Northern Echos

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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.