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
Al Oster Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Al Oster Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Ivan Burgess Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
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
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Keatniks Memphis ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Les Trois Clefs Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
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
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Your Daughter The First Cut Is The Deepest
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Al Oster One of These Days Yukon Gold
Larena Clark The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Irene McNeil Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Winston Hewitt Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Willie Dunn Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Winston Hewitt Roses Are Red Full of Love
Willie Dunn The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Irene McNeil Noël en Italie Mademoiselle Rythme
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
John Oswald Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me Just You and Me
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Irene McNeil Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Al Oster Next Boat Yukon Gold
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Uncle Nigel The First Cut Is The Deepest
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Said Chuck The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer

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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