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
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Yank Barry I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Al Oster Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Irene McNeil Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Les Trois Clefs Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Winston Hewitt Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Al Oster One of These Days Yukon Gold
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Willie Dunn The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Winston Hewitt Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Irene McNeil Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling" Mademoiselle Rythme
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt Say it's Allright Snapshot
A Tribe Called Red Native puppy love ST
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Bobby Kris and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Irene McNeil Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus) Mademoiselle Rythme
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
John Oswald Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Winston Hewitt Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ivan Burgess The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Larena Clark The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Winston Hewitt Got the Fever Snapshot
Winston Hewitt Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Winston Hewitt Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Ripped Mee Off The First Cut Is The Deepest
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out Full of Love
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Larena Clark The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!

FEATURED

bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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

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

Les Trois Clefs

Motherlove

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

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