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
Winston Hewitt You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Bob Regan & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
Edith Fowke O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Larena Clark The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Winston Hewitt Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
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
A Tribe Called Red Native puppy love ST
Al Oster 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Winston Hewitt Say it's Allright Snapshot
Winston Hewitt Get on the Scene Snapshot
Winston Hewitt Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Winston Hewitt I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Winston Hewitt Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
John Oswald Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Winston Hewitt Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Ivan Burgess The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Ivan Burgess Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Edith Fowke Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Al Oster Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Yank Barry I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Winston Hewitt Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Winston Hewitt What More Can I Do I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Said Chuck The First Cut Is The Deepest
Winston Hewitt I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
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
Winston Hewitt Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Winston Hewitt Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Don't Wanna be Your Slave The First Cut Is The Deepest
Yank Barry Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Lady Luck (The Darkside) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Bobby Kris and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt The Same One Full of Love
Al Oster Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Winston Hewitt Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Winston Hewitt Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Winston Hewitt I Love You I Love You
Marge Anthony (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Winston Hewitt I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Willie Dunn The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Ivan Burgess Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Larena Clark Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Ivan Burgess Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Larena Clark The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Irene McNeil Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Edith Fowke Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Winston Hewitt They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

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

bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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

Orphic Egg - Crack It b/w Crack It

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

Northern Haze-LABEL 01

Northern Haze-BACK

A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

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