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
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Willie Dunn The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Don't Wanna be Your Slave The First Cut Is The Deepest
Edith Fowke Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Edith Fowke Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Al Oster One of These Days Yukon Gold
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Love it Or Leave it Alone The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
Irene McNeil Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt Got the Fever Snapshot
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
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
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Irene McNeil Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus) Mademoiselle Rythme
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Lady Luck (The Darkside) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Al Oster 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Ivan Burgess Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Larena Clark I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Winston Hewitt Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Ivan Burgess The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Irene McNeil Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Irene McNeil Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Winston Hewitt Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
John Oswald Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Al Oster I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Edith Fowke O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
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 I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Al Oster Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Yank Barry Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Ivan Burgess Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt It Feel So Good Full of Love
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Larena Clark Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Ivan Burgess Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Larena Clark The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Come Rain or Come Shine Sings
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Uncle Nigel The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes

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

Northern Haze-LABEL 01

Northern Haze-BACK

A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

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