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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Fowke, Edith	O.J. Abbott - The Weaver	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:37
McNeil, Irene	Bon Voyage	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:34
Burgess, Ivan	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Borealis	The Politician	Sons of the Sea	03:31
Da Slyme	Defacation On The Nation	ST	01:10
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fortissimo	Symphony in Effect	02:32
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Two Tones	Calypso Baby	Live at the Village Corner	02:06
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Come Rain or Come Shine	Sings	02:02
Clark, Larena	The Old Country Fair	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:35
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	L.T.D. Makes a Toast	The Black Tie Affair	01:48
Burgess, Ivan	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Hey There	Sings	02:17
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Keatniks	Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie	ST	02:33
Borealis	Higher	Sons of the Sea	03:27
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Bill Bissett’s Lullaby	Motherlove	00:59
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Keatniks	Here She Comes	ST	01:52
Fowke, Edith	Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:26
Hewitt, Winston	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro Zone	The Black Tie Affair	05:15
Oster, Al	Fair Weather Friend	Yukon Gold	02:28
Burgess, Ivan	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	On the Jazz Tip	The Black Tie Affair	03:30
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Our Love is Here to Stay	Sings	02:10
Oster, Al	918 Miles	Yukon Gold	02:15
Hewitt, Winston	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Chevy Dirt	Western Civilization	Western Civilization	02:35
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Nothin' At All (with George Banton)	The Black Tie Affair	05:03
Get Loose Crew	Get Loose Crew	ST	05:01
Fowke, Edith	Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:47
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Drop the Needle	Symphony in Effect	05:46
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix)	Symphony in Effect	04:59
Hewitt, Winston	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
A Tribe Called Red	Look at This	ST	06:15
Oster, Al	Midnight Sun Rock	Yukon Gold	02:22
Get Loose Crew	Protocol of Rap (dub)	ST	04:54
Hewitt, Winston	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Clark, Larena	The Dapple Grey	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	05:22
A Tribe Called Red	Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix)	ST	05:17
Hewitt, Winston	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Hewitt, Winston	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Hewitt, Winston	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Dunn, Willie	Collection Blues	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	04:34
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	These Foolish Things	Sings	03:02
Two Tones	Sinnerman	Live at the Village Corner	02:52
Burgess, Ivan	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Fowke, Edith	O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:16
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Trois Clefs, Les	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata	02:42
Hewitt, Winston	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Hewitt, Winston	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:09
Hewitt, Winston	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Hewitt, Winston	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Black Tie Affair	The Black Tie Affair	04:26
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Fowke, Edith	Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:52
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:40
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE)	The Black Tie Affair	03:47
Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers	Teenage Boogie	Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another	02:26
Kris, Bobby and the Imperials	A Year From Today	She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today	02:29
McNeil, Irene	Rock n' roll cha cha cha	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:39
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Get Loose Crew	Protocol of Rap	ST	04:24
Two Tones	Lord I'm So Weary	Live at the Village Corner	03:00
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Two Tones	The Fox	Live at the Village Corner	02:32
Hewitt, Winston	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Chevy Dirt	G.T.O.	Western Civilization	02:13
Hewitt, Winston	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Hewitt, Winston	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Northern Haze	Nutaraq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:34
Burgess, Ivan	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Keatniks	I Could Easily Fall In Love With You	ST	02:52
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Angels Hair Mother Love Suite: Intro; Allementry; Plunket Pastoral; Two Buried Texts Part I - Silver Lake Six; Two Buried Texts Part II - Silver Lake Six; A Little Love Poem for Your Lobes to Nibble On; Visitation; Cada	Motherlove	05:34
Clark, Larena	Lord Gregory	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:07
Oster, Al	Words Will Never Tell	Yukon Gold	02:09
Borealis	Sons for the Sea	Sons of the Sea	03:53
Northern Haze	Puigo	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:35
Fowke, Edith	Tom Brandon - The Spree	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:04
Clark, Larena	The Rifle Boys	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:46
Clark, Larena	The House Carpenter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:29
Northern Haze	Qailaurit	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	01:57
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Fowke, Edith	John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:06
Barry, Yank	Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic)	The Diary of Mr. Gray	03:29
Hewitt, Winston	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
McNeil, Irene	Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:33
Hewitt, Winston	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Brown Sugar	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:31

Canadian Pioneers

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Burgess, Ivan - Minstrel Of The Dawn

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys - Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel

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

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Orphic Egg - Crack It b/w Crack It

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Barry, Yank - The Diary of Mr. Gray

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Oster, Al - Yukon Gold

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Intersystems - Free Psychadelic Poster Inside

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Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

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Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

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Clark, Larena - A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

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Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

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Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

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Hewitt, Winston - Reggae Medley

McNeil, Irene - Mademoiselle Rythme

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Hewitt, Winston - Full of Love

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

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

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Hewitt, Winston - Just You and Me

Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers - Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another

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

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Keatniks - ST

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

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Kris, Bobby and the Imperials - She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today

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Get Loose Crew - ST

Trois Clefs, Les - Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata

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Sugluk - Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy

A Tribe Called Red - ST

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Oswald, John - Plunderphonics

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