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
Yank Barry I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Larena Clark There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out Full of Love
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Winston Hewitt I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Al Oster I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Irene McNeil Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Love it Or Leave it Alone The First Cut Is The Deepest
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Irene McNeil Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Winston Hewitt Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Winston Hewitt Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Yank Barry I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Larena Clark The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Al Oster Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Come Rain or Come Shine Sings
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Larena Clark The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Say it's Allright Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Al Oster 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Winston Hewitt Get on the Scene Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Willie Dunn Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Winston Hewitt I Want to Forget Snapshot
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Winston Hewitt The Same One Full of Love
Winston Hewitt Roses Are Red Full of Love
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You

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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