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
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Winston Hewitt Burning Inside Snapshot
Ivan Burgess If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Yank Barry I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Larena Clark I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Irene McNeil Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus) Mademoiselle Rythme
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Les Trois Clefs Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Winston Hewitt You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Ivan Burgess Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Uncle Nigel The First Cut Is The Deepest
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
A Tribe Called Red Native puppy love ST
Ivan Burgess Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Al Oster Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Bobby Kris and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Larena Clark There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Larena Clark Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
John Oswald Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Winston Hewitt Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Winston Hewitt There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Winston Hewitt Say it's Allright Snapshot
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt It Feel So Good Full of Love
Ivan Burgess The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Said Chuck The First Cut Is The Deepest
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Irene McNeil Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes

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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