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	Length
Chevy Dirt	Underground	Western Civilization	03:47
Northern Haze	Puigo	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:35
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:09
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Conductin' Thangs	The Black Tie Affair	04:52
Larena Clark	The Rifle Boys	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:46
Larena Clark	The Dapple Grey	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	05:22
Willie Dunn	The Little Big Horn	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	12:14
Larena Clark	The Gallant Hussar	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:04
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Nothin' At All (with George Banton)	The Black Tie Affair	05:03
Chevy Dirt	This Ain't Love	Western Civilization	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fine Tune Da Mic	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Da Slyme	Defacation On The Nation	ST	01:10
A Tribe Called Red	Native puppy love	ST	03:41
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Makin' Records	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:52
Get Loose Crew	Protocol of Rap	ST	04:24
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Mic's My Piece	Symphony in Effect	06:00
Get Loose Crew	Rap Vigilante	ST	04:30
Two Tones	Kilgarry Mountain	Live at the Village Corner	02:12
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
A Tribe Called Red	Woodcarver	ST	05:12
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Time is Now	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:13
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Hors d'ouevres	The Black Tie Affair	00:50
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fortissimo	Symphony in Effect	02:32
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Intersystems	track 06 (entire side 2)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	22:24
Irene McNeil	Petit à Petit (Little by little) Chanson de Rosemarie McCoy et Kelly Owens, auxquels ont doit aussi "I beg of you" pour Elvis Presley	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:42
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:58
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Northern Haze	Nutaraq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:34
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Keatniks	Three Long Days and Nights	ST	02:53
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	These Foolish Things	Sings	03:02
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	L.T.D. Makes a Toast	The Black Tie Affair	01:48
A Tribe Called Red	Moombahwow	ST	04:20
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	On the Jazz Tip	The Black Tie Affair	03:30
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	It's a Great Day	Sings	02:08
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
A Tribe Called Red	General Generations	ST	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
John Oswald	Pretender (Oparton - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	02:44
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Hey There	Sings	02:17
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Brown Sugar	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:31
Al Oster	I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say	Yukon Gold	01:59
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Tom Brandon - The Spree	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:04
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Historical Implications of Turnips	Motherlove	00:24
Two Tones	The Fox	Live at the Village Corner	02:32
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Bill Bissett’s Lullaby	Motherlove	00:59
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Our Love is Here to Stay	Sings	02:10
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:00
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Dada Lama	Motherlove	03:06
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Don't Wanna be Your Slave	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:33
Northern Haze	Qailaurit	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	01:57
A Tribe Called Red	Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix)	ST	05:17
Northern Haze	Anivunga	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:02
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	03:13
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pass the Champagne	The Black Tie Affair	04:54
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Larena Clark	Rattle on the Stovepipe	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:34
John Oswald	Pocket (Basie - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	04:26
Borealis	Another Boy	Sons of the Sea	05:10
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
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	08:30
Irene McNeil	Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:33
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Drinkin' Milk Now	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Still Here	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Larena Clark	There Was a Lord in Edinburgh	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:27
Two Tones	Copper Kettle	Live at the Village Corner	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Free	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:34
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Check My Vernacular	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:15
Get Loose Crew	Get Loose Crew	ST	05:01
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	M.L.’s Dream	Motherlove	01:06
Two Tones	Fast Freight	Live at the Village Corner	03:48
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Bring It On (Remix)	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:16
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:26
Keatniks	Long Tall Sally	ST	01:55
Les Trois Clefs	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata	02:42
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Personal Assistant	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:35
Larena Clark	The House Carpenter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:29
Willie Dunn	Poundmaker	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	08:23
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: The Album	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:46
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43

Canadian Pioneers

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

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

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Symphony in Effect

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A Tribe Called Red - ST

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Al Oster - Yukon Gold

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Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

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Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

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

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

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

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

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Ivan Burgess - Minstrel Of The Dawn

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John Oswald - Plunderphonics

Da Slyme - ST

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

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

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Winston Hewitt - Reggae Medley

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Winston Hewitt - Pretty Brown Eyes

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

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Winston Hewitt - Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

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Winston Hewitt - Snapshot

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Winston Hewitt - I Love You

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Winston Hewitt - Just You and Me

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Winston Hewitt - Full of Love

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Borealis - Sons of the Sea

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Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

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Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

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

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

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