{"id":21740,"date":"2016-10-18T17:53:26","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T21:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=21740"},"modified":"2016-10-18T20:02:47","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T00:02:47","slug":"gord-downie-algonquin-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/gord-downie-algonquin-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Gord Downie rehearsed upcoming shows at the Algonquin Theatre this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Tragically Hip frontman, Gord Downie, was at Huntsville&#8217;s Algonquin Theatre this week rehearsing for two upcoming shows in Ottawa and Toronto for <em>Secret Path<\/em>, a new album released October 18. The album began as 10 poems Downie wrote after he learned the story of Chanie Wenjack, a First Nations boy who died 50 years ago while fleeing from a residential school. Proceeds from the sale of <em>Secret Path<\/em> will go to The Gord Downie Secret Path Fund for Truth and Reconciliation via The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I received a call from Kevin Hearn, the keyboardist for the Barenaked Ladies and also for the Secret Path show, who has been to the Algonquin Theatre a few times,&#8221; says Matt Huddlestone, the Algonquin Theatre&#8217;s Manager. &#8220;They had been rehearsing in Kevin&#8217;s living room and were looking for a venue to set up the show, rehearse and then take it to Ottawa for tonight (October 18).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Keeping the rehearsals a secret wasn&#8217;t difficult, says Huddlestone, despite the 52-foot tractor trailer parked behind the theatre on Sunday and Monday. &#8220;No one made a big deal of it even though we knew it was a big deal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The theatre&#8217;s technical volunteers lent their time in support of the project under the direction of theatre Technical Director Chris Boon. &#8220;Our techs worked with Gord&#8217;s production crew, who were some of the best people we have ever worked with,&#8221; says Huddlestone. &#8220;It was a once in a lifetime opportunity for us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The band rehearsed late into the night on Sunday and for much of the day on Monday, with a film crew recording the sessions, before packing up to head to Ottawa. &#8220;Gord was magical and the music was extraordinary to listen to,&#8221; says Huddlestone.<\/p>\n<p>Downie announced in the spring that he had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. The Tragically Hip played a sold-out, cross-Canada farewell tour this summer. An interview with the singer on CBC&#8217;s The National with Peter Mansbridge aired last week. (See it <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/thenational\/gord-downie-exclusive-interview-1.3804422\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/span>.) In it, Mansbridge mentions Downie&#8217;s insistence on getting a hug and a kiss from everyone, and Huddlestone was no different.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Having the band rehearse here was an amazing experience for all of us,&#8221; says Huddlestone. &#8220;I&#8217;m proud to know that Huntsville played a part in the Secret Path project.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo courtesy of Matt Huddlestone<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! 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