Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs

Subject: RE: Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs
From: GUEST,Jim
Date: 10 Jan 05 - 11:23 AM

Early Morning Rain (signature tune)
If you could read my mind
Pony Man
If you got it
Canadian Railroad trilogy
I'm not saying
Poor little Alison
Sit Down Young Stranger
Somewhere USA
Edmund Fitzgerald
Your Love's Return
Minstral of the Dawn
Circle of steel
Approaching Lavender
Sundown

Needless to say - I'm a fan. I've sung Early Morning rain so many times over many many years I can't believe I'm not sick off it, but I still love it. When someone else sang it at a local folk club, someone leaned over and whispered to me "How do you feel about him singing your song?"
I whispered back "It's not my song, it's Gordon Lightfoot's"

My 24 year old son was on holiday in Spain 2 years ago and a busker was amazed that he was able to sing along to it. On another occasion he was walking down town behind "an old guy" (probably my age - cheeky bugger) who started singing "In the early morning rain" - my son then added "With a dollar in my hand"
The guy turned round and said "How do you know that song - you're too young"

If they're good enough - they get passed down and will be sung for generations. It was GL's music that forced me to learn fingerstyle guitar. Another toast to the great man....

Subject: RE: Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs
From: burntstump
Date: 10 Jan 05 - 01:14 PM

Early Morning Rain sung by Peter Paul & Mary was one of my first folk influences, I have a video of them singing it in the 60s, makes me shiver even now.

Subject: RE: Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs
From: burntstump
Date: 11 Jan 05 - 02:32 PM

Subject: RE: Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs
From: Joybell
Date: 11 Jan 05 - 05:49 PM

Hello Dave, Yes I think True-Love - Hildebrand and O'Leary have been to that one. Hildebrand was on the bill for the opening of the original "Troubadour" and played there for years after that. He has a long association with Andrew. We've probably met. We now live about 3 hours West of you. Cheers, Joy

Subject: RE: Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs
From: burntstump
Date: 12 Jan 05 - 03:15 AM

Subject: RE: Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs
From: RichM
Date: 12 Jan 05 - 12:43 PM

An interesting tribute album by various performers including Harry Manx, the Cowboy Junkies, and Blue Rodeo:

HERE

Listen to Terry Tufts singing "For Loving Me"
Good voice, monster guitar player!

Subject: RE: Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs
From: Pauline L
Date: 12 Jan 05 - 09:45 PM

Guest, Jim, thanks for reminding me of some of Gordon Lightfoot's great songs I had forgotten about. He certainly wrote a lot of great ones.

Subject: RE: Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs
From: burntstump
Date: 14 Jan 05 - 11:50 AM

Jack Hudson will sometimes do a Lightfoot song if you twist his arm

Subject: RE: Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs
From: Capo da Monty
Date: 14 Jan 05 - 04:02 PM

I have a Jack Hudson album "Summer Days and You" (later re-issued under the title"Homecoming") with Lightfoot songs:-
Summer Side of Life Your Loves Return In a Windowpane          Love & Maple Syrup The Last Time I Saw her

Rainy Day People was on his Starlights & Headlights album

Perhaps GL will pick up one of Jack's songs some day. He does do the occasional cover I believe.

Subject: RE: Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs
From: burntstump
Date: 15 Jan 05 - 03:37 AM

Lightfoot will be sent a copy of Jacks new CD

Subject: RE: Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs
From: burntstump
Date: 16 Jan 05 - 01:27 PM

Subject: RE: Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs
From: Cluin
Date: 16 Jan 05 - 05:20 PM

Saw Terry Tufts doing "For Loving Me" in a little house concert a couple of years ago. But he did it at a faster tempo than that recording. I agree; great artist.

Subject: RE: Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs
From: burntstump
Date: 18 Jan 05 - 12:42 PM

Subject: RE: Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs
From: burntstump
Date: 22 Jan 05 - 03:34 AM

Subject: RE: Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs
From: GUEST,Meredith
Date: 26 Feb 14 - 09:01 AM

Just released an album tribute to some of the great songs of Lightfoot including Home From the Forest, Old Dan, House You Live In, For Lovin Me, Wreck of Eddie Fitz, Carefree Highway, EMR, Winter's Night, 10 Degrees n Gettin Colder, Ribbon of Darkness, Read My Mind, Mother of a Miner's Child, Summertime Dream, Sundown, Rainy Day People and Cotton Jenny. If you want a copy email me at Cheers,
Gary

Subject: RE: Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs
From: Capo da Monty
Date: 26 Feb 14 - 11:26 AM

Since teaming up with a brilliant lead guitarist (Frank Boyle)and Bass guitarist(Bob Burke)we often include:-

Song for a Winter's Night
Rainy Day People
Sundown
The Way I Feel
IYCRMM
Ode to Big Blue
Don Quixote
Sit Down Young Stranger
Cold on the Shoulder

CdM

Subject: RE: Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs
From: GUEST,Don Wise
Date: 26 Feb 14 - 01:31 PM

Sang "The Ballad of the Yarmouth Castle" in public the other night.

"Early Morning rain" and "For lovin' me" are still firmly in my mind 'though I've not sung them in public for 40+ years.

I'm working on "Song for a winters night". I love "Edmund Fitzgerald" but I'm not sure that I can do it justice.

Subject: RE: Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs
From: PHJim
Date: 26 Feb 14 - 08:16 PM

Gordon Lightfoot fan, singer/songwriter Aengus Finnan initiated a Lightfoot Tribute 12 years ago. It is now held yearly at Hugh's Room in Toronto.

Way We Feel

Subject: RE: Gordon Lightfoot anyone play his songs
From: PHJim
Date: 26 Feb 14 - 08:20 PM

I first saw Gord as the tenor guitar player in the Two Tones at Mariposa in 1961 or 1962. He and baritone Ukulele player Terry Whelen played as a duo in Orillia. The next time I saw Gord, he was a solo act and had Three times as many strings on his guitar.