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
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Al Oster Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Irene McNeil Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Ivan Burgess Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Irene McNeil Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt Got the Fever Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Larena Clark The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Larena Clark The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt I Want to Forget Snapshot
Larena Clark The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Bobby Kris and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Larena Clark The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt The Same One Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Ivan Burgess Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Willie Dunn The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
John Oswald Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Ripped Mee Off The First Cut Is The Deepest
Larena Clark I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Lady Luck (The Darkside) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Larena Clark The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Get on the Scene Snapshot
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
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
Winston Hewitt There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Larena Clark The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Al Oster Next Boat Yukon Gold
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Love it Or Leave it Alone The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Come Rain or Come Shine Sings
Irene McNeil Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair

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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