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	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Higher Level	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:20
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Private Symphony	Symphony in Effect	05:43
Al Oster	Next Boat	Yukon Gold	02:41
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:26
Borealis	Lucky Day	Sons of the Sea	03:09
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Just One of Those Things	Sings	02:27
Two Tones	Children Go Where I Send Thee	Live at the Village Corner	02:37
Les Trois Clefs	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir	Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata	02:42
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro Zone	The Black Tie Affair	05:15
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Northern Haze	Qailaurit	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	01:57
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Bring It On (Remix)	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:16
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Northern Haze	Sinnaktuq	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	02:20
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Pass the Champagne	The Black Tie Affair	04:54
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Tear it Up	Symphony in Effect	02:22
Keatniks	Three Long Days and Nights	ST	02:53
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	These Foolish Things	Sings	03:02
A Tribe Called Red	Woodcarver	ST	05:12
Two Tones	Dark as a Dungeon	Live at the Village Corner	02:18
Get Loose Crew	Get Loose Crew	ST	05:01
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Get Loose Crew	Rap Vigilante (dub)	ST	04:28
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Borealis	In the End	Sons of the Sea	02:31
Da Slyme	Defacation On The Nation	ST	01:10
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Chevy Dirt	G.T.O.	Western Civilization	02:13
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	O.J. Abbott - The Weaver	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	01:37
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
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
Northern Haze	Inusivut	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:14
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	00:47
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	Thanks for the Memory	Sings	02:50
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	I'll Call You	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:03
Borealis	Old Age	Sons of the Sea	03:01
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Get Loose Crew	Wannabe (dub)	ST	04:36
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden)	It's a Great Day	Sings	02:08
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Larena Clark	The Old Country Fair	A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario	01:35
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: Uncle Nigel	The First Cut Is The Deepest	01:15
Yank Barry	I'll Still Be Remembering You	The Diary of Mr. Gray	02:43
Al Oster	Trail of '98	Yukon Gold	02:37
A Tribe Called Red	Good to Go	ST	04:20
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Showin You	Symphony in Effect	04:51
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Irene McNeil	Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me)	Mademoiselle Rythme	01:59
Keatniks	Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie	ST	02:33
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Bobby Kris and the Imperials	A Year From Today	She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today	02:29
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Interlude: The Album	The First Cut Is The Deepest	00:46
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock)	Ripped Mee Off	The First Cut Is The Deepest	03:59
John Oswald	Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald	Plunderphonics	02:45
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Makin' Records	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:52
Al Oster	Fair Weather Friend	Yukon Gold	02:28
Northern Haze	Trust	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ	03:12
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:40
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fine Tune Da Mic	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:47
Keatniks	Long Tall Sally	ST	01:55
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Brown Sugar	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:31
Two Tones	Copper Kettle	Live at the Village Corner	03:34
Chevy Dirt	Convertible Car	Western Civilization	03:26
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:41
Chevy Dirt	No Foolin' Around	Western Civilization	02:53
Keatniks	That's My Girl	ST	01:29
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Two Tones	Summer Love	Live at the Village Corner	02:35
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Care for a Night Cap?	The Black Tie Affair	01:07
Edith Fowke (Edith Margaret Fulton)	Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love	Ontario Ballads & Folksongs	02:58
A Tribe Called Red	Electric pow wow drum	ST	03:37
Two Tones	We Come Here to Sing	Live at the Village Corner	02:34
Da Slyme	Trudeau Sucks	ST	00:58
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Two Tones	Calypso Baby	Live at the Village Corner	02:06
Chevy Dirt	This Ain't Love	Western Civilization	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Drop the Needle	Symphony in Effect	05:46
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Pleasure Sweets	Motherlove	04:29
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	STHNLA	Motherlove	04:44
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	05:34
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Irene McNeil	Noël en Italie	Mademoiselle Rythme	02:40
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53

Canadian Pioneers

Tracks

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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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