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
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
John Oswald Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Al Oster Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Yank Barry I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
A Tribe Called Red Native puppy love ST
Ivan Burgess Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Irene McNeil Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling" Mademoiselle Rythme
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Al Oster 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
John Oswald Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Al Oster Next Boat Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt I Want to Forget Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Burning Inside Snapshot
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Irene McNeil Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Your Daughter The First Cut Is The Deepest
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Al Oster Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
Winston Hewitt Tell the Devil Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Ivan Burgess When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Winston Hewitt It's Too Late Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Winston Hewitt Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Larena Clark The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Winston Hewitt Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me

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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