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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Larena Clark The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Winston Hewitt In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Al Oster Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Uncle Nigel The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Said Chuck The First Cut Is The Deepest
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Winston Hewitt Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me Just You and Me
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
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
Les Trois Clefs Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Larena Clark The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt The Same One Full of Love
Winston Hewitt There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Irene McNeil Noël en Italie Mademoiselle Rythme
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Ripped Mee Off The First Cut Is The Deepest
Ivan Burgess Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Irene McNeil Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Lady Luck (The Darkside) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Winston Hewitt Say it's Allright Snapshot
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Winston Hewitt Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
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
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
Ivan Burgess Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Al Oster 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Ivan Burgess Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Winston Hewitt Do You Remember Snapshot
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Winston Hewitt Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Irene McNeil Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Ivan Burgess If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Just You and Me

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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