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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Irene McNeil Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
Yank Barry Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Winston Hewitt I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Larena Clark The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Larena Clark There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Larena Clark Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Al Oster Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Ivan Burgess If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
John Oswald Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Yank Barry I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt I Want to Forget Snapshot
Winston Hewitt Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Said Chuck The First Cut Is The Deepest
Irene McNeil Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Al Oster Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
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 Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Winston Hewitt I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn

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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