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
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Winston Hewitt I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Larena Clark Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Winston Hewitt Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Al Oster I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt I Want to Forget Snapshot
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Ivan Burgess The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Al Oster Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Ivan Burgess Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Ivan Burgess Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Got the Fever Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Larena Clark The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Winston Hewitt Do You Remember Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Yank Barry I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Larena Clark The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Al Oster One of These Days Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Winston Hewitt Tell the Devil Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Larena Clark The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Winston Hewitt Burning Inside Snapshot
Al Oster 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Irene McNeil Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Yank Barry I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Winston Hewitt Roses Are Red Full of Love
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
John Oswald Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics

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

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Northern Haze

Canadian Recording Studio

Northern Haze

Northern Haze-LABEL 02

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