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Jesse Joe

11-24-2008, 09:02 AM

To me sounds a bit like Gord ! :rolleyes:

YouTube - Gordon Lightfoot's Go My Way cover by Brian E

Jesse Joe

11-24-2008, 09:05 AM

A "camp fire musician," is what he calls himself at You Tube... Great voice ! :)

YouTube - Shadows (cover) by Brian E

Jesse Joe

11-24-2008, 09:09 AM

YouTube - Gordon Lightfoot If You Could Read My Mind (cover)

SilverHeels

11-24-2008, 09:58 AM

Blimey! He sounds just like Lightfoot! Thanks Jesse for sharing this one.

Jesse Joe

11-24-2008, 10:04 AM

Quite welcome Silverheels, I've invited him to Corfid, he is very good indeed. :)

lighthead2toe

11-24-2008, 04:06 PM

Jesse Joe

11-24-2008, 04:21 PM

Your more than welcome Ron, his 6 string looks like a Martin with a Dean Markley wooden pick up. Im kind of waiting for a 12 string in one of his future videos ? :)

charlene

11-24-2008, 04:35 PM

definately moments there that remind me of early Lightfoot..
very nice playing too..

Nightingale

11-25-2008, 10:50 AM

Jesse Joe

11-25-2008, 10:51 AM

I got this email from Brian this morning:

Thanks for the invitation Jessie Joe. I will certainly take a look. I appreciate the kind words.

I have just dusted off my guitar after not playing much for a few years. I hope to improve with time, and will post more as long as there's someone who'll listen.

Cordially,

Brian E

Jesse Joe

11-25-2008, 11:05 AM

He is really good. I love the song "Go My Way". I have never heard it before...it's lovely.
Of course, Gordon has a knack for writing lovely songs. :)

Really, this guy is great to listen to. Thanks, Jesse Joe

Anne if ever you hear Gordon Lightfoot sing "Go My Way," on the Album "Summer Side Of Life"...(1971) You will see that Brian sounds very close to the Poet Genius himself. :)

Jesse Joe

11-26-2008, 08:24 AM

YouTube - Song for a Winter's Night

talbot10

11-26-2008, 10:00 AM

YouTube - Song for a Winter's Night (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCL41dSjwoE)

Great voice ! Thanks for posting it Jesse and thanks to
Brian!
Bill

11-26-2008, 10:06 AM

Wow, this is the closest to the voice of Gord I've ever heard. He picks a fine guitar as well. Would love to hear him do a twelve string number.

Thanks so much Jesse Joe for providing this for our enjoyment. Ron J.

i love go My Way, very nice

Ron, is this by chance, Ottawa Mike's friend? (following his recording of the 2006 Delta Sessions, he sent me an mp3 of a fella who sounds more like Gord than Gord does, lol)

my hard drive was wiped clean by a 'worm' since then so I no longer have it or Mike's contact info...just wonderin....anyhow, keep em comin, Brian!

...btw, i think I saw Brian in the ACC crowd at Wendel night;)

charlene

11-26-2008, 11:48 AM

...btw, i think I saw Brian in the ACC crowd at Wendel night;)

lol!

I think you saw lots of Brians/Wendels..
lol

11-26-2008, 12:36 PM

I got this email from Brian this morning:
will post more as long as there's someone who'll listen.

Cordially,

Brian E

there's about 1,000 someones at this site eager to listen, Brian:)

Jesse Joe

11-26-2008, 03:56 PM

Great voice ! Thanks for posting it Jesse and thanks to
Brian!
Bill

Glad you enjoyed it Bill, he did "Song For A Winter's Night", as a request for Corfidian Nightingale.

Man what a talented guy ! :)

11-26-2008, 11:24 PM

Bill, also a very talented guy...very

as far as Gord-toned voices go, gotta add the estranged John Stinson in there

Jesse Joe

11-26-2008, 11:40 PM

YouTube - Your Love's return

mandomyk

11-27-2008, 08:17 AM

i love go My Way, very nice

Ron, is this by chance, Ottawa Mike's friend? (following his recording of the 2006 Delta Sessions, he sent me an mp3 of a fella who sounds more like Gord than Gord does, lol)

my hard drive was wiped clean by a 'worm' since then so I no longer have it or Mike's contact info...just wonderin....anyhow, keep em comin, Brian!

...btw, i think I saw Brian in the ACC crowd at Wendel night;)
Hi JJ
Mike from ottawa here no this isnt Fred Werthman (the mp3 I sent way back when). I eventually did send the entire album that we recorded to him in mp3 format and it was the only copy he had.
Unfortunately both my laptop and music computer crashed within months of each other and I lost most of my music projects, including all the original recordings from 2006. backups backup and backups.
So when I get the time I go back and copy the cd's I ve recorded for others download them to my pc.
here is my email info countrylane_music@yahoo.com
take care

11-28-2008, 10:10 AM

that's ashame, Mike....such fine work you put into those recordings and I'm sure a slew of other artist's works...I know the digital let down feeling, ugh!

I had about 100 hours (of 125 hour max storage) of musical recordings on my PVR, some of which I downloaded to DVD but most lost when the thing crashed

i think we need to all go back to reel to reel, lol

i wonder if i ever forwarded that particular mp3 of Fred to char? she is a archive genius and may have it still...i can't remember filename or tune

btw, that's a really wonderful version of YLR, Brain....thanks jessi:)

charlene

11-28-2008, 12:23 PM

Fred? song? hmmm. when?

and where the heck is John Stinson these days..??

Jesse Joe

11-30-2008, 09:18 AM

"Please excuse the tap dancing dog"... ... Brian E.

YouTube - Affair On Eighth Avenue

Nightingale

12-03-2008, 03:14 AM

YouTube - Spanish Moss

Nightingale

12-03-2008, 03:18 AM

Look what a sleepless bird found when she was wandering around YouTube :)

He dedicated it to us, The Corfidians...keepers of the treasure :)

Ummm.....I think I am remembering that right...lol.

Anyway, here you go Jesse Joe and all the rest of you lazy Corfidians that require sleep.

Night :)
Anne

Edited to say that it is "Faithful guardians of the treasure"

I was close. whaddya expect from a sleepy woman at 2:15 A.M. :)

Jesse Joe

12-03-2008, 07:06 AM

lol ! Now I know why your Screen Name begins with Night... Your like an Owl, Bats, etc, you come out at night. :biggrin:

Really nice of Brian to dedicate it to Corfidians, thanks Anne. :)

Nightingale

12-04-2008, 01:19 AM

Yep, I am a night owl, my Canadian friend :)

This morning, I stopped in to take a look at the board and I thought you called me an OLD bat...lol.
Then, I put my reading glasses on and it said Owl, Bats...blah, blah...lol :)

I was about ready to take the midnight train to Moncton and smack you silly, Jesse Joe :)

Yes, Spanish Moss is great! Brian did a wonderful version of that song.

Yes, it was nice of him to dedicate it to the Corfidians...of course, now he is one of us :)

Jesse Joe

12-04-2008, 07:54 AM

I was about ready to take the midnight train to Moncton and smack you silly, Jesse Joe :) ... Nightingale

lololol !!! For the time being Im going to stay away from the train station ! :biggrin:

Nightingale

12-05-2008, 02:21 AM

LOL...I don't throw much of a punch, Jesse J. I think you're safe :)

Jesse Joe

12-07-2008, 10:08 PM

YouTube - Don Quixote

Jesse Joe

12-07-2008, 10:18 PM

Char, John, or anyone that goes to those Massey Reunions, you should invite this great singer to your next one. Man oh Man can he sing good.

Great job once again Brian. :clap: :)

Nightingale

12-08-2008, 01:19 AM

Yes, I love this cover of Don Quixote...he did a wonderful job:)

I stayed up late just to bring it over and you already did it...lol.

Are you working overtime, JJ? :)

Nightingale

12-16-2008, 10:34 PM

YouTube - Talkin' In Your Sleep

07-01-2009, 09:12 AM

I added the Joe Mills and Brian duet to Brian's thread a while back but notice the whole thread somehow vapourized

I like that he does some of the non-standard covers like MTMS, ONTS, DK, etc...he and Joe should try a few more:)

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YouTube - Gordon Lightfoot Spanish Moss (cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IixGr9Uifg8&feature=channel)
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YouTube - Gordon Lightfoot's Go My Way cover by Brian E (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04DReWBvtUk&feature=channel_page)
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YouTube - Daylight Katy 3 2009 03 16 22 00 48 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmvnpR-_3Ds&feature=related)

note: I can't edit the Subject it seems...his name is actually "BrIAn"

07-01-2009, 12:21 PM

note: I can't edit the Subject it seems...his name is actually "BrIAn"

I see the moderator corrected your typo. When I first saw it, I thought.....'oh no.....now the bots are able to start threads'.

07-01-2009, 01:29 PM

'now the bots are able to start threads'.

heh, good one....it's actually been that way for a while, rm

http://www.corfid.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=19600

;) thanks, char....as you know, i'm not much of a proof reader

Unsettled 1

07-01-2009, 11:44 PM

Thanks,
nice of you to post this.

Jesse Joe

09-25-2009, 09:16 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVjf9Myufi0&feature=sub

Jesse Joe

10-18-2009, 01:31 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UGBys7tNbg&feature=sub

10-19-2009, 03:28 AM

i recall my first LATR listening (it wasn't on a very good music system but it sure sounded fine to me)...thanks for reviving that moment with your sedating version...nice to see someone standing (vs seated) and performing, like Gord-ish

Unsettled 1

10-19-2009, 11:41 AM

Love that "sedating version" LOL. Now I know why my Dogs are always falling asleep when I play.
Thanks jj

10-24-2009, 12:47 PM

request unsettled1/brian:

could you tell a little about evolution/process of the duet collaboration with joe mills and if there is anything further coming?....i appreciated that effort muchly

Unsettled 1

10-26-2009, 03:38 PM

Hello JJ.
The collaboration was suggested by Joe after we had been commenting back and forth on our videos. He did the arranging and editing (I'm no tech.) I sent him a recording via "Transfer Big Files, (don't use it, it had a virus) and he somehow overdubbed the rest. I was jazzed to see and hear it. I would love to do more with him, but I don't know if he has the time. He is quite popular in Bavaria I believe, and deservedly so. I do know he had a skiing accident a while back, and endured a slow recovery. It's nice to see him back. Perhaps a request would nudge him along? Hopefully, we will do more someday, as several people have asked. He is a very nice gentlemen.
Take care,

Brian

Jesse Joe

10-27-2009, 08:01 AM

YouTube - Gordon Lightfoot's "Bitter Green" (cover)

Jesse Joe

10-27-2009, 08:16 AM

YouTube - Gordon Lightfoot's "Inspiration Lady" (cover) GL

10-27-2009, 09:14 AM

interesting, thank you Brian...yes is a pro and award winner also in his neck of the universe...you've got a real gift yourself

and hey, i am now adding 'jazzed' to my rural vocabulary:cool:

Jesse Joe

11-09-2009, 02:00 PM

YouTube- Too Late for Prayin' Gordon Lightfoot (cover)

11-10-2009, 09:08 AM

:clap:it's really getting hard to pick a fave Brian performance, he picks all my true faves...and such steady meter...if I knew how to download even the audio alone, I'd make a comp of his finest, assuming I could narrow it down to an hours worth

would be a treat to have this gent at Massey/pubjam sometime

Jesse Joe

11-10-2009, 09:16 AM

He once told me that he was thinking of going this year, but it was not is final answer. He also ask me if I was going, but I told him I never attended a Massey reunion, and I also said if your going do bring your guitar.

11-10-2009, 09:47 AM

ps) Brain, thank you for doing a wonderful version of my fave Croce song, Age! (first off of that classic Jim and Ingrid album)

http://www.youtube.com/user/7761864#p/u/4/XN3nbQaecT8

may I request my 2nd fave: Thursday?...ok, and about 10 other Croce's, lol

Jesse Joe

11-19-2009, 03:54 PM

YouTube- Beautiful Gordon Lightfoot (cover) GL.wmv

Jesse Joe

11-28-2009, 07:51 AM

YouTube- All the Lovely Ladies Gordon Lightfoot (cover) GL.wmv

Jesse Joe

12-04-2009, 06:44 AM

YouTube- The Pony Man Gordon Lightfoot (cover)

Jesse Joe

12-16-2009, 09:29 AM

YouTube- Pussywillows Cattails Gordon Lightfoot (cover)

12-18-2009, 11:35 AM

great as usual, brian....is that an apt sized piano or an organ perhaps? if you play could you record something using it?:)

...best of the season to you and yours (including your guitar)

Unsettled 1

12-26-2009, 03:53 PM

JJ
Yes, it's my Grandmother's upright Ivers and Ponds piano. Someday, I hope to play well enough to put something up, but not yet.
I hope you had a Merry Christmas and have a great New Year.
BTW, did you see the "Thursday" video. I had never heard that song before you mentioned it, but I really like it.

Brian

12-26-2009, 05:37 PM

thank you for the well wishes and for delivering my request so wonderfully, Brian! i only just heard it now after your headsup

yeah, you'd swear that Croce or Gord had written that one...i'd love to have hear Gord also cover it in his 'baritone' era...actually, Gord has paid tribute to many peers in covering their tunes and it wouldnt be too late to hear him slip it in a live set as an indirect and reciprocal type of tribute to Jim...well, ok, the chances of this are slim and nil, the latter being more likely

btw, if you haven't come across this thread that Deb started a while back, there are some neat links and 'Thursday' tidbits found throughout

http://www.corfid.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=18948&highlight=thursday+croce

cheers....you've got the Gord/Jim/Sal gene...fine company

jj

...now don't forget those piano scales before bed each night

Jesse Joe

12-29-2009, 01:41 PM

YouTube- The Last Time I Saw Her

Jesse Joe

02-01-2010, 03:18 PM

Another great Lightfoot cover from Brian. :)

YouTube- Gordon Lightfoot's "Walls" cover.wmv

Jesse Joe

02-09-2010, 07:44 PM

YouTube- Restless Gordon Lightfoot (cover)

04-16-2010, 12:13 PM

ahh, something fresh, a real treat:)

YouTube- Ordinary Man Gordon Lightfoot (cover) by Brian E

great stuff Brain....in an old poll here I had picked this tune as my fave non-Billboard charting GL track...it contains one of my fave melodic and chord progression segments (ie. and as I wander through....etc)...thx for sharing

I love the closeup video frame on this one! nice to met ya...

ps)
it could just be hibernationhead (aka bedhead) but seems you came out of your bearish slumber with a quite stylish Captain Kangaroo trim (jk)
;)

Jesse Joe

04-16-2010, 01:10 PM

Very beautiful Brian ! :)

charlene

04-16-2010, 01:18 PM

wonderful! Like Lightfoot you make it seem so effortless..
lovely.

Unsettled 1

04-16-2010, 03:05 PM

Captain Kangaroo? LOL I'm just happy to have hair, so it can go where it wants.
I always appreciate the nice comments from Corfid. I'm just glad there are so many avid Lightfoot fans gathered in one place. I have learned so much here.

Thanks again,

Brian

stationmaster

06-21-2010, 04:54 PM

This man is great! Just heard him on YouTube for the first time. Hello all Corfidians, it's been a while since I was here. A lot of new names and topics.

SM

Jesse Joe

06-21-2010, 04:58 PM

Dont be a stranger post more often from Nfld. :) Yes indeed Brian sounds like a Gordon Lightfoot of the past.

06-22-2010, 09:20 AM

... it's been a while since I was here.

SM

why?

stationmaster

06-26-2010, 12:29 PM

why?

Well I guess I am one of the "Lost Children"

Jesse Joe

07-31-2010, 06:53 AM

Great job Brian ! :)

YouTube- Can't Depend on Love 1.wmv

08-03-2010, 11:24 AM

fine stuff, Brian...i missed the intro (same as outro?)...loved the instr section

i think the chording in the second verse works best with that melodic scale

keep em gems coming and please get back to the video framing you used for Ordinary Man...i'm also thinking of sending you a 100watt bulb:cool:

Unsettled 1

08-04-2010, 01:04 AM

JJ,
I shun the bright lights, and besides, in California we're eco-friendly. That would mean a 27 watt fluorescent, which we would then pretend was not laden with mercury.
Thanks, and yes the intro was cut off a bit .

10-12-2010, 09:47 PM

LET IT RIDE

in the absence of jessie joe (where is he?) i relay this to all...here is an 'in studio' add! :):):) what a long overdue treat for us fans of Gord and Brian

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=7761864#p/u/6/W2PIK8_6gwY

...hey, i didn't know you were acquainted with '7 island suite' bob:)

10-14-2010, 08:09 PM

11-24-2010, 12:37 AM

this is WONDERFUL...i hope all do themselves a favour and catch this

YouTube - If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot Cover

this is true talent...and taste

congratulations, Brian and friends!!

lighthead2toe

11-25-2010, 03:04 AM

Thanks JJ for bringing this up for us to see and hear.
I'm not savvy keeping up with all the stuff that's out there but having you on board with your expertise sure is a plus for all who come here to catch all the great things that are happening in our world of Gord tunes.
This particular video shows it very well. It's much like the original sound that we would hear live in Massey Hall when it was just Gord, John and Red up there sounding out those notes. And of course anyone who was there at that time would surely connect with what's going on here with Brian and friends.
Brian's voice just nails it like none other than Gord's. I've never heard a closer one than his.
Truly great stuff.
RJ.

charlene

11-25-2010, 09:26 AM

oh my - how beautiful!
love, love, love it Brian and friends!
C'mon up to Toronto for Massey in May!

11-25-2010, 10:01 AM

i am bringing this back to the top because most may think this is "just" another Brian cover (as most know, all of them are treats!) but you should check out the voice and guitar sound IN STUDIO, plus some added work by Bob

i have since checked out Bob's site and just LOVE his old American family photos....do yourself a favour and check out the studio cut and Bob's family moments locked in time...these are the type of pics that belong in a Burns doc

both these guys are multi-talents

you also must check out Brain's originals...i believe he's about to break through

well said, folks...even though this was on prior page, hope i've stressed that all must also catch Let it Ride in studio and his originals

for example, go directly to this gem!

YouTube - Bygones Original (C) 4 2009 01 11 00 26 02

...do not pass GO, do not collect $200...

ps) some may recall that Bob brought us 7 Island Suite...a multi-talent

charlene

11-25-2010, 10:08 AM

oh my...
I'm speechless.

imported_Next_Saturday

02-15-2011, 04:01 PM

YouTube - Don Quixote - Gordon Lightfoot Cover

03-18-2011, 11:56 PM

for example, go directly to this gem!

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDMNzH-SMqA"]YouTube - Bygones Original (C) 4 2009 01 nt

thought some might enjoy a fine studio version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x0epdNoFjo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

culverd

03-28-2011, 08:52 PM

Takes me back to a concert in the seventies in Massey Hall. Great Voice

orilliaman

03-29-2011, 10:34 PM

I have purchased every album that Gord ever made, as well the the songbook compilation. I have spent hours lying on my rec room floor between my 100 watt speakers with Gord cranked up as loud as i dared. I have attended too many concerts to count and had the honour of meeting Gord backstage in Ohio. I mention this only to add credence, when i say that Brian E. is amazing!! He has obviously done his homework and has the guitar playing sounding exactly like Gord. His voice has all the Lightfoot intonations down to a science!! Kudos to Brian!! Of course i can tell the difference but when i clicked on one of his covers in here the other day, my wife thought it was really Gord...awesome

03-30-2011, 01:11 AM

You should check out his original also. He has more also

I can't seem to embed the video so it's easy to miss it

Anyhow glad you dig but I don't see him as imitator ( or mr Stinson) rather I just think they have similar stylings and tones with Gord obviously being an influence. I think Croce also comes through, as does Ekard

I hope Ron jones sets up a YouTube channel someday also and puts up some of his samplings of unique style that like John and Brian and some others in the crowd, have a love of Lighfoot emitted with every phrase

having Brian going into studionthe past few months as well as that BBC gem surfacing, has been a real treat for those who long for a resurgence of "the voice".. I hope john also gets into a studio sometime. I do recall Mando myk playing me a recording of a fella who was also delivering these good tones but can't trace him down and neither could myk

There are no shortage of excellent singers out there but only a small handful have been gifted with a "voice" :)

More more more....

imported_Next_Saturday

05-16-2011, 11:26 AM

Really great version!
YouTube - Daylight Katy - Gordon Lightfoot Cover

05-23-2011, 01:17 PM

That must have been fun to mix:)

Tasty vocals as usual and slick colour played and added throughout by the master

....Get your wah wahs out...

06-22-2011, 10:22 PM

AWESOME stuff...what a way to bring in the summer.... two true beauties:

YouTube - ‪Talking In Your Sleep - Gordon Lightfoot Cover‬&rlm;

YouTube - ‪Rainy Day People - Gordon Lightfoot Cover‬&rlm;

jerrypitt

08-25-2011, 07:53 AM

YouTube - Gordon Lightfoot If You Could Read My Mind (cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANIRNEPQVhs)

Terrific! And you did it back before all this flash video editing made it TOO easy. ;-)

10-10-2011, 10:01 PM

Was just listening to this silky smooth non-gord cover performance and giving thanks to the music left behind by those taken from us, far too early

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6G5rB2LFl0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

06-01-2012, 07:49 PM

Clouds Of Loneliness - Gordon Lightfoot Cover - YouTube

a real treat to bring in the new month:)

06-12-2013, 12:44 PM

Too Much To Lose - Gordon Lightfoot Cover - YouTube

unless members are turned off by versions of Gord songs done by anyone other than Gord (aka, "covers"); do yourselves a favour and bookmark Brian and/or Bob's channels

the hits just keep on comin'.... actually, it's these non hits that I really admire!

:clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap: (on a scale of 1 to 5)

06-16-2013, 11:33 AM

Bitter Green - Gordon Lightfoot Cover - YouTube

MistyMoppens

03-29-2020, 08:36 PM

Blimey! He sounds just like Lightfoot! Thanks Jesse for sharing this one.

I some cases I think Brian sounds better than Gordon. Examples: "Too Much To Lose" & "My Love For You"... I also love "Cup of Tea" with Brian & Charmaine. It's just the sweetest thing! I've got a Brian board on my Pinterest page. No Gordon board yet.... I think Brian & friends (our Jimmy J, Bob & Charmaine are incredible together! Does anyone know the name of the other guitar player?)

Does anyone know if Brian has any CDs out? He has, hands down, the absolute best voice, IMHO. I LOVE IT.

08-24-2023, 02:31 PM

Does anyone know the name of the other guitar player?)

Lenny Hansell

Hope all is well, Misty - no official cds .... yet