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 I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
A Tribe Called Red Native puppy love ST
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Got the Fever Snapshot
Ivan Burgess If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Winston Hewitt Roses Are Red Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Ivan Burgess I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Winston Hewitt Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Don't Wanna be Your Slave The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Irene McNeil Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus) Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Come Rain or Come Shine Sings
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
John Oswald Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Winston Hewitt You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Willie Dunn Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Al Oster Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Winston Hewitt I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Winston Hewitt Say it's Allright Snapshot
Winston Hewitt Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Winston Hewitt High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
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
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Winston Hewitt Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Al Oster Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Larena Clark There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Your Daughter The First Cut Is The Deepest
Al Oster Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Irene McNeil Noël en Italie Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Irene McNeil Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Yank Barry I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
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
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Winston Hewitt Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late

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

bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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

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

Northern Haze

Northern Haze-LABEL 02

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