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
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Yank Barry I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Winston Hewitt Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
John Oswald Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Winston Hewitt Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Al Oster Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Yank Barry I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Winston Hewitt Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Irene McNeil Noël en Italie Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
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
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Ivan Burgess I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Al Oster I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Winston Hewitt I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Get on the Scene Snapshot
Al Oster Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Ivan Burgess Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Time is Now The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Irene McNeil Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Ripped Mee Off The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Got the Fever Snapshot
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Al Oster Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Yank Barry Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
John Oswald Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Winston Hewitt Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Ivan Burgess Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt I Want to Forget Snapshot
Winston Hewitt Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer

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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