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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Keatniks	Three Long Days and Nights	ST	02:53
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro	Symphony in Effect	03:48
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Come Rain or Come Shine	Sings	02:02
Clark, Larena	The Gallant Hussar	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:04
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	05:34
Hewitt, Winston	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Drinkin' Milk Now	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune	Symphony in Effect	04:37
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Other Woman	Sings	02:33
Oster, Al	I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say	Yukon Gold	01:59
Hewitt, Winston	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Hewitt, Winston	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Clark, Larena	I Once Loved a Lass	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:32
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Party's Over	Sings	02:43
Keatniks	Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie	ST	02:33
Clark, Larena	Lord Gregory	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:07
Fowke, Edith	Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:41
Hewitt, Winston	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Two Tones	Lord I'm So Weary	Live at the Village Corner	03:00
Barry, Yank	I Can't Help Feeling	The Diary of Mr. Gray	02:44
Fowke, Edith	Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:13
Burgess, Ivan	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:26
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Da Slyme	Trudeau Sucks	ST	00:58
Borealis	Lucky Day	Sons of the Sea	03:09
Keatniks	Memphis	ST	02:22
Chevy Dirt	Convertible Car	Western Civilization	03:26
McNeil, Irene	Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
Two Tones	The Fox	Live at the Village Corner	02:32
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Child in Me	Motherlove	00:47
Keatniks	Here She Comes	ST	01:52
Keatniks	Long Tall Sally	ST	01:55
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Fowke, Edith	O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:16
Oster, Al	Trail of '98	Yukon Gold	02:37
Fowke, Edith	Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:47
Oster, Al	Next Boat	Yukon Gold	02:41
Hewitt, Winston	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Keatniks	As Long As I Have You	ST	02:08
Clark, Larena	The Dapple Grey	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	05:22
Hewitt, Winston	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE)	The Black Tie Affair	03:47
Barry, Yank	Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic)	The Diary of Mr. Gray	03:29
A Tribe Called Red	Good to Go	ST	04:20
McNeil, Irene	Bon Voyage	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:34
Two Tones	Calypso Baby	Live at the Village Corner	02:06
Hewitt, Winston	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Oswald, John	Pretender (Oparton - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	02:44
Fowke, Edith	Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:26
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Borealis	Tomorrow Morning	Sons of the Sea	05:22
Intersystems	track 06 (entire side 2)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	22:24
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony	Symphony in Effect	05:43
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Incest Song	Motherlove	02:21
Hewitt, Winston	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Black Tie Affair	The Black Tie Affair	04:26
A Tribe Called Red	Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix)	ST	05:48
Hewitt, Winston	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
McNeil, Irene	Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:33
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Drop the Needle	Symphony in Effect	05:46
Hewitt, Winston	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Keatniks	Can`t You See That She`s Mine	ST	02:03
Hewitt, Winston	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Northern Haze	Nutaraq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:34
Oster, Al	Fair Weather Friend	Yukon Gold	02:28
Hewitt, Winston	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Fowke, Edith	Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:52
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Gone with the Wind	Sings	03:37
Clark, Larena	The Old Country Fair	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:35
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Bill Bissett’s Lullaby	Motherlove	00:59
Dunn, Willie	Poundmaker	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	08:23
Get Loose Crew	Wannabe (dub)	ST	04:36
Hewitt, Winston	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
A Tribe Called Red	Intertribal n1	ST	03:28
Northern Haze	Qailaurit	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	01:57
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	"Dat's My Nigga!!"	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:05
Oster, Al	Words Will Never Tell	Yukon Gold	02:09
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Historical Implications of Turnips	Motherlove	00:24
Hewitt, Winston	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Intersystems	track 01 (entire side 1)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	27:30
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	M.L.’s Dream	Motherlove	01:06
Hewitt, Winston	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Barry, Yank	I'll Still Be Remembering You	The Diary of Mr. Gray	02:43
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Care for a Night Cap?	The Black Tie Affair	01:07
Northern Haze	Uvaguk	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:45
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Hewitt, Winston	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Hewitt, Winston	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Hewitt, Winston	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fortissimo	Symphony in Effect	02:32
Burgess, Ivan	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Burgess, Ivan	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Hewitt, Winston	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Chevy Dirt	G.T.O.	Western Civilization	02:13

Canadian Pioneers

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Burgess, Ivan - Minstrel Of The Dawn

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys - Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel

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Hewitt, Winston - Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Orphic Egg - Crack It b/w Crack It

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Barry, Yank - The Diary of Mr. Gray

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Oster, Al - Yukon Gold

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Intersystems - Free Psychadelic Poster Inside

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Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

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Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

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Clark, Larena - A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

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Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

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Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

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Hewitt, Winston - Reggae Medley

McNeil, Irene - Mademoiselle Rythme

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Hewitt, Winston - Full of Love

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - The Black Tie Affair

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Hewitt, Winston - Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer

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Hewitt, Winston - Just You and Me

Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers - Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!

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Keatniks - ST

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Dunn, Willie - Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8

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Kris, Bobby and the Imperials - She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today

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Get Loose Crew - ST

Trois Clefs, Les - Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata

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Sugluk - Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy

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A Tribe Called Red - ST

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Oswald, John - Plunderphonics

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