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Great North Special

Take a trip from Canada to the Cosmos as host Billy Sunday explores music by the Grateful Dead and their spiritual companions.

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014: The Power of Friendship

Great North Special ·

2025/11/05

Ernie Clement was born in Rochester, NY on March 22, 1996. Exactly nine months earlier, the Vince Welnick-era Grateful Dead performed in Albany, NY. Connect the dots, people. While you're at it, donate to Met Radio @ funddrive.ca. And send me your song requests @greatnorthspecial. Grateful Dead unless noted [Set 1] 02:31 Loser, 3/24/90 09:40 Death Don't Have No Mercy, 9/29/89 16:12 Foolish Heart, 10/8/89 [Set 2] Geese, Toronto, ON 24:37 Islands of Men 31:02 Taxes 34:28 100 Horses 37:38 Cowboy

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013: Let's! Play! Ball!

Great North Special ·

2025/10/22

Who's got my Game 1 miracle? Heady jams for your extra. Follow @greatnorthspecial if you want to know Ernie Clement's top 3 Altheas. Grateful Dead unless noted [Set 1] 01:52 Helpless, Jeff Tweedy 06:03 Cats Under the Stars, Grateful Shred 14:23 Passenger, Grateful Shred [Set 2] San Francisco, CA 10/21/78 19:34 Estimated Prophet -> 34:16 He's Gone 41:54 I Need a Miracle 48:51 The Promised Land [Encore] 53:28 Home Run Call, George Springer f/ Dan Shulman Upcoming Shows in Toronto:

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012: There's Only One Step Left

Great North Special ·

2025/10/08

... the clues. Yeah, it's clue time. We're playing Grateful Dead trivia to prep for next week's Pounds of Sin show. This one is loaded with tasty tunes, hot hints, and a ridiculous review. Oh yeah, do you have an extra ticket for Geese? DM me @greatnorthspecial with the good news. Grateful Dead unless noted, answers to the mystery songs down below. [Set 1] Hartford, CT 10/15/83 Dire Wolf Mystery Song #1 [Set 2] Toronto, ON 11/2/77 Mystery Song #2 Looks Like Rain [Set 3] Boston, MA 6/28/74 Big

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011: Doin' The Best I Can

Great North Special ·

2025/09/24

I've been tied to the whipping post*. Today we're checking out the bond between the Dead and the Allman Brothers. Grab that last Ontario peach, protect ya neck, and let's boogie. Grateful Dead unless noted Set 1: 01:47 Mr. Charlie, 12/14/71 05:33 Mountain Jam, 12/31/73, Allman Brothers Band w/s/g Jerry + Bill Set 2: All songs by Phil Lesh & Friends feat. Derek Trucks + Warren Haynes 20:42 Cosmic Charlie, 11/14/99 27:53 Dupree's Diamond Blues, 11/9/99, w/s/g Susan Tedeschi 32:42 Blue Sky, 11/11/99

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010: Old & In the Way

Great North Special ·

2025/08/27

In which your humble host comes to terms with turning (*inaudible*). Guess there's nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile... and follow @greatnorthspecial. Grateful Dead unless noted Set 1: 00:11 Might As Well, 8/30/81 04:31 Ramble on Rose, 7/7/89 11:42 West LA Fadeaway, 8/28/82 Set 2: 20:44 Jack Straw, 5/8/77 26:40 The Bends, Joe Russo's Almost Dead 30:18 Casey Jones, Joe Russo's Almost Dead Encore: 38:46 Touch of Grey, 6/20/91 45:02 Ship of Fools, 9/20/90 51:38 Goin' Down the Road Feeling

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009: Dead at 60

Great North Special ·

2025/08/20

We've got highlights from the August Dead and Co. and Grahame Lesh shows honoring this year's Diamond Anniversary. This is the 4th and final part in a series covering the Dead at each decades. Follow @greatnorthspecial for more. All songs performed between 31 July and 3 Aug, 2025 Set 1: Friend of the Devil, Grahame Lesh & Friends wsg Bill Nershi They Love Each Other, Dead and Company Set 2: Broken Arrow, GL&F wsg Ivan Neville Mission in the Rain, Trey Anastasio Band Box of Rain, Dead & Co. wsg

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008: They Melt Into A Dream (1995 and After)

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2025/08/06

Years are combining, Jerry! We're rounding out our tour across the decades, with picks from 1995, 2005, and 2015. But don't be Blue, cuz there's Stella lot more in store to celebrate GD60 (and soon, Billy Sunday 40....) This is Part 3 in a series leading up to the GD60 shows. Follow @greatnorthspecial for more. Grateful Dead unless noted: Set 1: Alabama Getaway, 6/28/15 In The Midnight Hour, Phil Lesh and Friends, 12/4/05 Set 2: Who Do You Love?, Red Jacket Cruel, PUP Good Buddy, Fontine

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BONUS: More Live in '85

Great North Special ·

2025/07/18

Too much gold had to be cut last show so here's a mix of the best of the rest. Enjoy the weekend.🌹💀⚡ All Dead, all 1985: Set 1: Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, 6/28 Samson and Delilah, 6/30 Music Never Stopped, 6/28 Estimated Prophet, 6/28 My Brother Esau, 9/7 Setbreak: Clips from 1985 fan-made documentary, Providence, RI YouTube Set 2 + Encore: Spoonful, 11/1 Fire on the Mountain, 7/13 She Belongs to Me, 4/4 One More Saturday Night, 7/13

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007: Twenty Years So Far

Great North Special ·

2025/07/09

Pop a Betty Board in the Teddy Ruxpin and practice your Jerry Bear Shuffle because we're going back to the future and exploring the wild world of 1985, aka GD20. This is Part 2 in a series leading up to the GD60 shows. Follow @greatnorthspecial for more. Grateful Dead unless noted: Set 1: Reel 25, Alanna Jenish Shakedown Street, 6/30/85 Deal, 6/28/85 Set 2: Truckin' ->, 4/27/85 The Other One, 4/27/85 Morning Dew, 11/2/85 Encore: US Blues, 4/27/85 Turn On Your Lovelight, 11/2/85 Upcoming Dead

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006: Year 0 GD

Great North Special ·

2025/06/25

We're going back to where it all began: Year 0 GD. Also 10 GD because quite frankly there isn't enough from either year to fill an hour. This is Part 1 in a series leading up to the GD60 shows. Follow @greatnorthspecial for more. Grateful Dead unless noted: Set 1: Mindbender (Confusion's Prince) Can't Come Down The Only Time Is Now Set 2: Early Mornin' Rain, Gordon Lightfoot War Pigs Pt. II, Special Delivery Brian Wilson, Commuted Encore, 3/23/75: Blues for Allah > King Solomon's Marbles

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005: Me & My Nephew

Great North Special ·

2025/06/11

Saddle up, because today I've got songs for my new nephew, and you're gonna like 'em too. Follow @greatnorthspecial and send me your song requests, as a voice memo if you want it played on air. Grateful Dead unless noted: Set 1: Me & My Uncle, Ratdog, 5/9/02 Mama Tried, Rose Pedal Band Here Comes Sunshine 12/19/73 Set 2: Treading Water, Special Delivery If I Must Die, Exiliahu Book of Love, Gina Davis Encore: Help > Slip! > Franklin's wsg Branford Marsalis 9/10/91* Upcoming Dead stuff in

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004: Happy May 1977 to All Who Celebrate

Great North Special ·

2025/05/28

Get ready, because today we're exploring the Dead's tour in May 1977 beyond the walls of Barton Hall. We also have new Canadian tracks sung in three different languages. Follow @greatnorthspecial and send me your song requests, as a voice memo if you want it played on air. Grateful Dead unless noted: Set 1: Samson and Delilah 5/17/77 Theme from Special Delivery, Special Delivery Kranke Beyner, Exiliahu Set 2: St. Stephen 5/15/77 Iko Iko 5/15/77 Not Fade Away 5/15/77 Brown Eyed Women 5/26/77 Set

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003: A Nip to the Air

Great North Special ·

2025/05/12

See what I did there? This week we're serving up spring-time Dead classics and three flavors of Bob Dylan. Follow @greatnorthspecial, where I'm taking requests for an upcoming episode. More info will posted there. Grateful Dead unless noted: Set 1: Serve Someboday, Bob Dylan, Massey Hall, 1980 Positively 4th Street, Jerry Garcia Band, 4/18/93 Love Sick, Blunt Chunks + Holy Oak Family Singers Fire on the Mountain, Pounds of Sin Set 2: Bertha 4/23/77 Althea 3/20/92 Playin in the Band 4/16/72

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002: A Chill to the Winter

Great North Special ·

2025/04/28

This week we have wintertime Dead, Jack White playing Neil Young, and lots of other good music you'll want to hear, so stop reading and press play. Then come back to read some more. Greatful Dead unless noted: Set 1: Terrapin Station 2/26/77 Rockin' in the Free World, Jack White Cold Rain and Snow 2/3/78 Set 2: Love Takes Miles, Cameron Winter When the Deal Goes Down, Luka Kuplowsky + Holy Oak Family Singers Row Jimmy 1/22/78 Set 3: Scarlet Begonias, Pounds of Sin Music Never Stopped 1/22/78

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001: Festival Express

Great North Special ·

2025/04/17

Today is all about the Festival Express, a tour that took the Dead, the Band, Janis Joplin, and others across Canada by train in 1970. We're playing classic performances and hard-to-find jams from this legendary run of shows. Follow @greatnorthspecial on Instagram to see photos and posters from the tour. Set 1: Uncle John's Band Hard to Handle Set 2: The Band - The Weight Buddy Guy - Money Janis Joplin - Cry Baby Set 3: Rick, Janis, Jerry, Bob - Ain't No More Cane Delaney, Jerry, Leslie -

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