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
Al Oster Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt The Same One Full of Love
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Al Oster Next Boat Yukon Gold
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Yank Barry Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Winston Hewitt Say it's Allright Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Ivan Burgess Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Irene McNeil Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Larena Clark The Gallant Hussar 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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Yank Barry I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Al Oster Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Larena Clark I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Larena Clark There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Yank Barry Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Winston Hewitt Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
John Oswald Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Winston Hewitt Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Willie Dunn The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Larena Clark The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Come Rain or Come Shine Sings
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Al Oster One of These Days Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Irene McNeil Noël en Italie Mademoiselle Rythme
Ivan Burgess Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Winston Hewitt Got the Fever Snapshot
Ivan Burgess Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Lady Luck (The Darkside) The First Cut Is The Deepest
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove

FEATURED

bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Snapshot

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - I Love You

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Just You and Me

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Winston Hewitt - Full of Love

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Borealis - Sons of the Sea

St. John's, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

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

FEATURED

Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Les Trois Clefs

Motherlove

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

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