Great North Special

Don't be like Jack Jones. Invest in @greatnorthspecial or wind up in the permanent underclass. We're holding more than 12 terabytes of STX. Grateful Dead unless noted [Set 1] 1:31 Brown-Eyed Women, 3/26/73 6:25 Althea, 9/27/81 14:04 Row Jimmy, 6/3/76 [Set Break] 23:51 Number, Charlotte Cornfield 26:34 Pulp Mill, Grey Divorce 29:39 Honey, Ora Cogan [Set 2] 10/18/94 35:16 Help on the Way > 38:59 Slipknot! > 44:56 Franklin's Tower Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA 5/8: Mark T and Lost Roses @ Black Swan 5/9: Bertha @ Babeville (Buffalo NY) 5/29: Whose Cat is Dead? @ Rosario's 5/30: Pounds of Sin @ Monarch Tavern 6/6: Harvest Wind @ Penny's 7/17: Charlotte Cornfield @ Hillside Festival (Guelph, ON) // // TAGS: // rock, music, Toronto, Canada, Americana, Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead, Jam Band

The Strait is closed, but the Hormuz-ic never stops. Follow @greatnorthspecial if it's the last thing you do. Grateful Dead unless noted [Set 1]: 2/1/78 01:39 Estimated Prophet > 13:27 He's Gone [Set Break] 24:27 Nobody But You, The Sheepdogs 27:55 The Ballad of Stu Rankin, The Mirrors 30:59 Trans Canadian Blues, Bobby Dove [Set 2]: 1/31/78 36:05 Scarlet Begonias > 47:37 Fire on the Mountain Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA 3/14: Dead Gratitude @ Rumble Pontiac 3/21: Mark T Band @ Noonan's 4/4: Pounds of Sin @ Monarch 4/18: Mars Hotel @ the Mod Club

*GIVEAWAY ALERT* You could win 2 ticket to see Pounds of Sin @ Lee's Palace, and they'll even throw in a poster. Follow @greatnorthspecial to learn how to enter. Tbh, I'm still trying to find out myself. While you're at it, follow @poundsofsin and @friendsofmetradio too. Come for the giveaway, stay for the lost '67 Dead show at Meridian Hall, and re-download to hear me say "Angine de Poitrine". Just another Saturday nite in Toronto. Grateful Dead unless noted [Set 1] 02:17 Deep Elem Blues, 8/5/67 08:08 Cold Rain and Snow, 8/5/67 11:26 That's It For The Other One, 8/5/67 [Set 2] 22:03 Fabienk, Angine de Poitrine 29:05 Me and My Uncle, Billy Strings 32:33 Cassidy, Billy Strings [Encore] Pounds of Sin 42:40 The Music Never Stopped 47:47 Slipknot! > 50:56 Deal Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA 2/21: Pounds of Sin @ Lee's Palace 2/28: The Lizards @ Rosario's 3/14: Dead Gratitude @ Rumble Pontiac 3/21: Mark T Band @ Noonan's 4/18: Mars Hotel & Zuffalo @ Mod Club

Today we say goodbye to Bobby 🥀 My idols are dead and my enemies are in power. Did he Go To Heaven? Or Hell in a Bucket? Follow @greatnorthspecial and DM your answer. Grand prize goes to whoever can prove it. [Set 1] 02:34 Only a River, Bob Weir, Blue Mountain 07:58 Lost Sailor, Bobby & Phil, 3/2/18 14:30 Black-Throated Wind, Wolf Bros, 4/2/22 [Set 2] 23:20 Take Me To The River, Ratdog, 9/16/22 27:36 Let It Grow, Wolf Bros, 2/26/23 [Encore] 43:38 Saint of Circumstance, Bobby & Phil, 3/2/18 53:13 I Know You Rider, The Dead, 6/15/03 Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA 1/18: Mark T Band @ Noonan's 1/23: Whose Cat Is Dead? @ Black Swan Tavern 1/24: Dead Gratitude @ Rumble Pontiac 1/26: Danceland @ The Local 2/21: Pounds of Sin @ Lee's Palace

Handing the show off to you today. That's right, it's the long-awaited Request Line episode, and we're going into overtime. Got a problem with the song selection? Take it up with Vern. Follow @greatnorthspecial if you want to make your own request some day. Grateful Dead unless noted [Set 1] 02:12 Hell in a Bucket, 3/26/90 08:18 Cream Puff War, Widespread Panic 11:35 My Brother Esau, 7/24/87 16:28 Mexicali Blues, 5/24/72 [Set 2] 21:44 Cumberland Blues, 4/28/71 26:25 Good Lovin' >, 4/25/71 28:44 El Paso, 8/7/71 33:51 Crazy Fingers >, 8/13/75 43:03 Good Lovin', 4/25/71 [Encore] 1:00:16 Sugar Magnolia, 4/25/71 1:04:56 Ripple, 4/29/71 1:09:40 The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion), Furthur Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA 12/19: Mark T Band @ Drums n Flats 12/27: Drop Dead Poppies @ Horseshoe Tavern 12/27: Caution Jam @ Grossman's Tavern

Young Amp is back and I'm strapped with the soundtrack to the vamp for liberty. Btw, did you know that Dr. Jacoby spent 1994-1995 on tour with the Dead as a "senior spiritual adviser"? Follow @greatnorthspecial for more on this and other developments. Grateful Dead unless noted [Set 1] 01:41 Feel Like a Stranger, 3/22/90 09:04 Must Have Been the Roses, 3/22/90 15:08 Peggy-O, 9/3/77 [Set 2] Cindy Lee 24:24 Baby Blue 28:20 Dreams of You 31:02 All I Want is You [Encore] Hamilton, ON 3/21/1990 34:50 New Minglewood Blues 42:03 Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo 50:04 Loose Lucy Upcoming Shows in Toronto: 11/19: Trombone Shorty @ Massey Hall 11/28: Cherry Garcia Band @ Painted Lady

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: 10/25: Grateful Shred @ Mod Club 10/25: Caution Jam @ Grossman's Tavern 10/30: Drop Dead Poppies @ Monarch Tavern 11/1: Special Delivery @ Low Bar

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 Encore: All songs by Tedeschi Trucks Band w/s/g Warren Haynes @ Budweiser Stage, Toronto, ON on 9/3/25 41:10 Stand Back 47:20 With a Little Help From My Friends Upcoming Dead + jam stuff around Toronto: 10/18: Pounds of Sin @ Monarch Tavern 10/18: Melvin Seals & JGB @ Asbury Hall Buffalo 10/25: Grateful Shred @ Mod Club 11/18: Live Dead and Brothers @ Sportsmen's Buffalo Follow @greatnorthspecial, volunteer in Toronto, and do it for Kofi *Feels that way, at least.

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 Grahame Lesh Wharf Rat, Dead & Co. wsg Billy Strings Music bed #1 - Fire on the Mountain, Dead & Co. wsg Trey Music bed #2 - Morning Dew, Dead & Co. wsg Sturgill Simpson Upcoming Dead + jam stuff around Toronto: 8/20: Greensky Bluegrass @ Mod Club 8/27: Lettuce @ Annabel's

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

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 (Stronger Than Dirt or Milkin' the Turkey) > Drums > King Solomon's Marbles (Stronger Than Dirt or Milkin' the Turkey) > Blues for Allah > Johnny B. Goode Upcoming Dead stuff in Toronto: 6/27: Mark T Band @ Drums N Flats 7/26: Cherry Garcia Band @ Toronto Island Marina And follow @nognuisagoodgnu on YouTube for Jerry Church every Sunday and an incredible archive of Dead, Jerry, Toronto shows and more.

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 Encore: Encore, Mr. Songbird Sugaree 5/22/77 Upcoming Dead stuff in Toronto: 5/31: Caution Jam @ Grossman's Tavern 6/6: Beggar's Waltz @ Drums N Flats 6/7: Mark T Band @ Noonan's 6/7: Dead Disco with DJ Stew @ Low Bar 6/14: Pounds of Sin @ Monarch Tavern 7/26: Cherry Garcia Band @ Toronto Island Marina

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 Close Encounters Jam 1/22/78 Links: Dylan HOFS playlist Pounds of Sin Luka Kuplowsky Holy Oak Family Singers Heavy Metal by Cameron Winter Thanks for listening I'll get the podcast schedule locked in here soon. Follow me @greatnorthspecial where I swear I'll start posting good stuff any day now. By the way, if you're still reading thisI first of all, thank you, second of all, why?, third of all, if the audio mix on any of the songs or spoken parts sounds weird to you, please let me know. If it sounds great I guess you can let me know that too.