Weaver	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:37
Get Loose Crew	Wannabe (dub)	ST	04:36
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Larena Clark	The Dapple Grey	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	05:22
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Uncle Nigel	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:15
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Al Oster	Fair Weather Friend	Yukon Gold	02:28
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pray To Da East	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:38
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	How Many Styles	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:37
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Larena Clark	The Rifle Boys	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:46
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Said Chuck	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00

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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