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 Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Winston Hewitt Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Willie Dunn The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Get on the Scene Snapshot
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Al Oster Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Winston Hewitt There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Winston Hewitt In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
John Oswald Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Irene McNeil Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Winston Hewitt They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Larena Clark The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Larena Clark The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Bobby Kris and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Willie Dunn Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Keatniks Memphis ST
Winston Hewitt Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Love it Or Leave it Alone The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Ivan Burgess Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Irene McNeil Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Al Oster Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Uncle Nigel The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Yank Barry Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Winston Hewitt Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
Irene McNeil Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Ripped Mee Off The First Cut Is The Deepest
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Al Oster 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Ivan Burgess I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Winston Hewitt Do You Remember Snapshot
Ivan Burgess Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt It Feel So Good Full of Love

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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