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
Larena Clark The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Al Oster Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
Larena Clark The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Said Chuck The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Roses Are Red Full of Love
Winston Hewitt I Want to Forget Snapshot
Irene McNeil Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
A Tribe Called Red Native puppy love ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Winston Hewitt Do You Remember Snapshot
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Yank Barry I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Al Oster 918 Miles Yukon Gold
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Time is Now The First Cut Is The Deepest
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
John Oswald Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Winston Hewitt Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Willie Dunn Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Yank Barry Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Come Rain or Come Shine Sings
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Ivan Burgess I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Irene McNeil Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Larena Clark There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Don't Wanna be Your Slave The First Cut Is The Deepest
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt The Same One Full of Love
Winston Hewitt Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Yank Barry I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same 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
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

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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