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.

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Burgess, Ivan - Minstrel Of The Dawn

Bermuda - Ottawa, Ontario - Antigonish, Nova Scotia - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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

Ethelbert, Manitoba - Hamilton, Ontario - Abbotsford, British Columbia

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

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Lumsden, Saskatchewan

Orphic Egg - Crack It b/w Crack It

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Barry, Yank - The Diary of Mr. Gray

Montréal, Québec

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Oster, Al - Yukon Gold

Vanguard, Saskatchewan - Langley, British Columbia - Whitehorse, Yukon, 🇨🇦

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Intersystems - Free Psychadelic Poster Inside

Toronto, Ontario

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Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

Mill Village, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

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Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Lake Simcoe, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

Igloolik, Nunavut, 🇨🇦

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Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

Orillia, Ontario (Gordon Lightfoot); Wasago, Ontario (Terry Whelan)

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Hewitt, Winston - Reggae Medley

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

McNeil, Irene - Mademoiselle Rythme

Montréal, Québec

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Hewitt, Winston - Full of Love

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Hewitt, Winston - Just You and Me

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Dawson Creek, British Columbia

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Keatniks - ST

Labrador, Newfoundland

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

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Get Loose Crew - ST

Toronto, Ontario

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

Québec

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

Sugluk, Québec

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A Tribe Called Red - ST

Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Oswald, John - Plunderphonics

Kitchener, Ontario, 🇨🇦

bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 2

Borealis on a ladder

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vintage naked lady with bicycle

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray gatefold inner sleeve

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vinyl act 1 stereo

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vinyl act 4 quadraphonic instrumental

Yank Barry First Time on Stage

Yank Barry poster

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray sheet music

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

Keatniks - ST

Free Psychadelic Poster Inside

Yank Barry hovering over The Phantom Lady

Barry, Yank

Get Loose Crew - ST

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

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

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

Get Loose Crew December 1987

Sings

MC Shadow & DJ Jel in British Knights apparel 1988

Get Loose Crew

Crack It b/w Crack It

Da Slyme-ST LABEL 04

Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant

Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant

Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant

Da Slyme-ST INSERT SHEET 06

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Oster, Al Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Oster, Al Next Boat Yukon Gold
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Oster, Al Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
McNeil, Irene Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Clark, Larena The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Burgess, Ivan Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Burgess, Ivan The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Hewitt, Winston Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Keatniks Memphis ST
Hewitt, Winston Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Trois Clefs, Les Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Barry, Yank Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Hewitt, Winston I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
McNeil, Irene Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Clark, Larena Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Kris, Bobby and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Dunn, Willie The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston It Feel So Good Full of Love
Oswald, John Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Hewitt, Winston Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Barry, Yank Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Oster, Al Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Burgess, Ivan When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Clark, Larena The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Hewitt, Winston Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Burgess, Ivan Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Oster, Al I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

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