[charlene]

I wondered about the guitar too..it was a lovely sounding one..
As I've opined before - I'm not a keen 'female' voice fan but found her easy delivery and grace captivating. The sound in the hall, as James said was excellent and two rows back,dead centre were fab seats..and yes we missed you Deby!The whole thing should have been videotaped because there was so much going on as they sat and talke-like James said - hand movements.
The way Lightfoot sat and watched Downie sing and play, how he sat with his hands clasped in his lap, eyes closed as Catherine sang...
His wry humour coming across with a slight glance towards the audience and a small grin coming to his lips when we'd laugh or applaud.
Terry and Rick came through beautifully - both sitting on stools in a casual, relaxed manner while playing and then sitting and listening to the conversation happening a dozen feet away from them.
The several times that Downie reached over to touch Lightfoot were so endearing..it was like he just had to make contact and ensure himself that he really was right there a foot away.
When asked what he thought of Catherine, Lightfoot said 'very good, great intonation, she has a church bell voice, good work, sensitive, romantic, great vocals, interesting melodies,...she did a good job on my song too...." The audience cracked up...
It was adorable after Lightfoot's critique when Catherine said - "my heart is still jumping" and then was asked if she had anything else to say . she paused and quietly said "Uh...no"...and left the stage... lol
At the end of the show it was really nice that she came back out for the final applause with Downie, Lightfoot, Rick and Terry and that Gord Downie walked over to shake Rick and Terry's hands with a real feeling of appreciation. He made mention of them a few times during the show and impressing them both with his knowledge of how long they'd been with Gord and when they had started..
damned CBC for not recording this for TV...