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
Winston Hewitt Say it's Allright Snapshot
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Burning Inside Snapshot
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Time is Now The First Cut Is The Deepest
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Winston Hewitt I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Said Chuck The First Cut Is The Deepest
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Al Oster Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Winston Hewitt Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Al Oster Next Boat Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Al Oster One of These Days Yukon Gold
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Al Oster 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Irene McNeil Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Bobby Kris and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Al Oster Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Winston Hewitt I Want to Forget Snapshot
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Winston Hewitt Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea

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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