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
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Irene McNeil Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Ivan Burgess The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Irene McNeil Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
John Oswald Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Winston Hewitt Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Al Oster 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Ivan Burgess Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Willie Dunn The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Winston Hewitt High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Al Oster One of These Days Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt The Same One Full of Love
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Keatniks Memphis ST
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Bobby Kris and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Al Oster Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Burning Inside Snapshot
Larena Clark The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Ivan Burgess Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Your Daughter The First Cut Is The Deepest
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Irene McNeil Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Irene McNeil Noël en Italie Mademoiselle Rythme
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Don't Wanna be Your Slave The First Cut Is The Deepest
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
John Oswald Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
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
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Irene McNeil Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling" Mademoiselle Rythme

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Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Lumsden, Saskatchewan → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Kingston, Jamaica→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Symphony in Effect

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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A Tribe Called Red - ST

Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Al Oster - Yukon Gold

Vanguard, Saskatchewan - Langley, British Columbia - Whitehorse, Yukon, 🇨🇦

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Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

Mill Village, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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

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

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - Reggae Medley

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - Pretty Brown Eyes

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - Snapshot

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - I Love You

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - Just You and Me

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - Full of Love

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Borealis - Sons of the Sea

St. John's, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

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Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

Orillia, Ontario (Gordon Lightfoot); Wasago, Ontario (Terry Whelan)

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Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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

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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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