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	Length
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	M.L.’s Dream	Motherlove	01:06
Keatniks	Bumble Boogie	ST	02:08
Keatniks	King of the Road	ST	02:47
Keatniks	Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie	ST	02:33
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: The Album	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:46
Northern Haze	Puigo	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:35
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Pleasure Sweets	Motherlove	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Black Tie Affair	The Black Tie Affair	04:26
Borealis	Tomorrow Morning	Sons of the Sea	05:22
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Al Oster	I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say	Yukon Gold	01:59
Borealis	Business	Sons of the Sea	04:44
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro	Symphony in Effect	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Care for a Night Cap?	The Black Tie Affair	01:07
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Northern Haze	Trust	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Our Love is Here to Stay	Sings	02:10
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Child in Me	Motherlove	00:47
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Makin' Records	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:52
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	STHNLA	Motherlove	04:44
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro Zone	The Black Tie Affair	05:15
Keatniks	Long Tall Sally	ST	01:55
A Tribe Called Red	Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix)	ST	05:48
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Get Loose Crew	Rap Vigilante (dub)	ST	04:28
Keatniks	Here She Comes	ST	01:52
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Two Tones	We Come Here to Sing	Live at the Village Corner	02:34
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Larena Clark	I Once Loved a Lass	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:32
Two Tones	Lord I'm So Weary	Live at the Village Corner	03:00
Get Loose Crew	Get Loose Crew	ST	05:01
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Thanks for the Memory	Sings	02:50
Borealis	Lucky Day	Sons of the Sea	03:09
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Lady Luck (The Darkside)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:03
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Dada Lama	Motherlove	03:06
Irene McNeil	Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling"	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:20
Willie Dunn	The Little Big Horn	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	12:14
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Uncle Nigel	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:15
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Borealis	In the End	Sons of the Sea	02:31
Larena Clark	Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:13
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony (Remix)	The Black Tie Affair	05:11
John Oswald	Pocket (Basie - Oswald)	Plunderphonics	04:26
Northern Haze	Uvaguk	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:45
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Conductin' Thangs	The Black Tie Affair	04:52
Two Tones	Dark as a Dungeon	Live at the Village Corner	02:18
Larena Clark	The Old Country Fair	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:35
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Mic's My Piece	Symphony in Effect	06:00
Les Trois Clefs	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata	02:42
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Your Daughter	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:02
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pray To Da East	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:38
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
A Tribe Called Red	Electric pow wow drum	ST	03:37
Larena Clark	The Rifle Boys	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:46
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Two Tones	Sinnerman	Live at the Village Corner	02:52
Borealis	Another Boy	Sons of the Sea	05:10
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Drinkin' Milk Now	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
Two Tones	Fast Freight	Live at the Village Corner	03:48
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	"Dat's My Nigga!!"	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:05
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
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	02:42
Larena Clark	The Dapple Grey	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	05:22
Northern Haze	Anivunga	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:02
Chevy Dirt	This Ain't Love	Western Civilization	03:43
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Ripped Mee Off	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Drop the Needle	Symphony in Effect	05:46
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Get Loose Crew	Protocol of Rap	ST	04:24
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Al Oster	Yukon Cheechako	Yukon Gold	02:52
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Bring It On (Remix)	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:16
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Yukon Gold	02:22
Al Oster	Yukon Gold	Yukon Gold	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cut Off (Unclean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Showin You	Symphony in Effect	04:51
Get Loose Crew	Get Loos Crew Instrumental	ST	05:00
Irene McNeil	Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me)	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:11
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	08:30
Yank Barry	I Can't Help Feeling	The Diary of Mr. Gray	02:44
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony	Symphony in Effect	05:43
A Tribe Called Red	Woodcarver	ST	05:12
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Gone with the Wind	Sings	03:37

Canadian Pioneers

Tracks

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

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

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Symphony in Effect

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A Tribe Called Red - ST

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Al Oster - Yukon Gold

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Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

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Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

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

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

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

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

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Ivan Burgess - Minstrel Of The Dawn

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John Oswald - Plunderphonics

Da Slyme - ST

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

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

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Winston Hewitt - Reggae Medley

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Winston Hewitt - Pretty Brown Eyes

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

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Winston Hewitt - Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

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Winston Hewitt - Snapshot

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Winston Hewitt - I Love You

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Winston Hewitt - Just You and Me

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Winston Hewitt - Full of Love

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Borealis - Sons of the Sea

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Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

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Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

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

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

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