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
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Larena Clark The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Irene McNeil Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Time is Now The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Winston Hewitt Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Al Oster Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Irene McNeil Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Memphis ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
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
Winston Hewitt Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Al Oster Next Boat Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Al Oster Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Winston Hewitt Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Al Oster Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Irene McNeil Noël en Italie Mademoiselle Rythme
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Yank Barry Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Don't Wanna be Your Slave The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Uncle Nigel The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Irene McNeil Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Irene McNeil Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling" Mademoiselle Rythme
Ivan Burgess Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Bobby Kris and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Winston Hewitt I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Ivan Burgess The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST

FEATURED

Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Lumsden, Saskatchewan → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - The First Cut Is The Deepest

Kingston, Jamaica→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Symphony in Effect

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

A Tribe Called Red - ST

Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Al Oster - Yukon Gold

Vanguard, Saskatchewan - Langley, British Columbia - Whitehorse, Yukon, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

Mill Village, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

Igloolik, Nunavut, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Lake Simcoe, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ivan Burgess - Minstrel Of The Dawn

Bermuda - Ottawa, Ontario - Antigonish, Nova Scotia - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

John Oswald - Plunderphonics

Kitchener, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Da Slyme - ST

St. John's, Newfoundland

FEATURED

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

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Reggae Medley

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Pretty Brown Eyes

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Snapshot

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - I Love You

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Just You and Me

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Full of Love

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Borealis - Sons of the Sea

St. John's, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

Orillia, Ontario (Gordon Lightfoot); Wasago, Ontario (Terry Whelan)

FEATURED

Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

FEATURED

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

Ethelbert, Manitoba - Hamilton, Ontario - Abbotsford, British Columbia

FEATURED

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

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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