Hugh's Room-2014 Lightfoot Celebration-yr.12.

[charlene]

So, I went to the 12th annual LIGHTFOOT celebration this weekend, THE WAY WE FEEL and it was gobsmackingly amazing. Breathtaking in fact.
A Canadian musical legend onstage, his beautifully talented daughter sang a tune AND a Canadian astronaut was there and he sang too! It really was THE most epic night in 12 years. pics and videos to come..

[charlene]

assorted pics so far: Trent Severn onstage-Dayna Manning, Emm Gryner and Laura C.Bates. As well as Justin Rutledge speaking with Jane Harbury. David Matheson and Jason Fowler performing. Commander Chris Hadfield (Commander of the International Space Station and one awesome astronaut and person!) Daughter Lisa and me with the assorted hooligans - David Newland, Aengus Finnan, Jory Nash and Rachel Barreca. It was THE most epic night of all that has been presented. Everyone was in total agreement that it was 'out of this world!' More pics from various sources to come. It's hard to take photos while shooting video!! It was terrific to meet up with Todd from Milton too! I'm sure he has pics and comments to add!

[charlene]

photo by Dayna Manning of Trent Severn (who just became engaged to the very dear Aengus Finnan!)
David Newland-emcee/performer, Aengus Finnan, The Man, Jory Nash

[charlene]

Performers and songs:

THE WAY WE FEEL – nites 2 and 3 of 3.
Frid.Jan.17, Sat.Jan.18 and Sun.Jan.19,2014 - 12th year

Sat.Jan.18,2014
David Newland – Marie Christine
Jason Fowler – Pony Man and Make Way For The Lady
Suzie Vinnick – If You Could Read My Mind and Bend In The Water
Justin Rutledge – Early Morning Rain and Summer Side of Life
Trent Severn – Ghosts of Cape Horn, Love and Maple Syrup and Go Go Round
Kevin Fox – Carefree Highway and Cold On The Shoulder
James Keelaghan – Minstrel of The Dawn and Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Layah Jane & Oliver Jones – Song For A Winter’s Night and Black Day In July
David Matheson – Restless and The House You Live In
Jory Nash – It’s Worth Believin’ and Pussywillows Cattails
Lori Cullen (did not perform on 3rd nite) – Fine As Fine Can Be and Beautiful
Jacob Moon – Ribbon of Darkness and Endless Wire
Aengus Finnan – Affair On 8th Avenue and Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Group Finale – Rich Man’s Spiritual

Sun.Jan.19,2014
Meredith Moon (Lightfoot) – Home From The Forest
Gordon M. Lightfoot – Knotty Pine and abbreviated If You Could Read My Mind
Group Finale – Rich Man’s Spiritual with guest Canadian NASA astronaut Cmdr.Col.Chris Hadfield of the International Space Station/2013.

Official Photographer-JAMES DEAN

[jj]

nice! best pics yet of you guys teamed up:) must have figured out that flash optimal distance or something ...great keepsakes ...Gord will have to start dressing up more, even Aengus looks all cleaned up now, lol

internet tidbit for the day: Christine Bougie is married to Yamma Mamma

[charlene]

Jacob Moon - I loved this cover!!
MVI 0941-Jacob Moon-Ribbon of Darkness - YouTube

[charlene]

The Man, Jory Nash and our man in space, Col.Chris Hadfield..
Jory is explaining to them how the evening will end...lol

[charlene]

Trent Severn - Ghosts of Cape Horn
MVI 0942 - Trent Severn-Ghosts of Cape Horn - YouTube

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCe8HfacNHQ

[charlene]

JORY NASH - It's Worth Believin'
MVI 0946 - Jory Nash - It's Worth Believin' - YouTube

[charlene]

TRENT SEVERN - GO GO ROUND
MVI 0945 - Trent Severn-Go Go Round - YouTube

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T6KHB1zrhw

[charlene]

I believe these are photos by the uber talented James Dean. Aengus Finnan, Col.Chris Hadfield, Gordon Lightfoot and Jory Nash...megawatt smiles and talent!

[charlene]

JORY NASH - Pussywillows-Cattails -
MVI 0947-Jory Nash-Pussywillows,Cattails - YouTube

[charlene]

various photos-Rachel Barreca, amy mangan, abbotdot, mark aquilla - from TWITTER

[charlene]

DAVID NEWLAND tells his Lightfoot Sign story:
MVI 0948-David Newland's Gordon Lightfoot sign story. - YouTube

[charlene]

AENGUS FINNAN - Affair on 8th Avenue and The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald. When Aengus finished Affair I turned to watch Gordon get to his feet with his hands above his head giving Aengus a standing "O"...SO awesome.
MVI 0950 - Aengus Finnan - Affair on 8th Avenue and Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald - YouTube

[charlene]

MEREDITH MOON (Lightfoot) HOME FROM THE FOREST
MVI 0951 - Meredith Moon - Home From The Forest - YouTube

[jj]

nice of you to take all the videos and share, as always, char

i hope Aengus did his "Lightfoot" tribute song... nothing compares to his performing that gem...also, what songs did Hadfield do?

i'm not a big fan of Affair on 8th, but when Aengus first got up and sang it years ago, ya gotta hand it to him for bearing himself without a guitar crutch

i remember he confused the Back Here On Earth and Lightfoot album covers during his intro story...i think Gord missed his performance that year so glad he heard it finally

it's ironic that Gord wouldn't allow an abbreviated version of IYCRMM for the Grammys way back when, now he is guilty of doing so himself both at Hugh's and the Gentleman's club, but hey, it's his song to slice and dice as he pleases:)

great that the trio of gals did that slew of new ones! like the Bay sweater on Emm and the red frillies on Dayna...never heard Jory do Worth Believin, cool!

i got the Leafs by the Habs for ya... check out the highlights if you never caught them...best 4 Leaf goals of the year and a up there with the outdoor Classic:)

[charlene]

KEVIN FOX - Carefree Highway:
MVI 0949-Kevin Fox - Carefree Highway - YouTube

[charlene]

GROUP FINALE with special guest, Commander of the International Space Station-2013-Canadian astronaut Cmdr.Chris Hadfield singing his lines 'I'm gonna buy me two wings of silver, yes lord to get me home' - so apropos! MVI 0969 - GROUP FINALE-Rich Man's Spiritual - YouTube...

[charlene]

GORDON LIGHTFOOT - KNOTTY PINE
MVI 0952 - Gordon Lightfoot - Knotty Pine - YouTube

[charlene]

GORDON LIGHTFOOT - an abbreviated IF You Could Read My Mind
MVI 0953 - Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind - YouTube

[charlene]

JASON FOWLER - MAKE WAY FOR THE LADY
MVI 0957 - Jason Fowler-Make Way For The Lady - YouTube

[charlene]

JASON FOWLER - PONYMAN -
MVI 0956 - Jason Fowler - Pony Man - YouTube

[charlene]

JUSTIN RUTLEDGE - EARLY MORNING RAIN - Lightfoot loved Justin's performances.
MVI 0961 - Justin Rutledge - Early Morning Rain - YouTube

[charlene]

JUSTIN RUTLEDGE - SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE
MVI 0962 - Justin Rutledge - Summer Side of Life - YouTube

[charlene]

SUZIE VINNICK - BEND IN THE WATER (funkified!) the audience and Lightfoot got into it too!
MVI 0963 - Suzie Vinnick - Bend In The Water - YouTube

[charlene]

setlist was posted way up top..Chris Hadfield sang only in the Finale...

Aengus did LIGHTFOOT last year...

I think Gordon wasn't tuned up enough-so stopped IYCRMM..he had a rasp/cough during Knotty Pine..maybe a cold..

Hopefully Todd can get the videos off my discs from Saturday night...if u have any suggestions please e-mail me! (videos were deleted off the discs (thought they were saved to laptop BUT weren't!) but have not been used again. I bought a new one for Sunday night..)

The bar didn't even have the game on! Jory told me after the show that the Leafs had won..

The room was deadly silent and still as Aengus sang AFFAIR...not even the servers were moving...it was very intense,emotional and moving. Aengus couldn't see Gordon from the stage so when I later told him what Gord did he was very shocked and humbled..it was stunning...

[charlene]

JAMES KEELAGHAN - MINSTREL OF THE DAWN
MVI 0965 - James Keelaghan - Minstrel of the Dawn - YouTube

[charlene]

Col.Hadfield posted this at his FB page: Gordon Lightfoot, first meeting with an old friend. His genius & style had a huge influence on how I think of music.
JAMES DEAN photo

[charlene]

http://www.rootsmusic.ca/song-for-a-winters-night/
Song for a Winter’s Night
by ANDY FRANK on JANUARY 20, 2014 · 0 COMMENTS
in PERFORMANCE,REVIEWS

In today’s Toronto, tribute shows, where a band or a series of artists perform materials by one famous act, are as common as Leafs jerseys. You’ll find such concerts representing a wide variety of music genres, including the one that we champion, the Canadian folk/roots scene. So, why are we running a story about a tribute show? Well, the granddaddy of these gigs in our community is called The Way We Feel, which features the music of Canadian folk legend Gordon Lightfoot. What makes the perennially sold-out, three-night event truly unique is not only its twelve-year-run, it’s that electric moment that happens on only one of the three nights, when host David Newland introduces “our next performer, Gordon Lightfoot.”

This year, Gord followed his singer-songwriter daughter Meredith Moon onto the famous Hugh’s Room stage, and after absorbing a lengthy standing ovation, he performed “Knotty Pine” from his 1983 CD, Salute. Then, he teased the audience with a verse of “If You Could Read My Mind,” took a bow, and left the show in the good hands of Artistic Director Jory Nash’s all-star cast.

Ironically, on this Sunday night in January 2014, Gordon Lightfoot might have been the second most famous name in the house. Canadian astronaut and folk-singer Chris Hadfield made his debut appearance at the series, an event which resulted in a few polite, camera-flashing, folkie mob scenes in the Hugh’s Room lobby. Hadfield graciously shook every hand, signed every autograph, and posed for every snapshot.

Of course the performances by members of the touring Canadian folk/roots scene, backed by a stellar house band, were all outstanding covers of Lightfoot songs (see the photo below for the list of artists). James Keelaghan was an easy choice to close the proceedings, and he did so with “Canadian Railroad Trilogy.” It takes a certain amount of gravitas to pull that feat off in front of the song’s composer, and Keelaghan has it in spades. Finally, Commander Hadfield joined the whole cast on stage in the singing of “Rich Man’s Spiritual.”

This was an evening Toronto music fans won’t forget any time soon, and credit is due to Jory Nash, event co-founder Aengus Finnan, David Newland and all of the other performers, who diligently studied, interpreted and performed Lightfoot’s materials.

Finally, it was heartwarming to witness the icon of Canadian folk music seeking out performers one after the other to congratulate them on their work; the smiles on the musicians’ faces afterwards were priceless. That kind of support and validation starts at the top, and examples of this grace are seen at Canadian festivals and venues daily. Maybe that is why our great scene is what it has become.

PICTURE: Event co-founders Aengus Finnan (L) and Jory Nash (R) Chris Hadfield & Gordon Lightfoot

Photos of Gordon Lightfoot by James Dean Photography

From James Keelaghan’s Facebook Page: SETLIST PIC:
“I understand that number 8 in Set 1 is a pretty good songwriter”

[charlene]

JAMES KEELAGHAN - CANADIAN RAILROAD TRILOGY
MVI 0966 - James Keelaghan - Canadian Railroad Trilogy - YouTube

[lighthead2toe]

Very, very impressive and getting better and better all the time here Char.

Can't thank you enough for the wonderful work you do.

Sadly I couldn't make it to Hugh's this time. A close friend had passed away in Ottawa so I traveled there for the weekend to attend the funeral, memorial service etc.

Those Tribute shows Jory puts on at Hugh's Room sure puts spark into the after Christmas down period.

It kind of "jump starts" the season into getting on the musical train for 2014 and before we know it the Massey Hall November concerts will in our sights.

[charlene]

photos by JAMES DEAN - awesome as usual! (hover mouse over pic for details)

[Melissa]

Wow.
In all the years of watching these videos from this great tribute show, I've been amazed at all the talent. But, without casting any disrespect on any of the earlier shows, this may be the best I've ever seen. I thought my favorite was Jory's "It's Worth Believin'," then, oops, no, it's Jason's "Pony Man," then, no, wait, it's Aengus' "Affair on 8th Avenue," oh, hang on, maybe it's that rockin' "Bend in the Water" - crap, I can't choose one! They were all fantastic.
I've always wished I could go to one of these shows. Then I think about being in Toronto in January and that's a bit much for this Texas gal. Hey, I have a hard time with OUR winters! But I wish now that I had braved it. That really looked like one awesome show.

And, now that I think about it, I suppose I really do know which performer was my favorite - it was that 75-year-old guy that they named the show after. :)

Melissa

[charlene]

Hey Melissa - I've gone to almost all of the shows over the 12 years and along with everyone there last weekend who also have been at or in all of the shows it really was the most awesome night of all. Poor Jory will have a very hard time topping it next year. The only reasons I go to TO in the winter is for the Lightfoot shows and even tho I hate the cold it is SO worth the transit trips and walking I do to get to them. I am really glad they weren't this weekend-it is crazy cold again. Can't wait for the 13th annual shows in January 2015~ !!

[Melissa]

Well, dang, I sure wish I'd been there! To tell you the truth, I had forgotten all about it and hadn't checked this board in awhile - that'll teach me! And yes, this is one of the very few things I would brave the cold for. One of the very few others is that little event in Nov. with some shows at an old landmark concert venue up there......hmmm, now what was the name of that place???????? :)

Oh, and when I listed some of my favorite performances from Hugh's Room, I neglected to mention Jacob Moon's "Ribbon of Darkness" - holy moly - that was fantastic!

Melissa

[charlene]

more pics: on the GO train heading into TO from the east... At the Carlton st. subway (where Maple Gardens is)

[charlene]

Aengus Finnan - Affair on 8th Avenue - nite one.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPvOvvVe168&list=UUFytFUqsvLBb2Vdn4k1szIA

[charlene]

David Newland - Marie Christine - nite one (what do I do to have the video and not just the link show up in the post??)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsyLTHxrhsc&list=UUFytFUqsvLBb2Vdn4k1szIA

[charlene]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8PHidGsxfo

[Dave, Melbourne,Australia]

The three-girl band Trent Severn did a brilliant job on "Love and Maple Syrup", as they also did on "Go Go Round" and a very folk version of "Ghosts of Cape Horn". And it's rare to see a violinist singing while they're playing.