Gord Downie: Ahead by a Century

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Gord Downie: Ahead by a Century Gord Downie, musician, singer, songwriter, environmentalist and native rights activist, left his mark on generations of Canadians. His lyrics for The Tragically Hip, quirky and clever as they are, have become a part of the Canadian soundtrack. Songs such as Blow at High Dough , Courage , Wheat Kings and Bobcaygeon , are now sung at campfires and hockey games, but also analyzed for PhD papers. Their songs explored Canadian geography and history, the themes of the water and the land, creating a sense of pride of place, but also referenced Canadian authors (Hugh MacLennan, for one) and the work of William Shakespeare. Taking pride in their Canadian roots (at a time when it was not cool in music), touring the nation relentlessly in the early days, and consistently evolving, over 13 studio albums and through four decades, the Hip maintained a distinct sound and a strong position in the hearts of English Canada. In the wake of an untreatable brain cancer diagnosis in 2016, Downey chose to go on the road with the Hip, to engage with fans, to conduct a national celebration. Fans raised money for cancer charities. The Tragically Hip’s final concert, held in their hometown of Kingston, ON, on August 20, 2016, was broadcast nationally and viewed in parks across Canada, hitting record viewer numbers of over 11 million. Downie chose to use his final days to highlight causes close to his heart. Secret Path: The Story of Chanie Wenjack , highlighted the legacy of the residential school system and its impact on First Nations. The Tragically Hip have received numerous honours in Canada, including induction in to Canada’s Walk of Fame and Canada’s Music Hall of Fame, honorary fellowship at the Royal Conservatory of Music, some 16 JUNO awards, and Membership in the order of Canada. In 2008, they received the National Arts Centre Award, a companion award of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards. Downie’s final solo album, “Introduce Yourself” is due to be released on October 27. .

Copy Link

Recommended publications

Legacy Schools Reconciliaction Guide Contents
Legacy Schools ReconciliACTION Guide Contents 3 INTRODUCTION 4 WELCOME TO THE LEGACY SCHOOLS PROGRAM 5 LEGACY SCHOOLS COMMITMENT 6 BACKGROUND 10 RECONCILIACTIONS 12 SECRET PATH WEEK 13 FUNDRAISING 15 MEDIA & SOCIAL MEDIA A Message from the Families Chi miigwetch, thank you, to everyone who has supported the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund. When our families embarked upon this journey, we never imagined the potential for Gord’s telling of Chanie’s story to create a national movement that could further reconciliation and help to build a better Canada. We truly believe it’s so important for all Canadians to understand the true history of Indigenous people in Canada; including the horrific truths of what happened in the residential school system, and the strength and resilience of Indigenous culture and peoples. It’s incredible to reflect upon the beautiful gifts both Chanie & Gord were able to leave us with. On behalf of both the Downie & Wenjack families -- Chi miigwetch, thank you for joining us on this path. We are stronger together. In Unity, MIKE DOWNIE & HARRIET VISITOR Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund 3 Introduction The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF) is part of Gord Downie’s legacy and embodies his commitment, and that of his family, to improving the lives of Indigenous peoples in Canada. In collaboration with the Wenjack family, the goal of the Fund is to continue the conversation that began with Chanie Wenjack’s residential school story, and to aid our collective reconciliation journey through a combination of awareness, education and connection. Our Mission Inspired by Chanie’s story and Gord’s call to action to build a better Canada, the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF) aims to build cultural understanding and create a path toward reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
[Show full text]
Annual Report 2013 Headlines of 2013 President’S Message
FOOD & BEVERAGE SPORT & RECREATION EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT ANNUAL REPORT 2013 HEADLINES OF 2013 PRESIDENT’s MESSAGE SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE RIFE WITH CAN-CON. B5 A4 Sunday, April 21, 2013 Leader-Post • leaderpost.com Sunday, April 21, 2013 A5 More than 180 rigging points with HD over 4,535 kg of equipment overhead mobile Another Record Year Governance with 13 150 60 strobe light fixtures, 731 metres cameras speakers of lighting trusses, 720,000 watts in 14 of lighting power and 587 moving SOUND clusters head lighting fixtures The year 2013 will go down as In 2012, we finally made application to the Province of &VISION artsBREAKING NEWS& AT L EA D ERlifePOST.COM Canada’s annual music awards yet another record year for Evraz Saskatchewan to step away from our original (1907) Act. extravaganza — to be hosted at SECTION B TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2013 Regina’s Brandt Centre tonight — requires a monumental effort in Place (operated by The Regina It has served us well for over a century, but had become planning and logistics. Here’s last year’s stage with some of the key numbers for this year’s event. Exhibition Association Limited): outdated for our current business activity and contemporary Design by Juris Graney 1,800 LED BRYAN SCHLOSSER/Sunday Post • Record revenues of $34.8M. governance model. In 2014, The Regina Exhibition panels Crews prepare the elaborate stage for the Juno Awards being held at the Brandt Centre tonight. on 13 suspended Setting the stage towers • Three extraordinary high Association Limited will continue under The Non-profit
[Show full text]
'69 Bryan Adams 2 New Orleans Is Sinking the Tragically Hip 3 Life Is
1 Summer of '69 Bryan Adams 2 New Orleans Is Sinking The Tragically Hip 3 Life Is A Highway Tom Cochrane 4 Takin' Care of Business Bachman Turner Overdrive 5 Tom Sawyer Rush 6 Working For The Weekend Loverboy 7 American Woman The Guess Who 8 Bobcaygeon The Tragically Hip 9 Roll On Down the Highway Bachman Turner Overdrive 10 Heart Of Gold Neil Young 11 Rock and Roll Duty Kim Mitchell 12 38 Years Old The Tragically Hip 13 New World Man Rush 14 Wheat Kings The Tragically Hip 15 The Weight The Band 16 These Eyes The Guess Who 17 Everything I Do (I Do IT For You) Bryan Adams 18 Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf 19 Run To You Bryan Adams 20 Tonight is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love April Wine 21 Turn Me Loose Loverboy 22 Rock You Helix 23 We're Here For A Good Time Trooper 24 Ahead By A Century The Tragically Hip 25 Go For Soda Kim Mitchell 26 Whatcha gonna Do (When I'm Gone) Chilliwack 27 Closer To The Heart Rush 28 Sweet City Woman The Stampeders 29 Chicks ‘N Cars (And the Third World War) Colin James 30 Rockin' In The Free World Neil Young 31 Black Velvet Alannah Myles 32 Heaven Bryan Adams 33 Feel it Again Honeymoon Suite 34 You Could Have Been A Lady April Wine 35 Gimme Good Lovin' Helix 36 The Spirit Of Radio Rush 37 Sundown Gordon Lightfoot 38 This Beat Goes on/ Switchin' To Glide The Kings 39 Sunny Days Lighthouse 40 Courage The Tragically Hip 41 At the Hundreth Meridian The Tragically Hip 42 The Kid Is Hot Tonite Loverboy 43 Life is a Carnival The Band 44 Don't It Make You Feel The Headpins 45 Eyes Of A Stranger Payolas 46 Big League
[Show full text]
You Can't See Me I Am a Stranger…Do You Know What I Mean?
The Stranger I am a stranger…You can't see me I am a stranger…Do you know what I mean? I navigate the mud…I walk above the path Jumpin' to the right…Then I jump to the left On a secret path The one that nobody knows And I'm moving fast On the path nobody knows And what I'm feelin'…Is anyone's guess What is in my head…And what's in my chest I'm not gonna stop…I'm just catching my breath They're not gonna stop…Please just let me catch my breath I am the stranger…You can't see me I am the stranger…Do you know what I mean? That is not my dad…My dad is not a wild man Doesn't even drink…My dad, he's not a wild man On a secret path The one that nobody knows And I'm moving fast On the path that nobody knows I am the stranger… I am the stranger… I am the stranger… I am the stranger… www.downiewenjack.ca Grace, too He said I'm fabulously rich C'mon just let's go She kinda bit her lip Geez, I don't know But I can guarantee There'll be no knock on the door I'm total pro That's what I'm here for I come from downtown Born ready for you Armed with will and determination And grace, too The secret rules of engagement Are hard to endorse When the appearance of conflict Meets the appearance of force But I can guarantee There'll be no knock on the door I'm total pro That's what I'm here for I come from downtown Born ready for you Armed with skill and it's frustration And grace, too www.downiewenjack.ca Poets Spring starts when a heartbeat's pounding When the birds can be heard Above the reckoning carts doing some final accounting Lava flowing in Superfarmer’s
[Show full text]
Song-Book.Pdf
1 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Rockin’ Tunes Ain’t No Mountain High Enough 6 Sherman The Worm 32 Alice The Camel 7 Silly Billy 32 Apples And Bananas 7 Swimming, Swimming 32 Baby Jaws 8 Swing On A Star 33 Bananas, Coconuts & Grapes 8 Take Me Out To The Ball Game 33 Bananas Unite 8 The Ants Go Marching 34 Black Socks 8 The Bare Necessities 35 Best Day Of My Life 9 The Bear Song 36 Boom Chicka Boom 10 The Boogaloo 36 Button Factory 11 The Cat Came Back 37 Can’t Buy Me Love 11 The Hockey Song 38 Day O 12 The Moose Song 39 Down By The Bay 12 The Twinkie Song 39 Don’t Stop Believing 13 The Walkin’ Song 39 Fight Song 14 There’s A Hole In My Bucket 40 Firework 15 Three Bears 41 Forty Years On An Iceberg 16 Three Little Kittens 41 Green Grass Grows All Around 16 Through The Woods 42 Hakuna Matata 17 Tomorrow 43 Here Little Fishy 18 When The Red, Red Robin 43 Herman The Worm 18 Yeah Toast! 44 Humpty Dump 19 I Want It That Way 19 If I Had A Hammer 20 Campfire Classics If You Want To Be A Penguin 20 Is Everybody Happy? 21 A Whole New World 46 J. J. Jingleheimer Schmidt 21 Ahead By A Century 47 Joy To The World 21 Better Together 48 La Bamba/Twist And Shout 22 Blackbird 49 Let It Go 23 Blowin’ In The Wind 50 Mama Don’t Allow 24 Brown Eyed Girl 51 M.I.L.K.
[Show full text]
Enviro-News October, 2013
Enviro-News October, 2013 Sponsored by Daemen College’s Center for Sustainable Communities and Civic Engagement and Global & Local Sustainability Program Newsletter Contents: Articles- including events, courses, local news, grants, positions Upcoming Activities Tips to Help the Environment Articles: Buffalo: America's Best Designed City Film Premiere Western New Yorkers are invited to the free public premiere of a brand new short documentary that tells the story of Buffalo and its world class design. The premiere will be at 7pm on Tuesday, October 1 at Larkin Square, 745 Seneca Street. To read more about the film, visit www.bestdesignedcity.com. The unveiling will coincide with the popular Food Truck Tuesday night in Larkin Square. 2013 Conference on the Environment: A Bi-National Summit The Conference on the Environment will take place at the Adam's Mark Hotel from October 3-5, 2013. Join environmental professionals and community leaders from the U.S. and Canada for learning and networking opportunities. Registration is $120 and includes all sessions, select meals and a ticket to a Gord Downie concert on October 3. Visit coe2013.org for info or contact Peter Rizzo at [email protected]. An Evening with Gord Downie to Benefit Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper Gord Downie—front man for the band, The Tragically Hip—will perform an evening of song and conversation on the environment on October 3rd at the Adam’s Mark Hotel as kickoff for the Conference on the environment. Concert tickets are available to the public for $25 at http://coe2013.brownpapertickets.com/ . Doors open at 6pm with performance at 7:30pm.
[Show full text]
Tragically Hip Long Time Running Movie Torrent Download Long Time Running | Listen to the Tragically Hip Long Time Running MP3 Song
tragically hip long time running movie torrent download Long Time Running | Listen to The Tragically Hip Long Time Running MP3 song. Long Time Running song from the album Yer Favourites is released on Nov 2005 . The duration of song is 04:23. This song is sung by The Tragically Hip. Related Tags - Long Time Running, Long Time Running Song, Long Time Running MP3 Song, Long Time Running MP3, Download Long Time Running Song, The Tragically Hip Long Time Running Song, Yer Favourites Long Time Running Song, Long Time Running Song By The Tragically Hip, Long Time Running Song Download, Download Long Time Running MP3 Song. The Tragically Hip's documentary gets an emotional trailer (VIDEO) The Tragically Hip had an epic and emotional year in 2016. The iconic Canadian band’s legendary last tour captured the hearts of the country, and now, the moments can be relived on the big screen. The Hip’s new documentary Long Time Running is an intimate look at the band’s last tour, from behind-the-scenes and on-stage footage, to personal interviews with the band, fans are in for a treat with this one. The film, directed by Jennifer Baichwal and Nick de Pencier, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, then will be released theatrically in select Cineplex and Landmark movie theatres across Canada starting September 14. The Tragically Hip. The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as The Hip, were a Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario, consisting of lead front man Gord Downie, guitarist Paul Langlois, guitarist Rob Baker (known as Bobby Baker until 1994), bassist Gord Sinclair, and drummer Johnny Fay.
[Show full text]
Download the 2019 JCSH Annual Report in English
Table of Contents Message from the Executive Director ........................................................... ii Executive Summary ............................................................................... iii JCSH Statement on Reconciliation ........................................................... vi Introduction ........................................................................................ 3 The Case for Cross-Sector Collaboration ....................................................... 3 About JCSH ....................................................................................... 3 Mandate ........................................................................................ 3 Vision ........................................................................................... 3 Mission .......................................................................................... 3 Strategic Direction ............................................................................ 3 Long-Term Outcomes......................................................................... 4 Organizational Structure ..................................................................... 5 About Comprehensive School Health ........................................................... 6 Consortium Accomplishments .................................................................... 8 Leadership ..................................................................................... 8 Knowledge Development & Exchange...................................................
[Show full text]
Tragically!Hip's!
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Man!Machine!Poem:!Viewing!the!Tragically!Hip’s!final!tour!through!a!post;humanitarianism! lens! ! Connor!Vreugdenhil;Beauclerc,!6477662! ! Submitted:!April!25th,!2018! ! Department!of!Communications,!Faculty!of!Arts,!University!of!Ottawa! Master!of!Arts!Communication! ! ©!Connor!Vreugdenhil;Beauclerc,!Ottawa,!Canada,!2018! ! ! ! ! Abstract!! In!late!2015,!Gord!Downie,!lead!singer!of!the!iconic!Canadian!rock!band!the!Tragically!Hip!was! diagnosed!with!glioblastoma,!a!terminal!brain!cancer.!Some!eight!months!later,!on!August!20,! 2016,!the!band!completed!its!final!concert!tour!in!its!home!town!of!Kingston,!Ontario.!One!of!the! many!noteworthy!features!of!the!tour!was!the!extensive!fan;based!fundraising!efforts!for!brain! cancer!research!that!accompanied!it.!In!recent!years!some!commentators!have!characterized!this! type! of! emotional! outpouring! as! a! form! of! ethical! ambivalence! or! post;humanitarianism! reflecting! a! sensibility! of! pity! that! valorizes! a! consumerist! oriented! form! of! short;term! low; intensity! agency! as! opposed! to! some! more! authentic! forms! of! empathy.! A! leading! figure! in! developing!the!concept!of!post;humanitarianism!is!Lilie!Chouliaraki.!Her!2013!book,!The!Ironic! Spectator,!investigates!four!different!aspects!of!contemporary!humanitarian!communication!–! appeals,!celebrity,!concerts,!and!news!–!to!examine!the!ethical!ambivalence!underlying!post; humanitarianism.! Drawing! on! Chouliaraki’s! claims! about! the! influence! of! celebrity! and! news! reporting! in! fostering!
[Show full text]
École Polytechnique
Music and Arts in Action | Volume 4 | Issue 1 Choral, Public and Private Listener Responses to Hildegard Westerkamp's École Polytechnique ANDRA MCCARTNEY & MARTA MCCARTHY Department of Communication Studies| Concordia University | Canada Department of Music | University of Guelph | Canada* ABSTRACT Hildegard Westerkamp's (1990) composition École Polytechnique is an artistic response to one of Canada's most profoundly disturbing mass murders, the 1989 slaying of fourteen women in Montreal, Quebec. Using the theoretical model, derived from Haraway, of the cyborg body, and analyzing the import of the mixed media (voices, instruments and electroacoustic tape) incorporated in the music, the authors examine the impact this work has had on some of those who have heard it and performed it, based on the responses of choristers and listeners in several studies. The authors explored how those who engaged significantly with the music, (including those who had no personal association with the actual events of the 1989 massacre), were able to make relevant connections between their own experience and the composition itself, embrace these connections and their disturbing resonances, and thereby experience meaningful emotional growth. *School of Fine Art & Music, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1 © Music and Arts in Action/McCartney & McCarthy 2012 | ISSN: 1754-7105 | Page 56 http://musicandartsinaction.net/index.php/maia/article/view/chorallistening Music and Arts in Action | Volume 4 | Issue 1 INTRODUCTION On December 6, 1989 fourteen women were shot to death at École Polytechnique, University of Montréal. The killer then turned the gun on himself. This massacre brought public attention to the issue of violence against women within Canadian society.
[Show full text]
Ucalgary 2018 Willerth Melanie.Pdf
University of Calgary PRISM: University of Calgary's Digital Repository Graduate Studies The Vault: Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2018-07 What Really Happened that Night in Kingston? A National Conversation Willerth, Melanie Lyne Willerth, M. L. (2018). What Really Happened that Night in Kingston? A National Conversation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32811 http://hdl.handle.net/1880/107630 master thesis University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. Downloaded from PRISM: https://prism.ucalgary.ca UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY What Really Happened that Night in Kingston? A National Conversation by Melanie Lyne Willerth A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS GRADUATE PROGRAM IN COMMUNICATIONS STUDIES CALGARY, ALBERTA JULY, 2018 © Melanie Lyne Willerth, 2018 Acknowledgements It would not have been possible to complete this Master’s Degree without a village of people supporting me, and for their support I am forever grateful. I would first love to thank my supervisor, Dr. Gregory Taylor. Working remotely with me was not always an easy task, but Dr. Taylor continually showed grace and understanding. He helped me make sure my fandom did not get in the way of the academic process, and he was always willing to steer me back to the focus of my paper.
[Show full text]
Up to Here # Times Played % Shows Played Opened Closed Set Encore
# Times % Shows Up To Here Played Played Opened Closed Set Encore Total Set Blocks = 11 Show Blow at High Dough 9 60% 2 3 Set Blocks = 6 1,5,7,9,12,14 I'll Believe In You 0% Encore Sets = 5 2,6,8,11,15 NOIS 10 67% 1 4 38 Years Old 0% She Didn't Know 0% Boots Or Hearts 10 67% 2 4 Everytime You Go 0% When The Weight Comes Down 0% Trickle Down 0% Another Midnight 0% Opiated 8 53% 1 2 # Times % Shows Road Apples Played Played Opened Closed Set Encore Total Set Blocks = 11 Show Little Bones 8 53% 1 1 Set Blocks = 8 1,2,4,6,8,10,12,15 Twist My Arm 8 53% 1 2 1 Encore Sets = 3 3,9,13 Cordelia 0% The Luxury 5 33% 1 Born In The Water 0% Long Time Running 4 27% Bring It All Back 0% Three Pistols 6 40% 1 1 Fight 0% On The Verge 0% Fiddler's Green 6 40% 3 Last Of The Unplucked Gems 4 27% # Times % Shows Fully Completely Played Played Opened Closed Set Encore Total Set Blocks = 13 Show Courage 10 67% 2 4 Set Blocks = 7 3,5,8,10,11,13,15 Looking For A Place To Happen 0% Encore Sets = 6.1 1,2,4,7,9,14,15 100th Meridian 10 67% 2 3 Pigeon Camera 2 13% 1 Lionized 0% Locked In The Trunk Of A Car 3 20% 2 We'll Go Too 1 7% Fully Completely 4 27% 3 Fifty Mission Cap 5 33% 1 1 Wheat Kings 8 53% 4 The Wherewithal 0% Eldorado 3 20% 1 # Times % Shows Day For Night Played Played Opened Closed Set Encore Total Set Blocks = 13 Show Grace, Too 13 87% 1 4 Set Blocks = 9 2,3,5,6,7,9,11,13,14 Daredevil 7 47% 1 Encore Sets = 4 4,10,12,15 Greasy Jungle 5 33% 1 Yawning Or Snarling 2 13% Fire In The Hole 0% So Hard Done By 7 47% 1 Nautical Disaster 4 27% 2 Thugs 2 13% Inevitability Of Death 0% Scared 7 47% 2 An Inch An Hour 0% Emergency 0% Titanic Terrarium 0% Impossibilium 0% # Times % Shows Trouble At The Henhouse Played Played Opened Closed Set Encore Total Set Blocks = 13 Show Giftshop 11 73% 1 5 Set Blocks = 6 3,5,7,10,12,14 Springtime In Vienna 7 47% 1 1 Encore Sets = 7 1,4,6,8,11,13,15 Ahead By A Century 13 87% 2 7 Don't Wake Daddy 4 27% 1 Flamenco 5 33% 2 700 Ft.
[Show full text]