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
Larena Clark	The Rifle Boys	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:46
Two Tones	Summer Love	Live at the Village Corner	02:35
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune	Symphony in Effect	04:37
Al Oster	Yukon Cheechako	Yukon Gold	02:52
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	M.L.’s Dream	Motherlove	01:06
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:26
A Tribe Called Red	Native puppy love	ST	03:41
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Borealis	Lucky Day	Sons of the Sea	03:09
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	L.T.D. Makes a Toast	The Black Tie Affair	01:48
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro Zone	The Black Tie Affair	05:15
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Free	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:34
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Historical Implications of Turnips	Motherlove	00:24
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Incest Song	Motherlove	02:21
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:13
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Borealis	The Politician	Sons of the Sea	03:31
Borealis	Higher	Sons of the Sea	03:27
Keatniks	I Could Easily Fall In Love With You	ST	02:52
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Gone with the Wind	Sings	03:37
Da Slyme	squeeze my blackhead	ST	02:35
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:40
A Tribe Called Red	Woodcarver	ST	05:12
Two Tones	This is My Song	Live at the Village Corner	02:19
Keatniks	As Long As I Have You	ST	02:08
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Thanks for the Memory	Sings	02:50
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Brown Sugar	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:31
John Oswald	Pretender (Oparton - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	02:44
Irene McNeil	Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony (Remix)	The Black Tie Affair	05:11
Two Tones	Copper Kettle	Live at the Village Corner	03:34
Intersystems	track 01 (entire side 1)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	27:30
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Bill Bissett’s Lullaby	Motherlove	00:59
Northern Haze	Nutaraq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:34
Keatniks	Bumble Boogie	ST	02:08
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Irene McNeil	Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus)	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:02
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro	Symphony in Effect	03:48
Borealis	Old Age	Sons of the Sea	03:01
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Dada Lama	Motherlove	03:06
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Hors d'ouevres	The Black Tie Affair	00:50
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Chevy Dirt	G.T.O.	Western Civilization	02:13
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Higher Level	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:20
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony	Symphony in Effect	05:43
Al Oster	Fair Weather Friend	Yukon Gold	02:28
Al Oster	Waltz of the Yukon	Yukon Gold	03:18
Larena Clark	Lord Gregory	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:07
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Just Swingin	Symphony in Effect	05:30
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Larena Clark	The Banks of the Nile	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:56
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Keatniks	Here She Comes	ST	01:52
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Yukon Gold	02:22
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Time is Now	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:13
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Just One of Those Things	Sings	02:27
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Our Love is Here to Stay	Sings	02:10
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:52
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	An After Dinner Mint	The Black Tie Affair	01:33
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Two Tones	We Come Here to Sing	Live at the Village Corner	02:34
Get Loose Crew	Wannabe	ST	04:34
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	It's a Great Day	Sings	02:08
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:06
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Untouchable	Symphony in Effect	03:47
Al Oster	Trail of '98	Yukon Gold	02:37
Al Oster	Words Will Never Tell	Yukon Gold	02:09
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'm the One	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:01
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Irene McNeil	Rock n' roll cha cha cha	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:39
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Makin' Records	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:52
Irene McNeil	Noël en Italie	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Two Tones	Children Go Where I Send Thee	Live at the Village Corner	02:37
Irene McNeil	Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me)	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:11
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Al Oster	One of These Days	Yukon Gold	02:24
Chevy Dirt	Nothing to Me	Western Civilization	03:04
Bobby Kris and the Imperials	A Year From Today	She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today	02:29
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Come Rain or Come Shine	Sings	02:02
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Bring It On (Remix)	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers	Teenage Boogie	Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another	02:26
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Keatniks	Long Tall Sally	ST	01:55

Canadian Pioneers

Tracks

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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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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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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