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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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Lumsden, Saskatchewan

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Oster, Al - Yukon Gold

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

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Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

Mill Village, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

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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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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, 🇨🇦

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

Québec

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Hewitt, Winston - I Love You

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Borealis - Sons of the Sea

St. John's, Newfoundland, 🇨🇦

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

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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Keatniks - ST

Labrador, Newfoundland

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Oswald, John - Plunderphonics

Kitchener, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Hewitt, Winston - Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Hewitt, Winston - Snapshot

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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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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Hewitt, Winston - Full of Love

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Hewitt, Winston - Just You and Me

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Get Loose Crew - ST

Toronto, Ontario

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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

Singing Fools - The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)

Ottawa, Ontario

Da Slyme - ST

St. John's, Newfoundland

bpnichol - Motherlove Jacket back

Northern Haze

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vinyl act 2 stereo

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray lyrics and Table of Contents

Yank Barry First Time on Stage

Yank Barry poster

Mc Shadow & Don Carlito with his 1991 JUNO Award

bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 2

Orphic Egg - Crack It b/w Crack It

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray letter

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray sheet music

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray photo Yank Barry

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray business card

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray 10" monophonic 78 rpm

Yank Barry with record

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

Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today

John Oswald - Plunderphonics

John Oswald - Plunderphonics

Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata

Two Tones (Gordon Lightfoot and Terry (Thomas Phillip) Whelan) / Live at the Village Corner (with Terry Whelan)

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

John Oswald - Plunderphonics

Irene McNeil - Mademoiselle Rythme

JOHN OSWALD - WIRED

Borealis

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

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

ST

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston The Same One Full of Love
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Hewitt, Winston I Want to Forget Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Oster, Al Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
McNeil, Irene Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling" Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
McNeil, Irene Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Oswald, John Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Clark, Larena Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Burgess, Ivan Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Hewitt, Winston I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
McNeil, Irene Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Oster, Al Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
Dunn, Willie Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston It Feel So Good Full of Love
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Hewitt, Winston I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Burgess, Ivan Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Hewitt, Winston Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
McNeil, Irene Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Fowke, Edith John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Kris, Bobby and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear It Up Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Trois Clefs, Les Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me Just You and Me
Burgess, Ivan If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks Memphis ST
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Come Rain or Come Shine Sings
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Burgess, Ivan Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Oster, Al 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It

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