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
Larena Clark The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt It Feel So Good Full of Love
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Don't Wanna be Your Slave The First Cut Is The Deepest
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Winston Hewitt Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Irene McNeil Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Ivan Burgess Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Winston Hewitt The Same One Full of Love
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Larena Clark There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Irene McNeil Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Winston Hewitt In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
Al Oster Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Tell the Devil Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Get on the Scene Snapshot
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Larena Clark Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Yank Barry I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
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
Winston Hewitt I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Irene McNeil Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Larena Clark The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Larena Clark The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
Al Oster 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Irene McNeil Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
John Oswald Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Your Daughter The First Cut Is The Deepest
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
John Oswald Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Winston Hewitt Got the Fever Snapshot
Al Oster Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Bobby Kris and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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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