![]() ![]() ![]() Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars by Gord Downie. ![]() "Haunt Them, Haunt Them, Haunt Them" (Downie, Drew) "Don't Let This Touch You" (Downie, Drew) Track listing Īll tracks written by Gord Downie unless otherwise noted. All proceeds from the album are being donated to the University of Manitoba's National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. The centrepiece of the project is Secret Path, Downie's fifth studio album and the final album released during his lifetime. The project was further followed in 2018 by Finding the Secret Path, a documentary film by Downie's brother Mike Downie about the creation of the original project. The concert was aired by CBC Television in October 2017 following Downie's death. ĭownie performed the album in a concert at Roy Thomson Hall on October 21, 2016, which was his last full concert performance in his lifetime and was attended by members of the Wenjack family. All proceeds from the album and book are being donated to the University of Manitoba's National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. The album was accompanied by a graphic novel of the same name, written by Downie, illustrated by Jeff Lemire, and published by Simon & Schuster as well as an animated television film aired on CBC Television on October 23, 2016. The album Secret Path was the fifth studio album by Gord Downie and the final album released during his lifetime. Released on October 18, 2016, the centrepiece of the project is a concept album about Chanie Wenjack, a young Anishinaabe boy from the Marten Falls First Nation who died in 1966 while trying to return home after escaping from an Indian residential school. Secret Path is a Canadian multimedia storytelling project including a ten-song music album and tour, a graphic novel, an animated television film, and instructional materials. Removable brooch pin has striped metallic ribbon, brass heart with wing, bone bead, brass feather, and etched “Away Is Mine” tag.The Bathouse Recording Studio, Bath, ON, Canada, The details: Singed, distressed burn, silk grosgrain ribbon in sage, leather laced brim edge. The hat: Alabaster bone velour felt, 4” molded crown, with a 3" gentle rolled brim. The details: Cotton bandana fabric wrap, combined with sari silk rope, hand cut and painted felt feather, single peacock feather, and etched brass Gord signature tag. The hat: Intense, violet velour felt, 4” soft blocked crown, with a 3” slight rolled brim edge. spoken- word poet Shane Koyczan said “we have worn your music like a stitch over an open vein” The final thread detail is the stitch, the scar, a crack that lets the light in. The details: rough cut black leather bib, leather lace, lava stone beads, brass star, and etched brass Gord signature tag, anchored by a purple threaded tail.ī.C. The hat: Inky black velour felt, 4” crown height, 3" slight rolled brim. Three limited edition uniquely individual hats.Ī softer, organic take on a classic fedora.ĥ0 black, 50 alabaster bone, and 50 violet. This collection has allowed me the time and space to dig down into my creative process, sift through my conversations and correspondence with Gord and come up with something custom, and celebratory, and by my own hands. They became iconic, and the purple hat continues to live on as the logo for The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, which lives quietly in my heart, with gratitude. Just as the task of designing Gord’s hats for The Tragically Hip’s final tour was daunting, so was this.Īfter all, those hats were for Canada’s greatest showman of all time. I was asked if I was willing to create a tribute hat as an homage to their brother Gord. Something which would encapsulate a style, an aesthetic into something memorable, wearable, and meaningful for the fans. This collection of bespoke, handmade hats came to life shortly after a lengthy conversation with Patrick and Mike Downie. ![]()
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