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.

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Burgess, Ivan - Minstrel Of The Dawn

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

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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

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

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

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Lumsden, Saskatchewan

Orphic Egg - Crack It b/w Crack It

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Barry, Yank - The Diary of Mr. Gray

Montréal, Québec

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Oster, Al - Yukon Gold

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

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Intersystems - Free Psychadelic Poster Inside

Toronto, Ontario

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Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

Mill Village, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

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Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Lake Simcoe, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

Igloolik, Nunavut, 🇨🇦

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Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

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

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Hewitt, Winston - Reggae Medley

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

McNeil, Irene - Mademoiselle Rythme

Montréal, Québec

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Hewitt, Winston - Full of Love

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Hewitt, Winston - Just You and Me

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers - Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another

Dawson Creek, British Columbia

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Keatniks - ST

Labrador, Newfoundland

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

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Get Loose Crew - ST

Toronto, Ontario

Trois Clefs, Les - Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata

Québec

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

Sugluk, Québec

A Tribe Called Red - ST

Ottawa, Ontario

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Oswald, John - Plunderphonics

Kitchener, Ontario, 🇨🇦

bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 2

Borealis on a ladder

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vintage naked lady with bicycle

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray gatefold inner sleeve

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vinyl act 1 stereo

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vinyl act 4 quadraphonic instrumental

Yank Barry First Time on Stage

Yank Barry poster

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray sheet music

Les Trois Clefs - Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata

Keatniks - ST

Free Psychadelic Poster Inside

Yank Barry hovering over The Phantom Lady

Barry, Yank

Get Loose Crew - ST

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

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

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

Get Loose Crew December 1987

Sings

MC Shadow & DJ Jel in British Knights apparel 1988

Get Loose Crew

Crack It b/w Crack It

Da Slyme-ST LABEL 04

Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant

Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant

Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant

Da Slyme-ST INSERT SHEET 06

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Oster, Al Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Barry, Yank I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Hewitt, Winston What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Burning Inside Snapshot
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Say it's Allright Snapshot
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston Tell the Devil Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Dunn, Willie The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Burgess, Ivan Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Clark, Larena Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
McNeil, Irene Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
McNeil, Irene Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Hewitt, Winston The Same One Full of Love
Hewitt, Winston It's Too Late Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Hewitt, Winston Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Hewitt, Winston I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Oswald, John Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Angels Hair Mother Love Suite: Intro; Allementry; Plunket Pastoral; Two Buried Texts Part I - Silver Lake Six; Two Buried Texts Part II - Silver Lake Six; A Little Love Poem for Your Lobes to Nibble On; Visitation; Cada Motherlove
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston Get on the Scene Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston It Feel So Good Full of Love
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
McNeil, Irene Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Clark, Larena The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Hewitt, Winston Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Clark, Larena Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston I Want to Forget Snapshot
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Burgess, Ivan Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn

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