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
Bobby Kris and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Irene McNeil Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Irene McNeil Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Yank Barry Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Larena Clark The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Tell the Devil Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Al Oster Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
A Tribe Called Red Native puppy love ST
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Al Oster Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Willie Dunn Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Winston Hewitt Get on the Scene Snapshot
Winston Hewitt Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Winston Hewitt Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Winston Hewitt I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Irene McNeil Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Al Oster Next Boat Yukon Gold
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Al Oster Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Winston Hewitt Roses Are Red Full of Love
John Oswald Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Love it Or Leave it Alone The First Cut Is The Deepest
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Winston Hewitt I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Ivan Burgess I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Winston Hewitt I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt Got the Fever Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair

FEATURED

bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Snapshot

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - I Love You

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Just You and Me

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Full of Love

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

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

Les Trois Clefs

Motherlove

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

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