[nemanja]

Hello all --

I've been thinking a lot about music's relationship to the idea of nationhood, so I decided to put some thoughts into words by considering the question via the example of Canada and The Hip. Hope you enjoy it, and I'd love some feedback.

Part One: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://redeyedfrogg.wordpress.com/2016/12/02/the-first-of-the-unplucked-gems-notes-on-nationhood-music-canada-the-hip-part-one/">https://redeyedfrogg.wordpress.com/2016 ... -part-one/</a><!-- m -->
Part Two: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://redeyedfrogg.wordpress.com/2016/12/05/the-first-of-the-unplucked-gems-notes-on-nationhood-music-canada-and-the-hip-part-two/">https://redeyedfrogg.wordpress.com/2016 ... -part-two/</a><!-- m -->
Part Three: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://redeyedfrogg.wordpress.com/2016/12/07/the-first-of-the-unplucked-gems-notes-on-nationhood-music-canada-the-hip-part-three/">https://redeyedfrogg.wordpress.com/2016 ... art-three/</a><!-- m -->
Part Four: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://redeyedfrogg.wordpress.com/2016/12/09/the-first-of-the-unplucked-gems-notes-on-nationhood-music-canada-the-hip-part-four/">https://redeyedfrogg.wordpress.com/2016 ... part-four/</a><!-- m -->

More to come in the next week or so!

[nemanja]

As promised, here are the last two parts of my essay, culminating with some thoughts on Downie and Jeff Lemire's THE SECRET PATH. Again, I hope you enjoy it!

Part Five: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://redeyedfrogg.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/the-first-of-the-unplucked-gems-notes-on-nationhood-music-canada-the-hip-part-five/">https://redeyedfrogg.wordpress.com/2016 ... part-five/</a><!-- m -->
Part Six: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://redeyedfrogg.wordpress.com/2016/12/16/the-first-of-the-unplucked-gems-notes-on-nationhood-music-canada-the-hip-part-six/">https://redeyedfrogg.wordpress.com/2016 ... -part-six/</a><!-- m -->