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
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:13
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
A Tribe Called Red	Woodcarver	ST	05:12
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:58
John Oswald	Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald	Plunderphonics	02:45
Da Slyme	Defacation On The Nation	ST	01:10
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:52
Northern Haze	Anivunga	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:02
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Mic Mechanism	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Larena Clark	Lord Gregory	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:07
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pray To Da East	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:38
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:09
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Two Tones	Dark as a Dungeon	Live at the Village Corner	02:18
Larena Clark	The Old Country Fair	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:35
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	06:01
Larena Clark	There Was a Lord in Edinburgh	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:27
Yank Barry	I'll Still Be Remembering You	The Diary of Mr. Gray	02:43
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	How Many Styles	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:37
Two Tones	Fast Freight	Live at the Village Corner	03:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'll Call You	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:03
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Keatniks	Memphis	ST	02:22
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Brown Sugar	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:31
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	STHNLA	Motherlove	04:44
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fortissimo	Symphony in Effect	02:32
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Child in Me	Motherlove	00:47
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	These Foolish Things	Sings	03:02
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
A Tribe Called Red	Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix)	ST	05:17
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Chevy Dirt	Western Civilization	Western Civilization	02:35
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Showin You	Symphony in Effect	04:51
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Al Oster	918 Miles	Yukon Gold	02:15
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Your Daughter	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:02
Willie Dunn	Collection Blues	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	04:34
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Watchin' Zeros Grow	The Black Tie Affair	05:31
Northern Haze	Sinnaktuq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:20
A Tribe Called Red	General Generations	ST	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Happiest Girl in the World	Sings	02:47
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Bill Bissett’s Lullaby	Motherlove	00:59
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:26
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Fun Surround Dem	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:57
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Spice This!	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:26
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Irene McNeil	Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:33
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Irene McNeil	Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus)	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:02
Les Trois Clefs	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata	02:42
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Bobby Kris and the Imperials	A Year From Today	She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today	02:29
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Drinkin' Milk Now	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
A Tribe Called Red	Good to Go	ST	04:20
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Intersystems	track 06 (entire side 2)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	22:24
Larena Clark	The Gallant Hussar	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:04
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	O.J. Abbott - The Weaver	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:37
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
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
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Personal Assistant	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:35
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Higher Level	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:20
Keatniks	Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie	ST	02:33
Northern Haze	Trust	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:12
Northern Haze	Uvaguk	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:45
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Come Rain or Come Shine	Sings	02:02
Larena Clark	The Dapple Grey	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	05:22
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:26
Chevy Dirt	G.T.O.	Western Civilization	02:13
Borealis	Another Boy	Sons of the Sea	05:10
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Irene McNeil	Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling"	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:20
John Oswald	Pocket (Basie - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	04:26
Irene McNeil	Noël en Italie	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:40
Get Loose Crew	Get Loose Crew	ST	05:01
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50

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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