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
Irene McNeil Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus) Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Irene McNeil Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Keatniks Memphis ST
Winston Hewitt Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Al Oster Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Larena Clark I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Winston Hewitt Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Winston Hewitt Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Winston Hewitt Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
John Oswald Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Ivan Burgess Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Larena Clark The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Willie Dunn Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
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
Yank Barry Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Al Oster 918 Miles Yukon Gold
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Al Oster Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
A Tribe Called Red Native puppy love ST
Winston Hewitt In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Larena Clark The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Yank Barry I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
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 Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Borealis Tomorrow Morning 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 One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Al Oster Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt The Same One Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
Irene McNeil Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling" Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Al Oster Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Irene McNeil Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Keatniks Here She Comes ST

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

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Northern Haze

Canadian Recording Studio

Northern Haze

Northern Haze-LABEL 02

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