Northern Echos Podcast

The AMP Sessions 6.0 Gil Moore Triumph

The Northern Echos Podcast had the pleasure of sitting down with Gil Moore, drummer and co-founder of the iconic, multi–JUNO Award–winning Canadian rock band Triumph, and one of the newest inductees into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (2025).
The conversation took place at the inaugural Awesome Music Project (AMP) Golf Tournament, where Gil reflected on Triumph’s enduring legacy — music that continues to resonate as songs of hope, happiness, optimism, and connection.
He also shared his passion for music’s role in human health and well-being, and his ongoing quest to make music education as accessible as water and air through SoundsUnite — his groundbreaking, AI-driven freemium platform designed to empower youth, educators, and creative communities.
It was an inspiring, uplifting, and unforgettable conversation about legacy, purpose, and the transformative power of music.

The AMP Sessions 5.0 Dr Rachael Finnerty PhD Registered Psychotherapist, Music Therapist.

Rachael is a believer that Development is key to #RaisingTheBarInHealthCare. She founded the Music Therapy Academy, providing professional development workshops, consulting, supervision, research, webinars and music therapy. She has extensive experience working in private practice with a diversity of age groups and diagnoses such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Disease, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Acquired Brain Injury, Mental Health and Addictions and Developmental Differences. The Music Therapy Academy is the only academy in Canada providing music therapy as informed professional development. Check out their workshops @www.musictherapyacademy.com
Rachel stopped by the Northern Echos Podcast activation at the Awesome Music Project (AMP) Golf Tournament to discuss the power of music in music therapy and it's relationship with overall human health with treatments. The Power of Music ! More on AMP here: www.theawesomemusicproject.com

The AMP Sessions 4.0 Steve Dubous

Stephen (Steve) Dabous is a positive force leader with over 35 years of experience in building and advising to creative high performance, growth businesses. As founder and managing partner of the DGroup Inc, he created the ISV Factory, an ecosystem of global partners (Microsoft, HP, Deloitte, and Covington Capital) forming one of the first collaborative investment and virtual acceleration models focused on Canadian early stage company’s. Stephen, now in his ‘next season’ and striving to leave the 'campsite better than how he found it'
Steve stopped by the Northern Echos Podcast activation at the Awesome Music Project (AMP) Golf Tournament to discuss the power of music in his life journey and a heartfelt recollection and very moving story of the time music helped transition his parents from their time here on earth. The Power of Music!

The AMP Sessions 3.0: Gord Sinclair The Tragically Hip

There are successful musicians, and then there is Gord Sinclair, best-known as bassist with widely fêted Canuck rock icons The Tragically Hip and, since that band’s unfortunate and untimely end, as an electrifying singer-songwriter in his own right and one wholly committed to spreading the gospel of live performance far and wide.    
Gord stopped by the Northern Echos Podcast activation at the Awesome Music Project (AMP) Golf Tournament to discuss the power of music as a support during challenging times as well as his reflection on his time with The Tragically Hip and their place in a shared Canadian Journey.

Tuesday Echos

Tuesday Johnson-MacDonald, CMP, CMM—President of TAP Resources, an Indigenous-owned event management, site selection, and consulting firm. Tuesday is a proud member of the Wolf Clan, Mohawk Nation, from Six Nations of the Grand River, grounded in the teachings of the Great Tree of Peace. With over a decade of leadership in the events industry, Tuesday and her team have worked alongside Indigenous organizations across Canada, delivering trusted planning, consultation and site selection services at local, regional, and national levels. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Destination Toronto, where she brings valuable Indigenous insight to the tourism and hospitality sectors. In our conversation, Tuesday shared meaningful ways the events industry can respectfully include Indigenous voices. She emphasized the importance of delivering Land Acknowledgements with true intention— researching and understanding their meaning, not just reciting them. These acknowledgements are more than formality; they are a connection to place, people, and story. She also discussed the significance of authentic Indigenous ceremonies to welcome guests to the land—bringing spirit, respect, and cultural grounding to events when led appropriately by knowledge keepers.

The AMP Sessions 2.0: Mary Beth Moellenkamp CEO Peel CAS

This year, the Peel Children's Aid Society Trailblazer program was the beneficiary of the Awesome Music Project's Annual Golf Tournament. Proceeds from the event supported the Awesome Music Hour, an initiative of the Awesome Music Project.
Mary Beth Moellenkamp, CEO of Peel CAS, stopped by the Northern Echos Podcast activation to discuss the power of music in supporting youth through challenging times and the positive impact this partnership brings to the organization. 
#AwesomeMusicProject #PeelCAS #YouthEmpowerment #MusicHeals #CommunitySupport #TrailblazerProgram #AwesomeMusicHour #NorthernEchosPodcast #canadianmusic  @PeelChildrensAid   @theawesomemusicproject3045 

The AMP Sessions 1.0: Rob Carli Co Founder of the Awesome Music Project

For Rob Carli, music isn’t just a career—it’s a lifelong passion. A celebrated composer and performer, Rob has spent decades creating music that moves people, earning multiple Gemini and Canadian Screen Awards along the way. He’s best known for composing the score for 15 seasons of Murdoch Mysteries.  
Rob has always been fascinated by the science of music—how rhythm, melody, and harmony can shape emotions, heal the mind, and improve well-being. His deep passion for both music and mental health led him to co-found The Awesome Music Project, where he explores how music can be a powerful tool for connection and healing. 
For more information on The Awesome Music Project (AMP):  https://www.theawesomemusicproject.com/
#MusicAndMentalHealth #HealingThroughMusic #TheAwesomeMusicProject #MusicHeals#MentalHealthAwareness #MusicTherapy #FilmScore #CanadianMusic #AwardWinningComposer #PassionForMusic #PurposeDriven #MusicWithMeaning #thepowerofmusic

AYSANABEE his Journey, his Echo.

The Northern Echos Podcast caught up with 2024 Alternative Album of the Year and 2024 Songwriter of the Year Juno Award Winner AYSANABEE and chatted about his newest album release, Edge of the Earth.  We also chatted about his career ascend up until this point, we heard his journey, his echo.
On his sophomore Edge of the Earth(June 20, 2025, Aysanabee embarks on a transformative journey of will, sacrifice, and self-discovery. Following the deeply personal narratives of Watin and the introspective exploration of Here and Now, Edge of the Earth expands his sonic horizons, blending his signature fingerstyle guitar with lush, cinematic soundscapes. The album’s title track, released ahead of his first headline tour, encapsulates the theme of movement—both physical and emotional—leaving behind burdens and embracing an uncharted future.
With Edge of the Earth, Aysanabee steps boldly into a new era—unburdened, limitless, and ready to ascend to greater heights.
Aysanabee, his journey, his echo.

Exploring Gord Downie’s Secret Path with Patrick Downie and Harriet Visitor

Northern Echos delves into Gord Downie's solo album, Secret Path, with Patrick Downie and Harriet Visitor from the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund. The album is inspired by the story of Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old Anishinaabe boy who died escaping Cecilia Jeffrey Residential School. He succumbed to starvation and exposure trying to walk 600km home to his family in Ogoki Post.  His story inspired Gord Downie's Secret Path project, which includes 10 poems, 10 songs, a graphic novel, and an animated film.  Gord would go on to co-found the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund with his family and the Wenjack family.  Learn how you can #DoSomething to move reconciliation forward at downiewenjack.ca.

The Skydiggers

Canadian Roots Rock Icons and Juno Award Winners The Skydiggers, exploring their Canadian Musical Journey. Andy and Josh spoke of their early roots; their storytells, songwriting and collaborations with the likes of Blue Rodeo, The Tragically Hip, Gord Downie, The Cash Brothers and many others that have defined the Canadian Musical Landscape over the last 30+ years. We also touched on the re-learning of our settler history through music and education, pledging to take the journey to leave Canada better than we found it.