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
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Larena Clark I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
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
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
John Oswald Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Winston Hewitt No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Ivan Burgess Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Winston Hewitt I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Come Rain or Come Shine Sings
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Don't Wanna be Your Slave The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Larena Clark The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Winston Hewitt Burning Inside Snapshot
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Larena Clark There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Winston Hewitt Roses Are Red Full of Love
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Ripped Mee Off The First Cut Is The Deepest
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Irene McNeil Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Winston Hewitt Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton) Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Larena Clark Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt Keep Moving I Love You
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Irene McNeil Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Winston Hewitt Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Keatniks Memphis ST
Willie Dunn Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Ivan Burgess Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Love it Or Leave it Alone The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Les Trois Clefs Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Uncle Nigel The First Cut Is The Deepest
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair

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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