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
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
John Oswald Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Tell the Devil Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Ivan Burgess The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Burning Inside Snapshot
Yank Barry Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Les Trois Clefs Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Larena Clark There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Al Oster Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Ivan Burgess Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Winston Hewitt You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Yank Barry I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Al Oster 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Winston Hewitt Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Irene McNeil Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Al Oster One of These Days Yukon Gold
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Winston Hewitt Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Larena Clark Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
A Tribe Called Red Native puppy love ST
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Irene McNeil Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
John Oswald Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Uncle Nigel The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
Irene McNeil Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Ivan Burgess If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Bobby Kris and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Keatniks King of the Road ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Winston Hewitt I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Larena Clark The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Ripped Mee Off The First Cut Is The Deepest
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8

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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