All posts in this series tell the stories behind some of the most memorable songs released by the Canadian band, The Tragically Hip. As with all music-related series, I write as a fan and a storyteller, not as an expert, former musician or member of the band.
I am going to take a bit of a pause from my regular music posts in order to address a recent event from my Maritime homeland that seems to have… Read More »Teacher Stories…Post 1 of 3: Looking For a Place To Happen
The first seven (yikes!) posts in this series can be found here, here, here, here, here, here and here. As my eighth day on the road began, I was greeted… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #77/250: Trick Rider by Gord Downie and the Country of Miracles…Family Road Trip Edition: Part VIII
The stories behind great Canadian songs about great Canadian places and events. At 6:30 a.m. on a January morning in 1969, Saskatoon nursing student Gail Miller stepped out into the… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip: Song #14/250: Wheat Kings by The Tragically Hip
***Note: This post is from the archives. It was originally written as The Men They Couldn’t Hang in 2019. It is a post that describes an English band singing about… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip: Song #8/250: Bobcaygeon by The Tragically Hip.
The journey across Turtle Island is long and never ending. We walk on the land, beside the water and beneath the sky. We share this journey with all manner of… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip: Song #6/250: Goodnight, Attawapiskat by The Tragically Hip
This list of songs is inspired by lists published by radio station KEXP-FM from Seattle in 2010, as well as the latest poll taken in 2021 by Rolling Stone Magazine.… Read More »The Top 500 Songs in Modern Music History…Song #100: Ahead By A Century by The Tragically Hip (KTOM)
This list of songs is inspired by lists published by radio station KEXP-FM from Seattle in 2010, as well as the latest poll taken in 2021 by Rolling Stone Magazine.… Read More »The Top 500 Song in Modern Music History…Honourable Mention Song #13: Fifty Mission Cap by The Tragically Hip (KTOM)
This list of songs is inspired by lists published by radio station KEXP-FM from Seattle in 2010, as well as the latest poll taken in 2021 by Rolling Stone Magazine.… Read More »The Top 500 Songs in Modern Music History…Song #335: It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken by The Tragically Hip (featuring Leslie Feist) (KTOM)
This is one post in a series. Each post will focus on one song by the Canadian rock n’ roll band The Tragically Hip. I am a fan, not an… Read More »The Tragically Hip: Song #20- Yer Not The Ocean
This is one post in a series. Each post will focus on one song by The Tragically Hip, a Canadian rock n’ roll band. I am a fan, not an… Read More »The Tragically Hip: Song #19- Pigeon Camera