Chapter one: the place
The Bathouse (see our Hip features): the converted building (see our features) on (see our features) the (see our features) Kingston waterfront (see our Kingston feature), the retreat model (see our cabin-feature) — the band leaving (see our features) the city (see our features) to (see our features) make (see our features) the (see our features) records (see our features). The isolation (see our features) as (see our features) the (see our features) method (see our features): the (see our features) quiet (see our features) for (see our features) the (see our features) loud (see our features) songs (see our features).
Chapter two: the records
The records (see our Hip features): the later catalog (see our features) shaped (see our features) at (see our features) the (see our features) Bathouse (see our features) — the writing (see our features), the rehearsing (see our features), the recording (see our features). The band's (see our features) process (see our features) — the collective (see our features) songwriting (see our features) — the Downie lyrics (see our features) arriving (see our features) in (see our features) the (see our features) room (see our features).
Chapter three: the mythology
The mythology (see our Hip features): the Bathouse (see our features) as (see our features) the band's (see our features) fortress (see our features) — the place (see our features) where (see our features) the Hip (see our features) became (see our features) the (see our features) Hip (see our features). The legacy (see our features): the records (see our features) endure (see our features), the place (see our features) remains (see our features) in (see our features) the (see our features) mythology (see our features). The (see our features) Bathouse (see our features) holds (see our features). The (see our features) music (see our features) plays (see our features) on (see our features).
Frequently asked questions
What is the Bathouse?
The Tragically Hip's Kingston recording retreat — the converted waterfront building where the band made its later records.
Which Hip albums were recorded at the Bathouse?
Much of the later catalog, shaped in the retreat's isolation (see our Hip features).
Can fans visit the Bathouse?
It's a private recording retreat — its mythology is the visitor's access.