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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Oster, Al	Yukon Gold	Yukon Gold	03:27
Hewitt, Winston	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Hewitt, Winston	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Oster, Al	Fair Weather Friend	Yukon Gold	02:28
Da Slyme	squeeze my blackhead	ST	02:35
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Incest Song	Motherlove	02:21
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:09
Burgess, Ivan	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Conductin' Thangs	The Black Tie Affair	04:52
Chevy Dirt	Little Loser	Western Civilization	03:28
Hewitt, Winston	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Hewitt, Winston	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	08:30
McNeil, Irene	Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
Hewitt, Winston	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Drinkin' Milk Now	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
Hewitt, Winston	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
McNeil, Irene	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	02:42
Fowke, Edith	Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:47
McNeil, Irene	Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus)	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:02
Borealis	The Politician	Sons of the Sea	03:31
Oster, Al	Waltz of the Yukon	Yukon Gold	03:18
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Hey There	Sings	02:17
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pass the Champagne	The Black Tie Affair	04:54
Hewitt, Winston	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
McNeil, Irene	Noël en Italie	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:40
Hewitt, Winston	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Hewitt, Winston	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Northern Haze	Uvaguk	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:45
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:40
Da Slyme	Defacation On The Nation	ST	01:10
Hewitt, Winston	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Chevy Dirt	Shake Me Up	Western Civilization	02:18
Borealis	Sons for the Sea	Sons of the Sea	03:53
Barry, Yank	I'll Still Be Remembering You	The Diary of Mr. Gray	02:43
Hewitt, Winston	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cover Girl	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:23
Barry, Yank	Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray	The Diary of Mr. Gray	05:19
Hewitt, Winston	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Hewitt, Winston	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Hewitt, Winston	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Keatniks	Here She Comes	ST	01:52
Oswald, John	Pocket (Basie - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	04:26
Hewitt, Winston	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	It's a Great Day	Sings	02:08
Hewitt, Winston	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Happiest Girl in the World	Sings	02:47
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	05:34
Clark, Larena	The Dapple Grey	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	05:22
Dunn, Willie	Collection Blues	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	04:34
A Tribe Called Red	Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix)	ST	05:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Ripped Mee Off	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
Clark, Larena	Rattle on the Stovepipe	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:34
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fortissimo	Symphony in Effect	02:32
Hewitt, Winston	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Get Loose Crew	Get Loose Crew	ST	05:01
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love it Or Leave it Alone	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:29
McNeil, Irene	Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
Get Loose Crew	Protocol of Rap (dub)	ST	04:54
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony (Remix)	The Black Tie Affair	05:11
Hewitt, Winston	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Hewitt, Winston	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
A Tribe Called Red	Woodcarver	ST	05:12
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Bill Bissett’s Lullaby	Motherlove	00:59
Northern Haze	Anivunga	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:02
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Bring It On (Remix)	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:16
Oswald, John	Pretender (Oparton - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	02:44
Hewitt, Winston	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Hewitt, Winston	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Hewitt, Winston	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Clark, Larena	There Was a Lord in Edinburgh	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:27
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Time is Now	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:13
Oster, Al	Midnight Sun Rock	Yukon Gold	02:22
Get Loose Crew	Wannabe (dub)	ST	04:36
Hewitt, Winston	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Keatniks	That's My Girl	ST	01:29
Hewitt, Winston	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Burgess, Ivan	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Chevy Dirt	Nothing to Me	Western Civilization	03:04
Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers	Teenage Boogie	Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another	02:26
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Check My Vernacular	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:15
Oster, Al	Next Boat	Yukon Gold	02:41
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	L.T.D. Makes a Toast	The Black Tie Affair	01:48
Hewitt, Winston	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Borealis	Business	Sons of the Sea	04:44
Oster, Al	I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say	Yukon Gold	01:59
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Higher Level	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:20
McNeil, Irene	Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling"	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:20
Borealis	In the End	Sons of the Sea	02:31
Two Tones	Summer Love	Live at the Village Corner	02:35
Keatniks	Long Tall Sally	ST	01:55
Clark, Larena	The Rifle Boys	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:46
Two Tones	Calypso Baby	Live at the Village Corner	02:06
Two Tones	Children Go Where I Send Thee	Live at the Village Corner	02:37
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cut Off (Unclean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:30
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Come Rain or Come Shine	Sings	02:02
Keatniks	King of the Road	ST	02:47
Keatniks	Come a Little Bit Closer	ST	02:59

Canadian Pioneers

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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - The First Cut Is The Deepest

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Burgess, Ivan - Minstrel Of The Dawn

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys - Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel

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Hewitt, Winston - Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Orphic Egg - Crack It b/w Crack It

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Barry, Yank - The Diary of Mr. Gray

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Oster, Al - Yukon Gold

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Intersystems - Free Psychadelic Poster Inside

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Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

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Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

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Clark, Larena - A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

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Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

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Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

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Hewitt, Winston - Reggae Medley

McNeil, Irene - Mademoiselle Rythme

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Hewitt, Winston - Full of Love

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - The Black Tie Affair

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Hewitt, Winston - Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer

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Hewitt, Winston - Just You and Me

Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers - Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!

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Keatniks - ST

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Dunn, Willie - Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8

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Kris, Bobby and the Imperials - She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today

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Get Loose Crew - ST

Trois Clefs, Les - Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata

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Sugluk - Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy

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A Tribe Called Red - ST

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