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
Al Oster	Yukon Cheechako	Yukon Gold	02:52
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Drinkin' Milk Now	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune	Symphony in Effect	04:37
Chevy Dirt	Little Loser	Western Civilization	03:28
Al Oster	Yukon Gold	Yukon Gold	03:27
A Tribe Called Red	General Generations	ST	03:20
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Personal Assistant	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:35
Northern Haze	Nutaraq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:34
Bobby Kris and the Imperials	A Year From Today	She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today	02:29
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Borealis	Business	Sons of the Sea	04:44
Yank Barry	Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray	The Diary of Mr. Gray	05:19
Larena Clark	I Once Loved a Lass	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:32
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Keatniks	Can`t You See That She`s Mine	ST	02:03
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Al Oster	I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say	Yukon Gold	01:59
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
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Happiest Girl in the World	Sings	02:47
Two Tones	Lord I'm So Weary	Live at the Village Corner	03:00
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:47
Two Tones	We Come Here to Sing	Live at the Village Corner	02:34
Irene McNeil	Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:33
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
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
Larena Clark	The Gallant Hussar	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:04
Two Tones	Fast Freight	Live at the Village Corner	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Chevy Dirt	Convertible Car	Western Civilization	03:26
Get Loose Crew	Get Loose Crew	ST	05:01
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony (Remix)	The Black Tie Affair	05:11
Al Oster	Fair Weather Friend	Yukon Gold	02:28
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Showin You	Symphony in Effect	04:51
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'm the One	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:01
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Brown Sugar	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:31
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	O.J. Abbott - The Weaver	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:37
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Borealis	Tomorrow Morning	Sons of the Sea	05:22
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix)	Symphony in Effect	04:59
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Get Loose Crew	Rap Vigilante	ST	04:30
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:16
Two Tones	Kilgarry Mountain	Live at the Village Corner	02:12
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cover Girl	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:23
Singing Fools	The Bum Rap	The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)	04:21
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Watchin' Zeros Grow	The Black Tie Affair	05:31
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Northern Haze	Qailaurit	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	01:57
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Black Tie Affair	The Black Tie Affair	04:26
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Hey There	Sings	02:17
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fortissimo	Symphony in Effect	02:32
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Free	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:34
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Northern Haze	Inusivut	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:14
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:15
Al Oster	Trail of '98	Yukon Gold	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Said Chuck	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Mic Mechanism	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:15
John Oswald	Pretender (Oparton - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	02:44
Willie Dunn	The Little Big Horn	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	12:14
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Irene McNeil	Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
Keatniks	Here She Comes	ST	01:52
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Time is Now	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:13
Larena Clark	The Dapple Grey	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	05:22
Larena Clark	The Faggot Cutter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	02:28
Yank Barry	I Can't Help Feeling	The Diary of Mr. Gray	02:44
Irene McNeil	Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Bring It On (Remix)	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:16
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	06:01
John Oswald	Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald	Plunderphonics	02:45
A Tribe Called Red	Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix)	ST	05:17
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Larena Clark	The Old Country Fair	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:35
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love it Or Leave it Alone	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:29
Larena Clark	The Rifle Boys	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Uncle Nigel	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:15
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE)	The Black Tie Affair	03:47
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Conductin' Thangs	The Black Tie Affair	04:52
Borealis	Lucky Day	Sons of the Sea	03:09
Irene McNeil	Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus)	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:02
Willie Dunn	Collection Blues	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	04:34
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'll Call You	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:03
Two Tones	The Fox	Live at the Village Corner	02:32

Canadian Pioneers

Tracks

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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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