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Unstoppable

Despite physical exhaustion due to his illness, plus a gruelling six-week farewell tour with the Tragically Hip, Gord Downie didn't let anything slow him down.

After the Tragically Hip's farewell tour, Gord Downie went right back to work — on Secret Path

CBC Arts ·

Secret Path – Unstoppable

7 years ago
Duration 3:24
Despite physical exhaustion due to his illness, plus a gruelling six-week farewell tour with The Tragically Hip, Gord didn’t let anything slow him down — instead, he went right back to work. Gord Downie rehearses for first-ever live concert performance of Secret Path in October 2016.

Gord Downie's Secret Path in Concert will make its broadcast premiere on Sunday, October 22 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) on CBC TV and streaming at cbc.ca/secretpath, commemorating the 51st anniversary of Chanie Wenjack's death.

Filmed at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto on October 21, 2016 with more than 30 members of the Wenjack family in attendance, the one-hour, commercial-free special captures Downie's remarkable and emotional Secret Path live performance with musicians Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene), Kevin Hearn (Barenaked Ladies), Josh Finlayson (Skydiggers), Dave Hamelin (The Stills) and Charles Spearin (Broken Social Scene), interwoven with intimate backstage moments and footage from The Secret Path animated film that premiered on CBC last October.