"Northern Echos" invites listeners and watchers to experience the magic, the art and camaraderie of life in the Canadian music industry. So tune in, turn up the volume, and let the stories transport you to the heart of the Northern Echos musical soul.
Extremely honoured to have sat down with 2024 JUNO Award Winner for Alternative Album of the Year and Songwriter of the Year, Aysanabee, to talk about his powerful new album Edge of the Earth—dropping today, June 20, 2025.
From the raw intimacy of Watin to the immersive landscapes of Edge of the Earth, Aysanabee brings us along on a journey of will, sacrifice, and self-discovery. 🌍✨
We talked artistry, evolution, and everything in between. This is Aysanabee—his journey, his voice, his Echo. 🎶
The Northern Echos Podcast met with some Canadian Music Legends and current artists at the Awesome Music Project (AMP) Golf Classic, featuring: Steven Page (BNL) Gord Sinclair (The Tragically Hip), Andy Maize (Skydiggers), Gil Moore (Triumph), Topher Stott, Jaclyn Kenyon, Rob Carli, Danny Michel, Poppy Miers (Drop Dead Poppys) The Awesome Music Project speaks to the healing power of music.
Northern Echos delves into Gord Downie's solo album, Secret Path, with Patrick Downie and Harriet Visitor from the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund. The album is inspired by the story of Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old Anishinaabe boy who died escaping Cecilia Jeffrey Residential School. He succumbed to starvation and exposure trying to walk 600km home to his family in Ogoki Post. His story inspired Gord Downie's Secret Path project, which includes 10 poems, 10 songs, a graphic novel, and an animated film. Gord would go on to co-found the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund with his family and the Wenjack family. Learn how you can #DoSomething to move reconciliation forward at downiewenjack.ca.. @DownieWenjack Filmed at the @DeloitteCA DWF Legacy Space in Toronto
Howard Ungerleider (Herns) is the show lighting designer and director for the group RUSH. When he first started working with Rush in 1974 on their first tour he was the Tour manager lighting director and accountant but today he is the lighting designer and director. To this day, Howard and tour manager Liam Birt have been with Rush for the longest amount of time 37 years.Currently Howard is the owner of Production Design International a special effects company that designs and assists many of the touring productions out on the road with everything from lighting to lasers and pyrotechnics.Look at his website at www.pdifx.com
David Bastedo is a superb and innovative image maker and has been the exclusive photographer for the Tragically Hip joining them on their journeys including their historic Farewell Tour in 2016. He shoots with an eye for the unusual and produces evocative and powerful images. While traveling and shooting for various bands, David also spent 18+ years in the conceptualization, development and execution of digital content. Previously, David was Partner and Creative Technologist at Gravity Partners, a Digital Strategy Design firm.
His passion for music has enabled him to travel across North America and Europe documenting and creating content for Canadian bands such as The Tragically Hip, The Trews, Sam Roberts Band, Paul Langlois and Gord Downie. His work has been featured in these selected publications: The Toronto Star, The New York Times , FYI Music News, London Free Press, Huffington Post Canada, Hamilton Spectator, The Globe and Mail, The Hill Times, CBC, Calgary Herald, Halifax Magazine, Billboard, Infopresse, Winnipeg Free Press, Maclean’s.
Skydiggers is a Canadian roots rock band from Toronto formed by Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson.
To tell the story of Skydiggers is to tell the story of a thriving musical collaboration that was born in friendship and has abided with trust. Over the course of many studio albums and countless miles on the road, Skydiggers have grown from enthusiastic youngsters into husbands, fathers, and mentors. And while band members have changed over the decades, Josh Finlayson and Andy Maize remain its beating heart. With new collaborators bringing their unique musical histories into the circle, the sound of Skydiggers continues to evolve.
Rooted in a deep appreciation for storytelling and melody, their music reflects life’s highs and lows with honesty and heart. Whether on stage or in the studio, Skydiggers create songs that resonate – music made by friends, for friends.
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