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
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Larena Clark The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Ivan Burgess The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Winston Hewitt Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Larena Clark The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Ivan Burgess Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Ivan Burgess If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Winston Hewitt The Same One Full of Love
Winston Hewitt Do You Remember Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Yank Barry Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Tell the Devil Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Time is Now The First Cut Is The Deepest
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Irene McNeil Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Al Oster 918 Miles Yukon Gold
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
A Tribe Called Red Native puppy love ST
Al Oster I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Al Oster Next Boat Yukon Gold
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Larena Clark Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Al Oster Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Winston Hewitt Say it's Allright Snapshot
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Irene McNeil Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus) Mademoiselle Rythme

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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