THE WAY WE FEEL -15th anniversary event

[charlene]

VIDEOS - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8fA0x1r8C-sMGnUkP-j0IDG6A_NeUAd
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8fA0x1r8C-sMGnUkP-j0IDG6A_NeUAd
http://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8fA0x1r8C-sMGnUkP-j0IDG6A_NeUAd&feature=shared
http://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8fA0x1r8C-sMGnUkP-j0IDG6A_NeUAd&feature=shared

I attended the 15th annual THE WAY WE FEEL celebration of Gordon Lightfoot at the Glenn Gould Theatre in the CBC building in Toronto on Friday Oct.6,2017.

(the 4 nights in January were postponed due to financial issues at the Hugh's Room venue)

The event was paired with John McDermott's foundation - McDermott House.
http://mcdermotthousecanada.org

The venue was sold out and the evening was superb! It was a different vibe than at Hugh's but the audience was enthusiastic even without food and drink!!

It was also a special evening for Gordon besides the evening of music.

He was awarded with the GOLD medal from The Royal Canadian Geographic Society. (see videos - 3 of them to see the presentation and Gordon then singing IYCRMM)

The emcee of the shows, David Newland was named a Fellow of the Society in November 2015 along with James Keelaghan. (I think he may have been the one to nominate Gordon... )

http://www.northumberlandtoday.com/2015/11/25/newland-named-fellow-of-royal-canadian-geographical-society

SETLIST AND PERFORMERS:
David Newland - Did She Mention My Name
Jason Fowler - instrumental of IYCRMM and In My Fashion
Oh Susanna - In The Early Morning Rain and Steel Rail Blues
David Matheson - Don't Beat Me Down
Julian Taylor - Sundown and All I'm After
Jory Nash - Summer Side of Life and Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Lori Cullen - Rainy Day People and Song For A Winter's Night
Presentation of GOLD Medal from Royal Geographical Society
Gordon Lightfoot - canoe stories and Restless and If Would Read My Mind
BREAK
John McDermott - Home From The Forest
Aengus Finnan - Miguel and The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald
Meredith Moon - The Way I Feel and 10 Degrees and Getting Colder
Dala - Go Go Girl and Bitter Green
Kevin Fox - Circle Is Small and Carefree Highway
Rick Fines - Boss Man and Ribbon of Darkness
The Good Brothers - Brave Mountaineers and Alberta Bound (joined by Gordon)
Group Finale - Rich Man's Spiritual (joined by Gordon, daughter Meredith and granddaughter Christine - daughter of Fred)

videos www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8fA0x1r8C-sMGnUkP-j0IDG6A_NeUAd

[charlene]

videos: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8fA0x1r8C-sMGnUkP-j0IDG6A_NeUAd
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8fA0x1r8C-sMGnUkP-j0IDG6A_NeUAd

[jj]

fun and good cause, char... like a best of comp... but I've not seen Christine, thx

I made a 'jj faves' cd, i think my fave from over the years is the cd opener:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqZUofrPwcg

[buzzard]

Looks like it was a fantastic night.

As always, many thanks for recording and sharing the memories.

Brian

[formerlylavender]

fun and good cause, char... like a best of comp... but I've not seen Christine, thx

I made a 'jj faves' cd, i think my fave from over the years is the cd opener:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqZUofrPwcg

Love this rendition jj! The song is so upbeat and she has a wonderful, soulful voice.

[lighthead2toe]

It's the "all talented JJ" at work here sharing his skills and selectively highlighting the brilliant Lori Cullen exposing her her subtle and gifted vocal skills to bring out the utmost in one of Gordon's all well crafted songs.
This was one really down to earth concert and the surprise appearance of Gord's grandaughter indicates clearly that the musical tentacles of the Lightfoot Family are spreading and setting in their roots.

[LadyA]

Thanks Char for posting this so that those of us who don't have a chance to go still get to see this amazing show! Looks like a great time was had by all & I'm so glad they were able to continue doing this even if the venue changed!

[jj]

Love this rendition jj! The song is so upbeat and she has a wonderful, soulful voice.

good to 'see' ya, lisa!... i agree.... love the phrasing.... hey, ron... yeah, I'm talented... after 3 decades online, i know how to copy and paste :clap:

[charlene]

there's more Lori video at my youtube channel..lightfootfan and just recently at the THE WAY WE FEEL thread..she's marvellous.. love love love her..so does Gordon..

[charlene]

more photos from Royal Canadian Geographical Society - https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/gordon-lightfoot-awarded-rcgs-gold-medal



A Canadian music icon has been honoured with one of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s most prestigious awards.

Beloved folk balladeer Gordon Lightfoot was presented with the Society’s Gold Medal Friday night at a benefit concert in Toronto. The medal recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of geography and who have helped make Canada better known to Canadians and the world. Past winners include author Margaret Atwood, painter and naturalist Robert Bateman, and legendary broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough.

With a career spanning more than 20 bestselling albums and dozens of hit singles, Lightfoot has been a prolific cultural ambassador for Canada. Lightfoot’s lyrics are infused with Canadian geography, sometimes explicitly — think the “Canadian Railroad Trilogy” and “Alberta Bound” — and sometimes just in the feelings they inspire, as in songs like “Carefree Highway” and “Song for a Winter’s Night.”

“There’s no denying his music is part of our fabric. He has given voice to this place,” says RCGS CEO John Geiger. “Lightfoot sings in the heart of Canada.”

Adds RCGS President Gavin Fitch, who presented Lightfoot with the medal, “[Lightfoot] has carried Canada on his back, sharing its beauty with his millions of fans at home and abroad … and he does so with grace, humility, and love.”

Lightfoot accepted the medal before a sold-out crowd at the CBC’s Glenn Gould Studio, where Canadian folk artists including Jory Nash, The Legendary Good Brothers, DALA, Lori Cullen, Julian Taylor, Aengus Finnan, and Meredith Moon performed their own versions of Lightfoot’s songs in support of McDermott House Canada.

Following the medal presentation, Lightfoot stepped into the wings, and emcee David Newland said eight words that made the audience go wild: “Gordon says he’s going to get his guitar.”

Taking the stage again, Lightfoot thanked the artists and organizers for their tributes, then shared memories of his many canoe trips in Canada’s north, including on the Nahanni, the Back, and the George River in Quebec, where he wrote “Shadows.”

“I was paddling a long stretch of river — it was almost like a highway, it was completely flat — and this whole stretch of river was filled with trout, just jumping everywhere, and I swear, a trout almost jumped right into my canoe. You’ve got to do a canoe trip!” he told the crowd with a chuckle, before launching into “Restless” and “If You Could Read My Mind.”

Later in the evening, Lightfoot joined The Good Brothers onstage for a rousing rendition of “Alberta Bound,” then returned for the final number, which saw all the night’s artists — and Lightfoot’s 10-year-old granddaughter — perform “Rich Man’s Spiritual.” Scroll down to see more photos from the evening.

VIDEO:
https://twitter.com/CanGeo/status/916471306270494721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5E tweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E916471306270494721%7Ctwgr%5E ec03456adaa052128da2f55d845a306cf48848eb%7Ctwcon%5 Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcanadiangeographic.ca%2Farti cles%2Fgordon-lightfoot-awarded-the-rcgs-gold-medal%2F

[paskatefan]

^ Wow! Just wonderful! Thanks, Char!

Gail