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
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Irene McNeil Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Irene McNeil Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Al Oster Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Ivan Burgess If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Larena Clark The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
John Oswald Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Al Oster Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt The Same One Full of Love
Winston Hewitt Roses Are Red Full of Love
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Irene McNeil Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
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
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Willie Dunn Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Ivan Burgess Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Winston Hewitt You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Winston Hewitt Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Love it Or Leave it Alone The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Winston Hewitt It Feel So Good Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Winston Hewitt I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks That's My Girl ST

FEATURED

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

Lumsden, Saskatchewan → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Kingston, Jamaica→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Symphony in Effect

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

A Tribe Called Red - ST

Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Al Oster - Yukon Gold

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

FEATURED

Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

Mill Village, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

Igloolik, Nunavut, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Lake Simcoe, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ivan Burgess - Minstrel Of The Dawn

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

FEATURED

John Oswald - Plunderphonics

Kitchener, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Da Slyme - ST

St. John's, Newfoundland

FEATURED

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

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Reggae Medley

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Pretty Brown Eyes

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - Snapshot

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - I Love You

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Just You and Me

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Winston Hewitt - Full of Love

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Borealis - Sons of the Sea

St. John's, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

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Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

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

FEATURED

Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

FEATURED

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

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

FEATURED

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

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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