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
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:40
Northern Haze	Uvaguk	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:45
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	06:01
A Tribe Called Red	Woodcarver	ST	05:12
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Just Swingin	Symphony in Effect	05:30
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Bill Bissett’s Lullaby	Motherlove	00:59
Fowke, Edith	Tom Brandon - The Spree	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:04
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	L.T.D. Makes a Toast	The Black Tie Affair	01:48
Clark, Larena	The House Carpenter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:29
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Hewitt, Winston	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro	Symphony in Effect	03:48
Hewitt, Winston	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Said Chuck	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Hewitt, Winston	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	These Foolish Things	Sings	03:02
Clark, Larena	I Once Loved a Lass	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:32
Hewitt, Winston	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Check My Vernacular	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:15
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pass the Champagne	The Black Tie Affair	04:54
Get Loose Crew	Protocol of Rap (dub)	ST	04:54
Keatniks	Come a Little Bit Closer	ST	02:59
Get Loose Crew	Get Loose Crew	ST	05:01
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Child in Me	Motherlove	00:47
Hewitt, Winston	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
A Tribe Called Red	Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix)	ST	05:17
Hewitt, Winston	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Hewitt, Winston	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Chevy Dirt	Shake Me Up	Western Civilization	02:18
Hewitt, Winston	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Spice This!	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:26
Dunn, Willie	Poundmaker	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	08:23
Fowke, Edith	Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:26
Oster, Al	Yukon Gold	Yukon Gold	03:27
Hewitt, Winston	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:09
Get Loose Crew	Rap Vigilante	ST	04:30
Hewitt, Winston	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Keatniks	King of the Road	ST	02:47
Hewitt, Winston	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Keatniks	Memphis	ST	02:22
Two Tones	The Fox	Live at the Village Corner	02:32
Hewitt, Winston	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Oster, Al	Fair Weather Friend	Yukon Gold	02:28
Hewitt, Winston	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
McNeil, Irene	Rock n' roll cha cha cha	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:39
Hewitt, Winston	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Two Tones	Fast Freight	Live at the Village Corner	03:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Keatniks	Bumble Boogie	ST	02:08
Fowke, Edith	Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:47
Hewitt, Winston	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Drop the Needle	Symphony in Effect	05:46
Clark, Larena	Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:13
A Tribe Called Red	Good to Go	ST	04:20
A Tribe Called Red	Native puppy love	ST	03:41
A Tribe Called Red	General Generations	ST	03:20
McNeil, Irene	Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
Burgess, Ivan	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
McNeil, Irene	Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling"	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:20
Barry, Yank	Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic)	The Diary of Mr. Gray	03:29
Borealis	Old Age	Sons of the Sea	03:01
Oster, Al	Trail of '98	Yukon Gold	02:37
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Hewitt, Winston	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
McNeil, Irene	Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus)	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:02
A Tribe Called Red	Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix)	ST	05:48
Northern Haze	Inusivut	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:14
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Care for a Night Cap?	The Black Tie Affair	01:07
Borealis	Sons for the Sea	Sons of the Sea	03:53
Intersystems	track 01 (entire side 1)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	27:30
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Poetry is Black	The Black Tie Affair	04:16
Two Tones	Sinnerman	Live at the Village Corner	02:52
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	"Dat's My Nigga!!"	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:05
Fowke, Edith	O.J. Abbott - The Weaver	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:37
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'm the One	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:01
Oster, Al	Next Boat	Yukon Gold	02:41
Oster, Al	918 Miles	Yukon Gold	02:15
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	I'll Take Romance	Sings	02:21
Burgess, Ivan	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Happiest Girl in the World	Sings	02:47
Northern Haze	Qailaurit	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	01:57
Burgess, Ivan	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Chevy Dirt	Western Civilization	Western Civilization	02:35
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Bring It On (Remix)	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:16
Fowke, Edith	Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:15
Hewitt, Winston	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Hewitt, Winston	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Hewitt, Winston	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Fowke, Edith	Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:41
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Pleasure Sweets	Motherlove	04:29
Get Loose Crew	Protocol of Rap	ST	04:24
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Come Rain or Come Shine	Sings	02:02
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Incest Song	Motherlove	02:21

Canadian Pioneers

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

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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

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A Tribe Called Red - ST

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