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
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Still Here	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Thanks for the Memory	Sings	02:50
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Drop the Needle	Symphony in Effect	05:46
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pass the Champagne	The Black Tie Affair	04:54
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
Keatniks	Three Long Days and Nights	ST	02:53
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Al Oster	Next Boat	Yukon Gold	02:41
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Irene McNeil	Noël en Italie	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:40
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Showin You	Symphony in Effect	04:51
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Black Tie Affair	The Black Tie Affair	04:26
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Untouchable	Symphony in Effect	03:47
Larena Clark	I Once Loved a Lass	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:32
Get Loose Crew	Get Loose Crew	ST	05:01
Intersystems	track 06 (entire side 2)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	22:24
Irene McNeil	Rock n' roll cha cha cha	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:39
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Said Chuck	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Historical Implications of Turnips	Motherlove	00:24
Larena Clark	The Banks of the Nile	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:56
Borealis	Tomorrow Morning	Sons of the Sea	05:22
Yank Barry	Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray	The Diary of Mr. Gray	05:19
Irene McNeil	Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
Northern Haze	Puigo	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:35
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:26
Al Oster	I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say	Yukon Gold	01:59
Borealis	The Politician	Sons of the Sea	03:31
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Northern Haze	Quviasuk	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Get Loose Crew	Protocol of Rap	ST	04:24
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Bill Bissett’s Lullaby	Motherlove	00:59
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	These Foolish Things	Sings	03:02
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: The Album	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:46
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Come Rain or Come Shine	Sings	02:02
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Pleasure Sweets	Motherlove	04:29
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
A Tribe Called Red	Electric pow wow drum	ST	03:37
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Northern Haze	Sinnaktuq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:20
Willie Dunn	Collection Blues	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	04:34
Bobby Kris and the Imperials	A Year From Today	She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today	02:29
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Two Tones	We Come Here to Sing	Live at the Village Corner	02:34
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Hey There	Sings	02:17
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Borealis	Sons for the Sea	Sons of the Sea	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	How Many Styles	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:37
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Just One of Those Things	Sings	02:27
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Mic's My Piece	Symphony in Effect	06:00
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Dada Lama	Motherlove	03:06
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Larena Clark	Rattle on the Stovepipe	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:34
Larena Clark	Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:13
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'm the One	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:01
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
A Tribe Called Red	Moombahwow	ST	04:20
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	It's a Great Day	Sings	02:08
Les Trois Clefs	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata	02:42
Irene McNeil	Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me)	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:11
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Da Slyme	squeeze my blackhead	ST	02:35
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Borealis	In the End	Sons of the Sea	02:31
Chevy Dirt	No Foolin' Around	Western Civilization	02:53
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Two Tones	Lord I'm So Weary	Live at the Village Corner	03:00
Keatniks	That's My Girl	ST	01:29
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pray To Da East	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:38
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fortissimo	Symphony in Effect	02:32
Borealis	Higher	Sons of the Sea	03:27
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Brown Sugar	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:31
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Get Loose Crew	Get Loos Crew Instrumental	ST	05:00
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Borealis	Another Boy	Sons of the Sea	05:10
Al Oster	Waltz of the Yukon	Yukon Gold	03:18
Get Loose Crew	Protocol of Rap (dub)	ST	04:54
Keatniks	King of the Road	ST	02:47
Two Tones	Calypso Baby	Live at the Village Corner	02:06
Chevy Dirt	Gas Operator	Western Civilization	03:17
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cut Off (Unclean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:30
Al Oster	918 Miles	Yukon Gold	02:15
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Your Daughter	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:02
Northern Haze	Uvaguk	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:45
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:52
Larena Clark	Lord Gregory	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:07
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Fun Surround Dem	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:57
A Tribe Called Red	General Generations	ST	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Our Love is Here to Stay	Sings	02:10

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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