In June 2021, Eamon McGrath hit the road again after a long and silent pause. His band, consisting of bass player Tavo Diez de Bonilla and drummer Adam Balsam, played shows across Ontario in summer and autumn of that year, preparing for the release of McGrath's upcoming "Bells of Hope" full-length album due out February 25, 2022. The band made plans to visit Andy Magoffin's admired House of Miracles studio to record select songs from their dynamic live show to release in time for the upcoming touring, but Balsam's life was cut short on October 27, 2021. In honour of their bandmate, McGrath and Diez de Bonilla covered "Bobcaygeon" by The Tragically Hip, a wild reinterpretation of which was a staple track from their live show.

However, the importance of "Bobcaygeon" for McGrath doesn't end there. "I was playing in Windsor at the beginning of the summer," he recalls. "I was doing a house concert and covering 'Bobcaygeon', my favourite Tragically Hip song, during a thunderstorm. As lightning raged outside, the power blacked out right as I started, and the minute I finished, as if on cue, the power came back on. A few weeks later, I was playing in Edmonton, during another thunderstorm, and while I was playing 'Bobcaygeon' lightning struck the venue. I took those incidents as some pretty powerful omens. Coupled with Adam's heartbreaking passing, 'Bobcaygeon' has become a very significant song for me, and I hope through this music I make peace with its ghosts."

"Bobcaygeon"
Written by The Tragically Hip
Recorded, arranged and performed by Eamon McGrath
Upright bass by Tavo Diez de Bonilla
Signal processing by Jacob Audrey Taves
Artwork by Eric Willis

"Bells of Hope" lands February 25, 2022 on Saved By Vinyl

February 24 - Hamilton, ON @ Mill’s Hardware
February 25 - Kingston, ON @ The Mansion
February 26 - Bracebridge, ON @ Bracebridge Hall
March 2 - Calgary, AB @ Ship & Anchor
March 3 - Edmonton, AB @ The Buckingham
March 4 - Lethbridge, AB @ The Owl
March 5 - Canmore, AB @ ArtSpace
March 6 - Jasper, AB @ Whistle Stop

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In loving memory of Adam Balsam

Eamon McGrath - "Bobcaygeon"

From the 2023 Cassettes Records release "DEATH & TAXES"

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Pushing, Minnesota

From the 2023 Cassettes Records release "In The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death"

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Valley Of Death

From the 2022 Cassettes Records release "Trout River Conspiracy"

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Boil Advisory

From the 2022 Cassettes Records release "March 22, 2022".

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Work

From the 2022 Cassettes Records release "Ghosts of the 401".

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Another Lover

From the 2022 Cassettes Records release "Fireworks & Roses".

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Animals

From the 2022 Cassettes Records release "Liar's Paradise".

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Punchdrunk Angels

From the upcoming Cassettes Records / Saved By Vinyl release "A Dizzying Lust". Written, performed and recorded by Eamon McGrath. Recorded in Windsor, ON, Canada, winter 2023. Mastered by Andy Magoffin at The House of Miracles.

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From the upcoming Cassettes Records / Saved By Vinyl release "A Dizzying Lust" (March 31, 2023)

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From the upcoming album "A Dizzying Lust" (March 31, Cassettes Records / Saved By Vinyl)

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