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
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Irene McNeil Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus) Mademoiselle Rythme
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Al Oster Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Al Oster One of These Days Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Uncle Nigel The First Cut Is The Deepest
Bobby Kris and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
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
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Yank Barry I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Love it Or Leave it Alone The First Cut Is The Deepest
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl I Love You
Ivan Burgess Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Irene McNeil Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt I Want to Forget Snapshot
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Yank Barry Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Winston Hewitt Got the Fever Snapshot
Al Oster Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Irene McNeil Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Yank Barry Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Larena Clark Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Winston Hewitt Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Winston Hewitt They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Ivan Burgess Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt It Feel So Good Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer

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

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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