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[charlene]

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/artic...902150318/1060

Lightfoot plans three Texas shows in March
From Staff Reports • February 15, 2009 2:00 am

Buzz up! Veteran Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot will perform three times in Texas in early March, in back-to-back shows marking a rare southern foray.

His shows will be March 3 at the Bass Concert Hall at the Performing Arts Center at the University of Texas at Austin, March 4 at the Nokia Theater in Grand Prairie and March 5 at the Majestic Theater in San Antonio. All shows start at 8 p.m.

Lightfoot, now 70, started producing a string of eloquent musical poems, many epic masterpieces that have become enduring standards, from "If You Could Read My Mind," "Sundown" and "Early Morning Rain" to "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and "Canadian Railroad Trilogy."

Artists who have recorded Lightfoot's songs range from Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary and Barbara Streisand to Jane's Addiction, Sarah McLachlan and Nanci Griffith.

Lightfoot almost died in 2002 from an acute abdominal aneurysm that left him in a coma for six weeks, but has now fully recovered and continues to tour occasionally with his core band of highly talented acoustic musicians.

Tickets to Lightfoot's March 3 show range from $35 to $55 and are available through the Web site http://utpac.org/event/gordon_lightfoot. Tickets to the March 4 show range from $40 to $60 and are available through the Web site [url]

[mandoann]

14 days and counting til Austin....

Thanks, Char!

[charlene]

you're welcome!
have a great time..!!
wish I could make it out west for some shows and see that part of the U.S. and Canada..and Gord of course!

[Melissa]

Austin is ready and raring to go! 2 weeks from tonight!
We're waiting for ya, Gord.

Melissa

[lighthead2toe]

This is cool sentiment.

There's a wave of good vibes on the rise here. Gotta get down there and have a nice visit to that Austin town. Never been there.

Keep pickin' those tunes Melissa and enjoy the show.

Keep us posted gal and hope to see you and Deny up this Canada way when you can cut it.

High fives, RJ.

[jj]

Originally Posted by Melissa

Austin is ready and raring to go! 2 weeks from tonight!
We're waiting for ya, Gord.

Melissa

Hey there, have a great time and say hi to Denny and the gang

speaking of the gang, I heard your lovely version of ICHW just now from Ed's site! wonderful as usual, Melissa
I too would love to hear it up another whole tone, you've got lots of upper range left

btw, what the name of the folks (gal?) singing Across the Great Divide, superb tone...you and her (for starters) need to hit the road and tour

and amonge a pile of other wonderful renditions, I also enjoyed You've Got a Lover...was just playing an old Skaggs version the other day off a dusty LP...nice arrangement

cheers & don't let Ed ever stop hosting those A1 sessions!

[charlene]

Hey Melissa! have a grand time and hugs to my guy Denny..tell him to have a glass of red for me..

[edmullen]

Across The Great Divide was Matt and Deb Carl. The Saturday jam session was a bunch of their friends ("The Guitar League") who meet and play periodically. It was a great time. We played pretty much non-stop from about 1-5, broke for Denny's birthday cake and dinner, then played from about 6-10. There's some really good stuff there:

http://edmullen.net/saturday_circle/

Cheers!

[lighthead2toe]

Ed,I just can't describe to you how good this makes feel (of course I've been eating cookies made with special herbs and spices today) but seeing this post come up with your name there I knew we were in for a real treat.

Being aware of the talent some of these folks have I want to take my time and sit and have a good listen and maybe a few more again to all these tracks.

I haven't forgotten that you were the very first guy I made contact with in order to initiate me into the world of serious Lightfoot fans and you did it with class and it made me feel like a lost soul finding his real family.

Now they're stuck with me and I hope I don't turn them into lost souls.

But we read here from time to time similar stories and with the way things have evolved; the wonderful music, experiences, stories etc. we share it just keeps getting better.

Thanks so much for all you've done.

Cheers, Ron J.













Thanks so much for sharing this with us.

[mandoann]

Hello Lightheads! Things are heating up in Austin; tomorrow it will be 61F but on Tuesday it's supposed to be 79F. Woohoo!

[charlene]

well Gord and the band will love even 61F-we're going back to a deep freeze here in TO after a day of 50F !
T-shirt weather!
lol
have a wonderful time!!

[Melissa]

It has been 85-87 degrees the past 3 days here in Austin. We have a cool front coming in over the weekend. But the forecast for next week is 80-83 degrees and sunny when Gord will be here. Should be nice, spring weather, as usual this time of year.

The radio spots are running frequently, promoting the show. I hear that tickets are selling well. I think Gord and the guys will see a good crowd!

Melissa

[mandoann]

Originally Posted by charlene

well Gord and the band will love even 61F-we're going back to a deep freeze here in TO after a day of 50F !
T-shirt weather!
lol
have a wonderful time!!

Thanks, Char! After the snow we had in Portland just a few days ago, Austin is a shock, weatherwise. This is my first time here; I'm visiting my cousins whom I haven't seen in 11 years. Gord's bringing us together! Little did I know until a few months ago that they are also his fans. My cousin brought out his Gord's Gold record as soon as we got to their house!

Keep warm Char; hope to see you at a concert very soon!

[jj]

Originally Posted by edmullen

Across The Great Divide was Matt and Deb Carl. The Saturday jam session was a bunch of their friends ("The Guitar League") who meet and play periodically. It was a great time. We played pretty much non-stop from about 1-5, broke for Denny's birthday cake and dinner, then played from about 6-10. There's some really good stuff there:

http://edmullen.net/saturday_circle/

Cheers!

deb carl, eh...wow...i should haven't recognized matt's voice, nice blend they have...there's someone else harmonizing also in a tune that follows shortly after..anyhow, it's ALL good stuff...what a great birthday for Denny love your early recording on 10 Degrees, ed...i've never been an ipod person, but learned that my new cellphone hold music and has some decentlittle headphones...so i have christened it by tranfering about a down of these mp3s from your link...it actually sounds clear and pretty warm considering it's all digital...i felt like i was at the party!