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An Evening For Sara J - The Podcast

Patrick Downie doesn't show up to talk about the band. He shows up to talk about his brother.

That's what made An Evening for Sara J - a community fundraiser held April 11, 2025 at the Firkin on Yonge in Toronto - something a little different. Patrick joined jD on stage in front of a room full of Hip fans, and what followed was one of the most honest, warm, and quietly moving conversations this network has ever put to tape. No press junket. No talking points. Just a brother talking about a brother - and what it means to carry that forward.

They got into the weight of curating Gord's legacy, the Downie Wenjack Fund, what it felt like to go from being taken care of to doing the taking care of. Patrick talked about the Dirty Three, about Gord's deep punk rock heart, about the new Gord Downie and the Sadies and the Conquering Sun record - eight tracks from 2014, Gord at full speed, letting it all go. They talked about 'Are We Family?' and what family actually meant in that house, with that clock on the wall and that pattern on the tape. And they talked about Buffalo. Obviously.

This one is different. You'll know it when you hear it.

About Patrick Downie

Patrick Downie is the younger brother of Gord Downie and a tireless steward of Gord's legacy - through the Downie Wenjack Fund, through the ongoing archival releases, and through showing up to rooms like this one when it matters. He is, as he put it himself, still taking care of his brother.

Resources & Links

• Join the community at community.tthpods.com
• Support the Sara J GoFundMe at fundraising.tthpods.com
• The Downie Wenjack Fund: downiewenjack.ca
• Gord Downie and the Sadies and the Conquering Sun: Live at Six O'Clock - available now
• More from The Tragically Hip Podcast Series at home.tthpods.com

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