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
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Singing Fools	The Bum Rap	The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)	04:21
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Care for a Night Cap?	The Black Tie Affair	01:07
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	The Happiest Girl in the World	Sings	02:47
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony (Remix)	The Black Tie Affair	05:11
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Hey There	Sings	02:17
Keatniks	That's My Girl	ST	01:29
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Al Oster	Yukon Gold	Yukon Gold	03:27
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fortissimo	Symphony in Effect	02:32
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Just One of Those Things	Sings	02:27
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Your Daughter	The First Cut Is The Deepest	04:02
Keatniks	As Long As I Have You	ST	02:08
Two Tones	The Fox	Live at the Village Corner	02:32
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
John Oswald	Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald	Plunderphonics	02:45
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Chevy Dirt	Convertible Car	Western Civilization	03:26
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix)	Symphony in Effect	04:59
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:16
Da Slyme	Defacation On The Nation	ST	01:10
Larena Clark	The Dapple Grey	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	05:22
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Ripped Mee Off	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pray To Da East	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:38
Northern Haze	Quviasuk	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:28
Al Oster	Fair Weather Friend	Yukon Gold	02:28
Larena Clark	The Rifle Boys	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Watchin' Zeros Grow	The Black Tie Affair	05:31
Two Tones	Copper Kettle	Live at the Village Corner	03:34
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:52
Northern Haze	Trust	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:12
Larena Clark	The Faggot Cutter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	02:28
Chevy Dirt	Underground	Western Civilization	03:47
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro Zone	The Black Tie Affair	05:15
Two Tones	This is My Song	Live at the Village Corner	02:19
Two Tones	Calypso Baby	Live at the Village Corner	02:06
Keatniks	Three Long Days and Nights	ST	02:53
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
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Larena Clark	Rattle on the Stovepipe	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:34
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Willie Dunn	Collection Blues	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	04:34
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Mic Mechanism	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:15
Larena Clark	The House Carpenter	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'm the One	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:01
Get Loose Crew	Wannabe (dub)	ST	04:36
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune	Symphony in Effect	04:37
Larena Clark	I Once Loved a Lass	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	03:32
Irene McNeil	Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
Northern Haze	Inusivut	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:14
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Irene McNeil	Noël en Italie	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:40
Borealis	Broke	Sons of the Sea	03:18
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Uncle Nigel	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:15
Larena Clark	Lord Gregory	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	04:07
Borealis	Sons for the Sea	Sons of the Sea	03:53
Keatniks	Can`t You See That She`s Mine	ST	02:03
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Spice This!	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:26
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Drop the Needle	Symphony in Effect	05:46
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Yank Barry	Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic)	The Diary of Mr. Gray	03:29
Willie Dunn	Poundmaker	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	08:23
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Irene McNeil	Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Makin' Records	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:52
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Love it Or Leave it Alone	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:29
Keatniks	Here She Comes	ST	01:52
Borealis	Tomorrow Morning	Sons of the Sea	05:22
Larena Clark	The Old Country Fair	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:35
A Tribe Called Red	Look at This	ST	06:15
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
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Cut Off (Unclean)	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:30
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
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Get Loose Crew	Get Loose Crew	ST	05:01
A Tribe Called Red	Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix)	ST	05:48
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
A Tribe Called Red	Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix)	ST	05:17
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:58
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	On the Jazz Tip	The Black Tie Affair	03:30
Irene McNeil	Bon Voyage	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:34

Canadian Pioneers

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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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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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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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