The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #97331 Message #1923512
Posted By: GUEST,Texas Guest
31-Dec-06 - 05:04 PM
Thread Name: Anyone sing G. Lightfoot songs?(UK)
Subject: RE: Anyone sing G. Lightfoot songs?(UK)
Well, in my mind Gordon Lightfoot is just - awesome. When I first started performing eight years ago I did "Song For A Winter's Night" and "Don Quixote." Unfortunately I was (and still am) performing before folks who want Jimmy Buffet, Eagles and Van Morrison so those songs fell by the wayside for lack of audience attention. I'm not about to quit performing but these days it's really become a bite in the ass for some of us who don't write our own stuff because most, if not all, of the "folk" rooms are now "singer-songwriter" rooms that you cannot get into unless you write your own stuff. On the other hand, that leaves pubs and restaurants to gig at and they won't tolerate much more than mainstream pop with a few folk songs thrown in.
I've gotten away from the focus here, and apologize, so - I currently perform "Early Morning Rain" and I get requests for "Edmund Fitz" every night I perform somewhere. There have also been several requests to learn "Christian Island," and I did record "Pony Man" that was included on a CD released earlier this year. In fact, you can probably listen to it if you care at CDBaby.com. The name of the disc is "For Kids Of All Ages," and it's doing o.k. At any rate - that's my nickle. Cheers,..............tg