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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
McNeil, Irene	Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
McNeil, Irene	Bon Voyage	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:34
Burgess, Ivan	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Keatniks	Memphis	ST	02:22
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Pleasure Sweets	Motherlove	04:29
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Poetry is Black	The Black Tie Affair	04:16
Two Tones	We Come Here to Sing	Live at the Village Corner	02:34
Burgess, Ivan	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Borealis	In the End	Sons of the Sea	02:31
Fowke, Edith	Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:41
Fowke, Edith	Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:26
Da Slyme	Defacation On The Nation	ST	01:10
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	On the Jazz Tip	The Black Tie Affair	03:30
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Other Woman	Sings	02:33
Oswald, John	Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald	Plunderphonics	02:45
Get Loose Crew	Wannabe	ST	04:34
Clark, Larena	The Banks of the Nile	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:56
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Said Chuck	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Oster, Al	Trail of '98	Yukon Gold	02:37
Borealis	The Politician	Sons of the Sea	03:31
Hewitt, Winston	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Oster, Al	918 Miles	Yukon Gold	02:15
Hewitt, Winston	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Keatniks	King of the Road	ST	02:47
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Tear it Up	Symphony in Effect	02:22
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Mic Mechanism	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:15
Borealis	Lucky Day	Sons of the Sea	03:09
Hewitt, Winston	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cut Off (Unclean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:30
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Hewitt, Winston	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
A Tribe Called Red	Woodcarver	ST	05:12
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Untouchable	Symphony in Effect	03:47
Two Tones	Sinnerman	Live at the Village Corner	02:52
Fowke, Edith	O.J. Abbott - The Weaver	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:37
Singing Fools	The Bum Rap	The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)	04:21
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Thanks for the Memory	Sings	02:50
Chevy Dirt	No Foolin' Around	Western Civilization	02:53
Chevy Dirt	Convertible Car	Western Civilization	03:26
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Hors d'ouevres	The Black Tie Affair	00:50
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Black Tie Affair	The Black Tie Affair	04:26
A Tribe Called Red	General Generations	ST	03:20
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Bring It On (Remix)	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:16
A Tribe Called Red	Intertribal n1	ST	03:28
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Bill Bissett’s Lullaby	Motherlove	00:59
A Tribe Called Red	Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix)	ST	05:48
Hewitt, Winston	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Hewitt, Winston	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Clark, Larena	There Was a Lord in Edinburgh	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:27
Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers	Teenage Boogie	Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another	02:26
McNeil, Irene	Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me)	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:11
Hewitt, Winston	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Burgess, Ivan	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Hewitt, Winston	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fine Tune Da Mic	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Hewitt, Winston	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Fowke, Edith	Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:13
Fowke, Edith	Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:15
Northern Haze	Trust	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:12
Hewitt, Winston	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Northern Haze	Inusivut	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:14
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Chevy Dirt	Gas Operator	Western Civilization	03:17
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	How Many Styles	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:37
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Higher Level	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:20
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Time is Now	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:13
Hewitt, Winston	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Fowke, Edith	John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:06
A Tribe Called Red	Native puppy love	ST	03:41
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	These Foolish Things	Sings	03:02
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Nothin' At All (with George Banton)	The Black Tie Affair	05:03
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'll Call You	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:03
Fowke, Edith	Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:52
Barry, Yank	Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic)	The Diary of Mr. Gray	03:29
Hewitt, Winston	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Hewitt, Winston	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Hewitt, Winston	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Barry, Yank	I Can't Help Feeling	The Diary of Mr. Gray	02:44
Da Slyme	squeeze my blackhead	ST	02:35
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Just One of Those Things	Sings	02:27
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Our Love is Here to Stay	Sings	02:10
Burgess, Ivan	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Hewitt, Winston	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Hewitt, Winston	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Northern Haze	Nutaraq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:34
Hewitt, Winston	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Two Tones	Calypso Baby	Live at the Village Corner	02:06
McNeil, Irene	Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus)	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:02
A Tribe Called Red	Look at This	ST	06:15
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cover Girl	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:23
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Keatniks	Can`t You See That She`s Mine	ST	02:03
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Oster, Al	Yukon Cheechako	Yukon Gold	02:52

Canadian Pioneers

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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - The First Cut Is The Deepest

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Burgess, Ivan - Minstrel Of The Dawn

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys - Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel

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Hewitt, Winston - Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Orphic Egg - Crack It b/w Crack It

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Barry, Yank - The Diary of Mr. Gray

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Oster, Al - Yukon Gold

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Intersystems - Free Psychadelic Poster Inside

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Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

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Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

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Clark, Larena - A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

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Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

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Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

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Hewitt, Winston - Reggae Medley

McNeil, Irene - Mademoiselle Rythme

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Hewitt, Winston - Full of Love

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - The Black Tie Affair

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Hewitt, Winston - Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer

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Hewitt, Winston - Just You and Me

Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers - Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!

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Keatniks - ST

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Dunn, Willie - Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8

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Kris, Bobby and the Imperials - She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today

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Get Loose Crew - ST

Trois Clefs, Les - Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata

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Sugluk - Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy

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A Tribe Called Red - ST

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