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
Da Slyme	Defacation On The Nation	ST	01:10
Irene McNeil	Bon Voyage	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:34
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Other Woman	Sings	02:33
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers	Teenage Boogie	Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another	02:26
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Brown Sugar	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:31
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
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	02:42
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Thanks for the Memory	Sings	02:50
Keatniks	Here She Comes	ST	01:52
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Two Tones	Kilgarry Mountain	Live at the Village Corner	02:12
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Your Daughter	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:02
Northern Haze	Trust	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:12
Get Loose Crew	Rap Vigilante	ST	04:30
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Hey There	Sings	02:17
Les Trois Clefs	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata	02:42
Irene McNeil	Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus)	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:02
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Untouchable	Symphony in Effect	03:47
Larena Clark	The Rifle Boys	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:26
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Da Slyme	Trudeau Sucks	ST	00:58
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Care for a Night Cap?	The Black Tie Affair	01:07
Chevy Dirt	This Ain't Love	Western Civilization	03:43
Two Tones	This is My Song	Live at the Village Corner	02:19
Two Tones	Sinnerman	Live at the Village Corner	02:52
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Child in Me	Motherlove	00:47
Keatniks	King of the Road	ST	02:47
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Yank Barry	I'll Still Be Remembering You	The Diary of Mr. Gray	02:43
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Black Tie Affair	The Black Tie Affair	04:26
Chevy Dirt	No Foolin' Around	Western Civilization	02:53
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Party's Over	Sings	02:43
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:13
Get Loose Crew	Wannabe	ST	04:34
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	M.L.’s Dream	Motherlove	01:06
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Personal Assistant	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:35
Chevy Dirt	Nothing to Me	Western Civilization	03:04
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro Zone	The Black Tie Affair	05:15
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Tear it Up	Symphony in Effect	02:22
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Hors d'ouevres	The Black Tie Affair	00:50
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Spice This!	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:26
Northern Haze	Inusivut	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:14
Borealis	Business	Sons of the Sea	04:44
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Larena Clark	The House Carpenter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:29
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Happiest Girl in the World	Sings	02:47
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	A Hum for Stevie Winwood	Motherlove	00:39
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Borealis	Higher	Sons of the Sea	03:27
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Borealis	Another Boy	Sons of the Sea	05:10
A Tribe Called Red	Native puppy love	ST	03:41
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Larena Clark	Rattle on the Stovepipe	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:34
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Chevy Dirt	Western Civilization	Western Civilization	02:35
Keatniks	Memphis	ST	02:22
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Get Loose Crew	Get Loose Crew	ST	05:01
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Just One of Those Things	Sings	02:27
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Makin' Records	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:52
A Tribe Called Red	Look at This	ST	06:15
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony	Symphony in Effect	05:43
Chevy Dirt	Underground	Western Civilization	03:47
Larena Clark	The Gallant Hussar	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:04
Borealis	Sons for the Sea	Sons of the Sea	03:53
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Get Loose Crew	Protocol of Rap (dub)	ST	04:54
Intersystems	track 06 (entire side 2)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	22:24
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Keatniks	Come a Little Bit Closer	ST	02:59
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:15
Northern Haze	Anivunga	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:02
Two Tones	Summer Love	Live at the Village Corner	02:35
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	08:30
Larena Clark	Lord Gregory	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:07
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Chevy Dirt	G.T.O.	Western Civilization	02:13
Two Tones	Children Go Where I Send Thee	Live at the Village Corner	02:37
John Oswald	Pretender (Oparton - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	02:44
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	06:01
Borealis	Lucky Day	Sons of the Sea	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Borealis	Tomorrow Morning	Sons of the Sea	05:22
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24

Canadian Pioneers

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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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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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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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