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yep-cold in November but not frigid..lol
Massey is right in the heart of the city so there's tons of eating and hotels,shopping,sites etc.
Massey would be Nov.2012. c'mon over!! we've had folks from all over in for the massey shows....england, ireland, australia, austria, all the u.s. and canada..

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2012 a long way off, will have to think about this one, thought he was at Massey Hall this November, shame, would have liked to see Toronto as well, could be doomed not to see him.
Will have to look at dates and venues again.
Heh, thanks for your help anyway, appreciate it.
Regards
Dobsey

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http://www.thornybleeder.com/index_f...lightfoot.html
Billy The Kid covers SUNDOWN

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SUNDOWN @ "Our interpretation of the classic song for CBC's Cover Me Canada Competition, filmed at midnight in Whitehorse , Yukon - the land of the midnight sun. We are playing our blues/bluegrass version of Sundown out on the bluffs overlying the Yukon River. "
Guitar: Graeme Poile
Double Bass: Fabian Brook
Mandolin: Ben Barrett-Forrest
Violin: Kieran Poile
Sound recorded with a Zoom H4n.
Filmed by Bruce Barrett

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This is the only one that caught my ear as being "quite good". Different yes, but worthy of mention. These guys are really having fun.

Now for a disclaimer: I have no musical talent or knowledge whatsoever. I sound like an alley cat with asthma, and I wouldn't recognize a melody if it ran over me. Basically, I like what I like because I like it, and I can offer no other explanation.

Yeah, there's some truly horrible stuff in the cover me sessions, and these folks are a lot braver than me to ever post something, but at least they have actually HEARD of Gordon Lightfoot!

As a side note, my 12 year old has recently discovered the classic rock songs, and we are delighted in this wonderful change in his musical taste. His previous "taste" was contemporary radio. Oh God, the pain of it all...

Now, if I can get him to listen to Gordon Lightfoot and Al Stewart, I'll really be pleased. :)

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they're having fun!
Loved it!

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Brent Wohlberg @

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Brent Wohlberg @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAvbQ-3z-6w

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The intro sounded a lot like CCR's Born on the Bayou.

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You know, that's what music is all about... adapting songs to fit the musical style of generations . Our generation was more about acoustic guitars, folk, light rock. The new generation seems to be more about noise, absurdities, changes.
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nice work, TG....you are always best dressed at McVeigh's and also at youtube!

yeah, those shades are quite nasty:cool:



after sifting through lots of stuff that i thought was over self-indulgent, i think i found a nice bit of instrumental and vocal arranging (ie. "mistake") with just the right amount of poetic license and deviation from the original taken (ie. the minor chord instead of major works for me in the verses)


the thing is, i think she's already been discovered...then again, i keep forgetting what the point of this show is (or the upcoming Canada's Got no-Talent;))

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these cats really do have the best band logo

they should have played that sunday night mariposa a few years back, lol

i like the tone of the harmony in the chorus.... terrific 'garage' feel to it, imo

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Hey, they're pretty good! The intro sounds like 'Mama Told Me Not to Come' though.

Cathy

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came across more solo artist studio productions, some slick, but in re-reading the gist of the premise i guess they want live band stuff

i like the video intro here and the handheld work...i guess my only knock is i don't fancy instrumental solos that are more of less the melody leads...i suppose that's why the signature solo on the GL recording resonates with me and a few million others


they should just make a youtube channel for each of the 4 songs so we can just put one link to the Sundown covers...if nothing else, i'm glad this is boosting Gord popularity with the young'ns and middleaged'ns

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JJ, that has to be to worse Sundown solo I've ever heard! I'm not convinced the soloist has a clue how to play guitar. It just sounds like a bunch of random notes.

I've come to the conclusion that there is NOBODY who can play the lead part to Sundown like Terry could. And come to think of it, there is no one who can sing it as well as Gord did.

Cathy

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Yeah but I've heard worse, right in my own dwelling lol

the lead break does sound like a non-solo eh. my mild rant was actually honed in on the lead out. not sure why he wouldn't do some grundge derivative of the classic TC licks. anyhow I like the vid and The Hip flavour the rendition has

I'm kinda glad this contest chooses to mess with Sundown rather than a slew of GL classics that are in my "look but don't touch" list:)

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You may have heard worse in your own dwelling, but at least you didn't record it and put it on You Tube.

Cathy

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You're so right there. That solo is one tough cookie to crack smoothly. And someone said Sundown is a song that is uncoverable. I tend to agree; have yet to hear one version that really grabs me. Should make for an interesting task for the judges.

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true enuf, cathy

some vid efforts i've appreciated but that's not what this is about...this audio effort grabbed me to a certain degree...i had been wondering what manny ramirez was doing now that his playing days are through


a good chance i am heading to Centre Island myself today on the good ol' ferry

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And I didn't even know Manny could sing. LOL. He sure resembles Manny. I guess the old saying about everyone having a double is true.

Cathy

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And to think he's even singing without a big wad of chewing tobacco in his mouth.

Cathy

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Well August 19th was the date the finalists were to be notified as to their selection for the TV program next month. I wonder who got the nod for the Lightfoot song?

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The finalists are "still to be announced," according to the website. What are they waiting for??

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the show airs sept.18... http://covermeauditions.cbc.ca/