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
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Winston Hewitt Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Ivan Burgess I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Larena Clark The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
John Oswald Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Larena Clark There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Al Oster I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Les Trois Clefs Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Uncle Nigel The First Cut Is The Deepest
Yank Barry Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Ivan Burgess Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Yank Barry Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Irene McNeil Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Al Oster Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Al Oster Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Got the Fever Snapshot
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Irene McNeil Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Willie Dunn Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Irene McNeil Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
Winston Hewitt I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Winston Hewitt Burning Inside Snapshot
Yank Barry I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Winston Hewitt There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

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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