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Gift Guide 

Gift idea: Gord Downie socks

December 15, 2021December 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chanie Wenjack, Gord Downie, Socks, Tragically Hip

Still shopping for Christmas? How about a pair of these Gord Downie socks? And yes, they’re officially licensed from the

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Music News 

A Day to Listen: Tune in

June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments #DoSomething, #reconciliACTION, Bell Media, Chanie Wenjack, Corus Entertainment, Downie Wenjack Fund, First Nations, Gord Downie, Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, indigenous people, Residential Schools, Rogers Sports & Media, Secret Path, Stingray Radio

The past few weeks have brought the heartbreaking but, sadly, not unsurprising news that hundreds upon hundreds of children have

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Music News 

Secret Path Week goes virtual; #reconciliACTIONs still encouraged

October 10, 2020October 9, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments #DoSomething, #reconciliACTION, Chanie Wenjack, Gord Downie, Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, Secret Path, Secret Path Live, Secret Path Week

Hard to believe that we’re in mid-October already, but Secret Path Week is just around the corner.  Started in 2017,

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Music News 

Celebrating Gord Downie’s Birthday with Acoustic Hip from Starpainters

February 2, 2020February 2, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Chanie Wenjack, Downie Wenjack Fund, Gord Downie, Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, Strictly Hip

Gord Downie would’ve celebrated his 56th birthday on February 6.  As has become tradition, Buffalo’s Strictly Hip is throwing a

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Music News 

First Listen: Understanding the Secret Path

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Buffy Sainte-Marie, Chanie Wenjack, Gord Downie, Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, Kevin Drew, Kevin Hearn, Sam Roberts Band, Tanya Talaga

It’s October, which means Secret Path Week is almost upon us again.  Between October 17 and 22, Canadians are called

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Music News 

Attention, Tragically Hip fans: Secret Path Live set for October 19 at Roy Thomson Hall

July 17, 2019July 18, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Chanie Wenjack, Charles Spearin, Dave Hamelin, Gord Downie, Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, Josh Finlayson, Kevin Drew, Kevin Hearn, Secret Path

In 2016, two months after the final Tragically Hip show, Gord Downie returned to the stage for a very limited

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Music News 

Bringing the Walk for Wenjack to Toronto

October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Chanie Wenjack, Downie Wenjack Fund, Gord Downie, Mike Downie, Secret Path Week, The Secret Path, The Tragically Hip, Walk for Wenjack

Shortly after Gord Downie released The Secret Path in 2016, Rob Ferreira and a group of friends decided to retrace

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Music News 

Residential school survivors heed Downie’s call to ‘Do Something’

October 6, 2018October 5, 2018 Amber Healy 1 Comment Bawaajigewin Aboriginal Community Circle, Chanie Wenjack, Downie Wenjack Fund, Durham, Gord Downie, Joel Clements, Oshawa, Reconciliation, Residential Schools, Secret Path

In one of his last few public appearances, Gord Downie issued a call to the nation: “Do Something.” The last

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Music News 

UPDATED: Honouring the ‘Legacy’ of Gord Downie

October 1, 2018September 30, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Bruce McCulloch, Chanie Wenjack, Damnhait Doyle, Danny Michel, Downie Wenjack Fund, Gord Downie, Kevin Fox, Matthew Barber, Tom Wilson, Trent Severn

Hard to believe, but we’re quickly approaching one year since we lost Gord Downie. A number of tribute events marking

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Music News 

The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack fund gets some love in the federal budget

February 28, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chanie Wenjack, Gord Downie

While indie musicians were denied additional funding from the Feds, the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, is going to

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, October 19, 2017

October 19, 2017October 19, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Billy Joel, Chanie Wenjack, Freddie Mercury, Gord Downie, Ivanka Trump, Las Vegasd, Liam Gallagher, Rami Malek, Secret Path, Sonos, Soundkick, Tom Jones

This is the 30th anniversary of Black Monday, a very scary stock market crash that freaked out everyone. Let’s see

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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