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
Ivan Burgess I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Larena Clark The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Winston Hewitt Lonely Street Reggae Medley
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Larena Clark The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Roses Are Red Full of Love
Yank Barry Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Al Oster One of These Days Yukon Gold
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Your Daughter The First Cut Is The Deepest
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Ivan Burgess Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
John Oswald Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Said Chuck The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Larena Clark The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Larena Clark The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Tell the Devil Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Winston Hewitt What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Irene McNeil Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Winston Hewitt I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Winston Hewitt Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Yank Barry Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Ivan Burgess Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Get on the Scene Snapshot
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Al Oster Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Winston Hewitt Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Bobby Kris and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

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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