Uploaded July 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Proceeds from this release go to benefit the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund: downiewenjack.ca
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It's not often that a song can move the performer as much as it moves the audience. The first time we played "Bobcaygeon" in front of a crowd, I knew we needed to get into a studio and record it. Feeling how widely Gord's spirit resonates, I wanted to release my version of "Bobcaygeon" for the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund as my way of using our band's voice to support and engage with Gord's vision of reconciliation. The Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund is important because of its focus on youth, its active education on Indigenous history, and the creation of connections with this land's rich Indigenous culture. I am compelled to be a part of this action, to be both a listener and a participant in these conversations, a student of these issues, and a proponent of progress.

About The Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund:

The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund is part of Gord Downie’s legacy and embodies his commitment, and that of his family, to improving the lives of First Peoples.

In collaboration with the Wenjack family, the goal of the fund is to continue the conversation that began with Chanie Wenjack’s residential school story, and to aid our collective reconciliation journey through awareness, education and action.