Lightfoot Cover Show: Aurora, On, on May 2/09

[musky_man]

Great news - I just spoke to my brother, Paul Bartlett, and as many of you are aware, John Stinson and him are performing a Lightfoor cover show, in Aurora, Ontario on May 2/09 at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 106 Industrial PKWY North.

They have been in touch with fellow Corfid Member, Dawns Minstrel who has agreed to come from New York and perform at the show as a guest. Many of you have seen the excellent covers he has contributed within the cover section of this site. They are excited to have him on board!

John and Paul have been practicing together throughout the winter months and are dedicating this show to the late Red Shea who was thier friend, mentor and teacher.

Aurora was Red's home town for the past 30 years. This is an evening that many of you Corfid members would really enjoy. Show time starts at 7:30pm. Tickets will be available at the door for 15 dollars. Tickets can also be ordered through contacting WWW.lightfoottribute.ca

This is a small, homey venue with just over 100 seats -- we expect tickets will sell quickly -so if you are thinking of coming to the show, order your tickets ASAP. Corfid members are being advised ahead of time. Next week they will be advertising in the newspaper and on radio.

They expect the concert to be about 2.5 hours of great Lightfoot gold!!

There will also be a screening of vintage film footage of Gordong Lightfoot, Red Shea and John Stockfish performing, which very few folks of seen.


Date: May 2, 2009
Time: 7:30pm
Place: Royal Canadian Legion Hall,
106 Industrial PKWY North (http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&tab=wl)
Auroroa ON
Tickets 15.00
Purchase: 1) At door or 2, via WWW.lightfoottribute.ca

Look forward to seeing some Corfidians there!! :)

[jj]

Great news

There will also be a screening of vintage film footage of Gordong Lightfoot, Red Shea and John Stockfish performing,


yes, Great news!

i often wonder how many corfidians even live in southern Ontario, let alone York Region (i know there are a few down in the Niagara area)...anyhow, it would be well worth he drive to Acton...i mean Aurora:) easy to get to from either/and/or 401, 407, 404

great idea to show some Gord...is the footage from Telescope-Lightfoot Forward? sounds cool...i am still looking for the CBC 1968 show that JohnF recorded on reel to reel

idea: a US corfid attendee bus should be chartered, one way:)

all the best:clap:

[DawnsMinstrel]

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to mention here that I'm honored to have been asked to participate in this, that I thank John and Paul for inviting me, and that I look forward to meeting some fellow corfidians there. Now off to the woodshed....

DawnsMinstrel

[charlene]

I may have to figure out a way to get to Aurora..

[jj]

char, the train basically runs right through the venue (the Aurora stop is only minutes away) so GO is ideal...but if it's like the Canadian Pacific line out here (which runs through MY venue, lol) there is no weekend eve service....you are much more familiar with the website and schedules, it makes me dizzy

i would love to capture a barren 'dress' rehearsal on audio/video...setting up cams in front of the stage during shows is so intrusive...hopefully this is the first of many!

[charlene]

james - the boys will have to let you know when they will be getting togethre for rehearsals..if you can make it then get your Fisher Price "My First Camera" up there and record it!
I"ll check the GO website for train times.

[jj]

good one, lol, it's actually my second one...and it's Melissa & Doug

ideally i'd visit family out east and scoop you on the way back and diagonal north...but it's a rare weekend where they are headed into town for an event (i am taping)...i think the videos that John is posting currently aren't too shabby at all sound wise and there is no moving heads or butts or chatting to compete with, as is often the case "live"

i am sure GL lovers will make up the majority and be hushed throughout the entertainment (and if they aren't i'm sure you'll be having them answer to you directly, lol)

[jj]

bringing the cream (current events) to the top....

[DawnsMinstrel]

Thanks for bump jj. I'm wondering if any corfiders (aside from John and Paul of course) will be there. It would be fun to meet in person.

[talbot10]

[QUOTE=musky_man;150754]Great news - I just spoke to my brother, Paul Bartlett, and as many of you are aware, John Stinson and him are performing a Lightfoor cover show, in Aurora, Ontario on May 2/09 at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 106 Industrial PKWY North.

They have been in touch with fellow Corfid Member, Dawns Minstrel who has agreed to come from New York and perform at the show as a guest. Many of you have seen the excellent covers he has contributed within the cover section of this site. They are excited to have him on board!


Paul, John and Tim,
Best of Luck at the show! You guys all play Lightfoot's songs with a lot of talent and emotion. It is a nice tribute to Red for sure. Knock em dead!
Bill H

[jj]

Thanks for bump jj. I'm wondering if any corfiders (aside from John and Paul of course) will be there. It would be fun to meet in person.

hi Tim, no problem
I think it should be bumped at least semi-weekly during the countdown
I've got a scheduling conflict at present but looking forward to, regardless

John, Paul - thought I'd drop a wee 2006 pic here lifted from vid

cheers

[Nightingale]

Yes, that's quite a line up of talent. It will be a great show :)

[lighthead2toe]

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to mention here that I'm honored to have been asked to participate in this, that I thank John and Paul for inviting me, and that I look forward to meeting some fellow corfidians there. Now off to the woodshed....

DawnsMinstrel

Hi Tim.

I am also honored to be included as part of this very special show and I really am looking forward to meeting you and other fellow corfidians as well.

It will be a treat to work again with John and Paul as they have proven their worth as we have seen here in their videos.

A notable point about this event is that it is being held in Aurora, the hometown of Red Shea, and John and Paul being students of the master makes it even that much more special.

Cheers, Ron J.

[DawnsMinstrel]

Hi Ron,

I'm very glad to know you're going to be there too. It's going to be great fun. This is a great shot in the arm for me. That is just so cool that John and Paul were Red's students.

Looking forward to meeting you!

best wishes,

Tim

[jj]

ok, bringing this back to the top as the countdown is on!

if you guys are rehearsing Friday i might be able to be available to help archive it...it hinges on the weather here

if not it seems like there is already a great selection of video to sample from from the various guy's youtube channels

[charlene]

I'm hoping I'll get there too!
RJ - we'll hook up later this week..

[JohnStinson]

Hi guys,

Thanks for putting up with my shameless plugs.

So we're all set to go this saturday night at the Aurora Legion Hall
105 Industrial Parkway North. (mapquest it)
7:30 start.

I don't know who on our famous corfid site live in the southern Ontario market and can make it out.

I only know of...
Char...i think she's coming
JJ......he has a prior commitment i think..tx jj for doing a couple of thread bumps
Yuri...the bio says mississauga...but I don't know.

If there are more out there from Corfid, We'd love to see you.

...and once more we have the following guest performers lined up

Tim Dennis coming up from Rochester
http://www.youtube.com/user/GordIsKing
and
Ron Jones coming in from everywhere
and
Kathy Thorpe from Toronto
and
Paul Bartlett from Toronto
thanks again

john
http://www.youtube.com/user/002002jes

[charlene]

Just in from the show! We had a wonderful evening of music and laughs and catching up with Ron, John, Paul, Mark and meeting Tim aka GordisKing/DawnsMinstrel...An amazing group of talented people! Paul's wife sang a couple of tunes and Ron's son Liam sang harmony with his dad!
My goodness it was a lot of fun.
John and Paul really did a lot of work setting the whole event up with a slide show and videos to see, a great sound system and an amazing selection of Lightfoot tunes.
The place was pretty well full and I'd think there were about 80 folks of all ages out for a celebration of Lightfoot music.
I took pics and there were video cameras set up so there will be some editing etc. and John will be posting it as soon as he gets it done..
I'll work on the pictures tomorrow..

[jj]

great to hear it went well! congrats to the whole gang (who is mark?)

can't wait to see/hear video...i hope those lenses were zoomed IN tight so we can see Paul's finger work...then again, you can overdo it....lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZtzzdSmiqU&feature=channel_page

i hope this leads to many more gigs...would have loved to meet up, Tim...travel safe (you're a real trooper)

[charlene]

Mark - aka - Musky Man - Paul's brother.
The cameras were set up and then they just ran all night.
I hope John puts up the set list of each performer..lots of tunes Gord doesn't do anymore were sung.
Try to make it to the next one James..
Tim was a super trooper and a fine addition to the many talented Lightheads I've had the pleasure of seeing.
Thanks to all!

[jj]

sounds great, a multi-camera shoot which will be a blast to edit...hope fully got the sound recorded through the board, however not a must since probably not competing with curling on tv this time:)

i meant to say that of course RonJ also a trooper for this! and hopefully also tying the visit into some studio work with Liam plus continued family visits, post-St Pat's Day

btw, did you get to see the 1968 CBC live, finally? (with the Face of a Thousand People and other gems) that John had mentioned scoring in prior post :)

i have an index of youtube tunes by these guys...any that aren't on our Gord Covers links/list, char?:

TIM:

IYCRMM
The long river
Talking in your sleep
Wherefore and why
The gypsy
Beautiful
Softly
EMR
The way I feel
Miguel
Pussywillows cat tails
Affair on 8th ave

RONJ
(well, awaitng youtube site but these come to mind from the past):

Bitter green
IYCRMM
CRT
DQ
Face of 1000 people
TWOTEF
SDYS
I’m not sayin

JOHN/PAUL:

For loving Me
I’m not supposed to care
Pony man
IYCRMM
Cotton Jenny
Inspiration Lady
DSMMN
I’ll tag along
I’m not sayin
Rainy day people
Ballad of yarmouth castle
SFAWN
High and dry
SDYS
TWOTEF
EMR

note: youtube is handy nothing could campare to the live vibe!


cheers once again, on standby
jj

[DawnsMinstrel]

Hi everybody!

We're back in Rochester. My wife, Pep, and I had a great time last night. It was really a lot of fun meeting John, Paul, Ron, Char and all the others. John and Paul really put together a great show, and they must have done a good job of getting the word out because we had a good crowd. John, Paul, Kathy, Ron and Liam all gave excellent performances. I especially enjoyed Ron's CRT and John and Paul's I'll Tag Along.

This morning we got up and took John's suggestion to have breakfast at Jonathan's in Aurora, and we weren't sorry. Excellent pancakes and omelettes and a great atmosphere. I doubt the HoJo's would have compared well. The drive home was fine. Traffic through Toronto was lighter than yesterday, though I sometimes felt I had inadvertently stumbled into a racecourse.

Anyway, the experience was a good one for both of us and it left me wanting to do more of the same someday.

jj: I'm pretty sure all my Lightfoot videos are linked to in my cover thread. I haven't put up anything new since November for various reasons. The latest problem is that I can't seem to get my audio equipment to do what it had been doing in the past. For some reason, the audio quality that I'm getting now is really unsatisfactory. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong, but I'll keep working on it.

take care all!

tim

[DawnsMinstrel]

oops just noticed:

I also have DQ and SFAWN videos jj. It's not on the list you've put in this thread. I'll have to check my cover thread and see if they're there...

Tim

.... yup they're there, nevermind.

[charlene]

There was a huge variety covered right from the beginning right thru to the Harmony LP. I should have kept a set-list!
John had them written down and I'm sure each artist can provide a more comprehensive (and correct) list.
We could have sat there for hours enjoying ourselves!

[charlene]

pics:

[charlene]

more:

[RM]

Looks like a blast.....thanks for the pics......can't wait for the videos.

[charlene]

Looks like a blast.....thanks for the pics......can't wait for the videos.

me too!

Hurry up John!

[JohnStinson]

ok..ok

Its a lot of work...

But some are up tonite ...

http://www.youtube.com/user/002002jes

Thanks to Ron Jones and Kathy Thorpe and Tim Dennis for helping to make the night a success!!

Char, thanks for the pics! ..Great to see you there.

I hope everyone had as much fun as I did...All together we played over 40 tunes. I ran out of tape for the last part.

[jj]

oops just noticed:

I also have DQ and SFAWN videos jj.


my oversight, Tim...i forgot to click on page 2

are you adding Aurora Bound to your portfolio? :)

[jj]

Thanks to Ron James ...


wow, music AND comedy!;)

kiddin...great vids, John!....and hey, nice lead guitar playing

not kiddin

[charlene]

John believes Ron's last name is JAMES....shhh..don't confuse him..
;)

[JohnStinson]

I actually have and continue to have real big brain f....rts about Ron's name.

I have apologized to him profusely..

I cannot keep it strait..

I call him Ron James ...then Ron Jones then Ron James... its crazy in my head.
Even as I write this ...my head hurts. And without looking it up ...I can't even say what is correct.

My guess right now that its Ron Jones... Am I right?

..but i just don't know

[charlene]

it's JONES.. and i corrected the thread title/post for his video..it did say JAMES..
lol
I have the power..
oh yeah.

[RM]

it's JONES.. and i corrected the thread title/post for his video..it did say JAMES..
lol
I have the power..
oh yeah.

Ma'am,

Why did you do that ? Mr. Jones was at the threshold of legendary status, and one of the best ways to achieve that is to have two different identities.

[DawnsMinstrel]

How about this for a memory aid: Ron's first name has one vowel in common with his last name. Of course if "Ron" is short for "Ronald" then I guess this won't help much. Hmmn....

[DawnsMinstrel]

.... Aha! It's more than just the "o". Consider

rON jONes

[DawnsMinstrel]

.... Aha! It's more than just the "o". Consider

rON jONes

[jj]

I have apologized to him profusely..



if i were Ron i wouldnt be offended (other than RJones atleast two foot taller than the gnomish RJames!)...they are both fine Newfoundlanders...James similarily has a wonderfully clever mind and string material delivery....cheers

YouTube - Ron James: West Coast Wild (Life Coach) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epf_ulEAGmM&feature=related)

[charlene]

I remember his last name by thinking of "keeping up with the Jones's"
and when all fails I just say 'my favourite newf'..and there he is!
it worked on saturday night!
and there's also RJ...he's got multiple identities.

[jj]

Ma'am,

Why did you do that ? Mr. Jones was at the threshold of legendary status, and one of the best ways to achieve that is to have two different identities.

true, the Two Ronnies are legendary:cool::cool:

[lighthead2toe]

Wow! What an amazing fun gig and week long holiday this turned out to be.

An honor indeed it was to get to hang out and work with these wonderful and talented artists.

And to be there at the same table with Char, her daughter Lisa, my two sons, Liam and Greg, and my very special friend Eileen, who, together with her lovely family puts me up and also puts up with me when I travel to Toronto; could I really ask for more?

The show finished with all of us back on the stage together singing "Rich Man's Spiritual," and although I slept through most of the flight back to Vancouver, upon landing I woke with feeling like I was wearing the "long white robe and "golden slippers."

And last, but not least, my "smiling angel" was at the door to greet me when I arrived home.

Very blessed I am.

RJ.

[RM]

Very blessed I am.

RJ.

Very nicely expressed Mr. James

[talbot10]

The show finished with all of us back on the stage together singing "Rich Man's Spiritual," and although I slept through most of the flight back to Vancouver, upon landing I woke with feeling like I was wearing the "long white robe and "golden slippers."

And last, but not least, my "smiling angel" was at the door to greet me when I arrived home.

Very blessed I am.

RJ.[/QUOTE]


You're one of the very best Ron...in so many different ways! We are all blessed to have you as a friend :) I am glad you had such a great time!
Bill

[lighthead2toe]

Very nicely expressed Mr. James

Thanks Ron. You are a kind man and your humor is always an entertaining highlight for us on this site.

We need to connect sometime down the road.

Stay loose,

RJ.

[lighthead2toe]

The show finished with all of us back on the stage together singing "Rich Man's Spiritual," and although I slept through most of the flight back to Vancouver, upon landing I woke with feeling like I was wearing the "long white robe and "golden slippers."

And last, but not least, my "smiling angel" was at the door to greet me when I arrived home.

Very blessed I am.

RJ.


You're one of the very best Ron...in so many different ways! We are all blessed to have you as a friend :) I am glad you had such a great time!
Bill[/QUOTE]

Thank you so much Bill and it is my pleasure to return that same sentiment to you and you and your lovely family.

Sincerely,

Ron J.

[charlene]

Very nicely expressed Mr. James

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and my dear RJ played chauffeur for me and Lisa too - picking us up in Toronto and then driving us all the way home after the evening was over!
We had a wonderful time from the very moment we saw him till he pulled away from the house.
It was great to share the night with RJ's sons and his friend Eileen and I hope we can all get together again later this summer when RJ is back here..and maybe James can make it too..along with John and Paul and the gang.
We'll try to make it work out!
thanks RJ !!

[lighthead2toe]

The pleasure was all mine Char and yes it would be wonderful to do it all again and hopefully make it a sort of tradition an keep it alive.

On another note, I recall when we returned from our little jaunt out to get food, Paul Bartlett was sitting on his stool playing Johann Sebastian Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring."

This masterpiece of music I understand was a favorite of Red Shea and Paul plays it very beautifully.

I'm not sure if the cameras were rolling at that particular time but it really would be treat for the folks if that special moment was captured.

Cheers, RJ.

[charlene]

if the cameras weren't rolling then we'll have to talk him into playing it the next time he gets together with John and John captures it on video for us..
that works for me...
;)

[charlene]

Can each of you list the tunes you sang at the show in Aurora? and the tunes Paul's wife sang?

John - any more videos from the other camera that was running?

[JohnStinson]

morn'n,

I have the videos from the other camera...got them from Paul. ..his was the other camera. Haven't gone through them all yet.

But...maybe we're all gonna get legal action against us for playing 'covers' and putting them up on the 'net'. (see thread in Covers--'Softly')

I can list the ones Paul and I did but not Tim or Ron's ..... had a list of theirs but thats gone now. (maybe ..once i view the dvd's from paul's camera ..and if they are all there...i can make a note..be happy to)

Did She Mention My Name Rainy Day People Pony Man I’ll Do Anything Somewhere USA Bitter Green Steel Rail Blues Ballad Of The Yarmouth Castle Spainish Moss Cotton Jenny

High And Dry You Are What I Am Cold On the Shoulder Pussy Willows Cattails Early Morning Rain If You Could Read My Mind Song For A Winters Night Wherefor and Why Inspiration Lady Second Cup Of Coffee I'll Tag Along Wreck of the Edmund Fitz Old Dans Records
Talking In Your Sleep
I'm Not Supposed To Care

Bold are the ones up on YOUTUBE...the ones we'll be sued over.

[charlene]

I'll start collecting bail money..
thanks for the listing..

ok RJ and Tim - your turn to make a list...

[DawnsMinstrel]

I'll start collecting bail money..
thanks for the listing..

ok RJ and Tim - your turn to make a list...

Not sure if I'll get the order right here but here's my list:

Long River
Miguel
Softly
The Way I Feel
The Gypsy
Your Love's Return
Affair on 8th Avenue
Closing Doors

The last of course, being my original.

[charlene]

and that original is a great tune!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uYzWHOQRyA&feature=channel_page

[lighthead2toe]

I'll start collecting bail money..
thanks for the listing..

ok RJ and Tim - your turn to make a list...

I remember well what my lawyer always told me: "It's never as bad as it seems."

That is until the bill arrives of course..

OK back to the songs; and oh yeah wasn't that a fun night though eh?

So the tunes as Char requested are: "Triangle," "Canadian Railroad Trilogy," "Same Old Obsession," The Circle is Small," and "Don Quixote."

Beautiful little Canuck town outside Toronto where the country kinda comes a stealing in subtly in that country way.

It's Aurora town, the hometown of the master accomplished lead guitar composer for Gordon Lightfoot; Red Shea, and his sound was alive and well in that hall with his two fine students, John Stinson and Paul Bartlett leading the show.

Very enjoyable evening it was thanks again guys and gals for putting it all together.

Cheers, RJ.

[musky_man]

John,

A little late after the show, but I just wanted to say that I thought you performed great and your rendition of B of Y was "A1" as they say! As you know from bros Paul, that is one of my favourite songs from GL's.

Want to add that it was great getting all the other GL fans under one roof!

Hope to see many of you in Nov.

Best to all,