![]() ![]() ![]() The NAC’s flags, already at half-mast for the actor Cathy Elliott, will stay lowered for another three days for Gord Downie. The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund Read More grade 4 and 5 students hosted a Walk for Wenjack, listened to Indigenous singer Leela Gilday, and read the book Fatty Legs as a class. The NAC sends its condolences to Gord Downie’s family. Through the Secret Path project, he helped bring to light the struggles and injustices facing Indigenous people. But he was perhaps loved most of all because we could see ourselves – and where we live – in his music. “As the leader of the Tragically Hip, he was loved for his music, for the poetry of his lyrics, and for his inimitable stage presence. “Gord Downie helped define Canadian music, because our country and our stories figured so largely in his music,” said NAC President and CEO Peter Herrndorf. With her debut album All This Is set for. The Hip returned to the NAC for three performances in September 2009. TORONTO - More than four years after her husband Gord Downie’s death, singer-songwriter Kaya Usher is in the midst of an artistic awakening. The band played four songs, and their electrifying performance lives on as one of the most memorable moments in the history of the Awards. It did, thus, come as some comfort after the shock, sadness and bewilderment afflicting an entire nation’s. The Tragically Hip also won the National Arts Centre Award as part of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards in 2008. Gord Downie is the last human being one expects to go gently into that good night. His example inspired Canadians to do better on our path to reconciliation. At the performance that night, Gord Downie spoke about his hope for better lives for Indigenous people over the next 150 years. In Toronto for two Massey Hall shows, Seal says he’s been lucky with his three-decade career. The powerful multimedia performance was about the true story of Chanie Wenjack, a young boy who died of exposure as he fled from residential school near Kenora, Ontario. The NAC partnered with Gord Downie one year ago today, when he performed the world premiere of his Secret Path project in Southam Hall. Octo– OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre mourns the loss of Gord Downie, the lead singer of the iconic Canadian band The Tragically Hip. Secret Path By Gord Downie Illustrated by Jeff Lemire Trade Paperback LIST PRICE 26.99 PRICE MAY VARY BY RETAILER See More Retailers Get a FREE ebook by joining our mailing list today Plus, receive recommendations and exclusive offers on all of your favorite books and authors from Simon & Schuster. ![]() NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE MOURNS THE LOSS OF GORD DOWNIE Gord Downie, the lead singer for the beloved Canadian alt-rock band the Tragically Hip, died Tuesday at the age of 53. Get Gord Downie & the Country of Miracles setlists - view them, share them, discuss them with other Gord Downie & the Country of Miracles fans for free on. ![]()
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