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Secret Path at Twelve

Secret Path at Twelve

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It is October 18 — twelve years have passed since Gord Downie released Secret Path, his beautiful and haunting tribute to Chanie Wenjack. Today we re-release the Secret Path episode of Discovering Downie to listen back through those ten songs with fresh ears, deep care, and respect.

We trace Secret Path’s journey: Gord’s shift to solo purpose, how each lyric sketches escape and absence, and how the album remains a bridge between grief and activism. In this intimate revisit, we unpack the poems, the illustrations, and the moments that still haunt us.

What to Expect:

  • A song-by-song revisit: The Stranger, Swing Set, Seven Matches, I Will Not Be Struck, Son, Secret Path, Don’t Let This Touch You, Haunt Them, Haunt Them, Haunt Them, The Only Place To Be, Here, Here and Here
  • Reflections on how Secret Path changed what we heard — and how we remember
  • Insights into Gord’s vision, the artistic collaboration with Jeff Lemire, and the legacy of cultural reconciliation
  • Moments of silence, of grief, and of renewed purpose

If this album shaped your heart — or you haven’t listened closely before — I invite you to enter its shadows with me and let Gord’s voice linger long after.



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