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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune	Symphony in Effect	04:37
Northern Haze	Sinnaktuq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:20
Keatniks	Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie	ST	02:33
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Tom Brandon - The Spree	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:04
Borealis	Business	Sons of the Sea	04:44
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Untouchable	Symphony in Effect	03:47
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Fun Surround Dem	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:57
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Mic's My Piece	Symphony in Effect	06:00
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Tear it Up	Symphony in Effect	02:22
Larena Clark	The Faggot Cutter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	02:28
Larena Clark	There Was a Lord in Edinburgh	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Borealis	The Politician	Sons of the Sea	03:31
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Larena Clark	The House Carpenter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:29
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Two Tones	Sinnerman	Live at the Village Corner	02:52
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:41
Keatniks	Memphis	ST	02:22
Borealis	Tomorrow Morning	Sons of the Sea	05:22
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	These Foolish Things	Sings	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Just Swingin	Symphony in Effect	05:30
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Willie Dunn	Poundmaker	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	08:23
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Uncle Nigel	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:15
Borealis	Higher	Sons of the Sea	03:27
Intersystems	track 06 (entire side 2)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	22:24
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	I'll Take Romance	Sings	02:21
Keatniks	King of the Road	ST	02:47
Singing Fools	The Bum Rap	The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)	04:21
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Black Tie Affair	The Black Tie Affair	04:26
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Free	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:34
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:16
Yank Barry	I Can't Help Feeling	The Diary of Mr. Gray	02:44
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Showin You	Symphony in Effect	04:51
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro	Symphony in Effect	03:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Time is Now	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:13
Irene McNeil	Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling"	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:20
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Les Trois Clefs	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata	02:42
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:58
Keatniks	As Long As I Have You	ST	02:08
Irene McNeil	Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me)	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:11
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	O.J. Abbott - The Weaver	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:37
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Pleasure Sweets	Motherlove	04:29
Northern Haze	Puigo	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:35
Borealis	Sons for the Sea	Sons of the Sea	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Larena Clark	The Gallant Hussar	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cover Girl	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:23
Larena Clark	The Rifle Boys	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:46
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Our Love is Here to Stay	Sings	02:10
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
A Tribe Called Red	Good to Go	ST	04:20
Two Tones	Children Go Where I Send Thee	Live at the Village Corner	02:37
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Thanks for the Memory	Sings	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Chevy Dirt	Underground	Western Civilization	03:47
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
A Tribe Called Red	Intertribal n1	ST	03:28
John Oswald	Pretender (Oparton - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	02:44
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Drop the Needle	Symphony in Effect	05:46
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Two Tones	Summer Love	Live at the Village Corner	02:35
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Intersystems	track 01 (entire side 1)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	27:30
Get Loose Crew	Rap Vigilante (dub)	ST	04:28
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Chevy Dirt	Shake Me Up	Western Civilization	02:18
A Tribe Called Red	Woodcarver	ST	05:12
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	STHNLA	Motherlove	04:44
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	02:42
Northern Haze	Anivunga	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:02
Borealis	Old Age	Sons of the Sea	03:01
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	A Hum for Stevie Winwood	Motherlove	00:39
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Borealis	Another Boy	Sons of the Sea	05:10
Keatniks	Can`t You See That She`s Mine	ST	02:03
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony (Remix)	The Black Tie Affair	05:11
John Oswald	Pocket (Basie - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	04:26
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Gone with the Wind	Sings	03:37
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49

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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