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
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Keatniks Memphis ST
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Winston Hewitt Burning Inside Snapshot
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Irene McNeil Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Irene McNeil Noël en Italie Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Ivan Burgess Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
Ivan Burgess Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt I Want to Forget Snapshot
Al Oster Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Winston Hewitt Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Larena Clark Lord Gregory 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
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Ivan Burgess I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Al Oster Next Boat Yukon Gold
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Yank Barry I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Willie Dunn The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Al Oster Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Al Oster I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Al Oster 918 Miles Yukon Gold
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Winston Hewitt Say it's Allright Snapshot
Les Trois Clefs Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Irene McNeil Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Tell the Devil Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Get on the Scene Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Al Oster Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
Bobby Kris and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Winston Hewitt You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
John Oswald Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes

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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - Snapshot

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - I Love You

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - Just You and Me

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - Full of Love

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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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