embodiment of what many think of as the national character. Stoic, weathered, and hard-working, Lightfoot practices a husky brand of folk music that's as timeless as the Canadian landscape that seems to loom above his most memorable melodies. This overdue four-disc retrospective stretches all the way back to 1962, when the Ontario-born performer tried to make it in Nashville, up to 1998; 16 previously unreleased tracks and another 17 previously available only on vinyl add meat to its frame. Yes, the familiar tunes are here--"For Lovin' Me" (a hit for both Peter, Paul&Mary and Ian&Sylvia), "Early Morning Rain", "If You Could Read My Mind", "Sundown", "Carefree Highway", and the oft-parodied but truly evocative "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald". ButSongbook, like the artist it commemorates, isn't defined by radio staples. It's about the splendid expanse that is the decades-long career of a true musical workhorse.--Steven Stolder
Album Notes: SONGBOOK also contains a 64-page booklet.
Album Reviews: Dirty Linen (12/99-1/00, pp.59-60) - \"...covers the entire range of Lightfoot's output, from his earliest recordings to the title track from his latest CD....All box sets should aim as high, and succeed as much as SONGBOOK does.\"
Titles on disc 1
1.: I'm The One (Remember Me)
2.: It's Too Late He Wins
3.: For Lovin' Me
4.: Early Morning Rain
5.: Way I Feel
6.: Steel Rail Blues
7.: Message To The Wind (previously unreleased)
8.: Song For A Winter's Night
9.: Canadian Railroad Trilogy
10.: Go-Go Round
11.: Crossroads
12.: You'll Still Be Needing Me (previously unreleased)
13.: Mountains And Maryann
14.: Last Time I Saw Her
15.: Did She Mention My Name
16.: Pussywillows Cat-Tails
17.: Boss Man
18.: Something Very Special
19.: Bitter Green
20.: Affair On 8th Avenue
21.: I'm Not Sayin'/Ribbon Of Darkness
22.: Softly
23.: Mama Said (previously unreleased)
24.: Station Master (previously unreleased)
Titles on disc 2
1.: Sit Down Young Stranger
2.: If You Could Read My Mind
3.: Poor Little Allison
4.: Pony Man
5.: Cobwebs & Dust
6.: Too Much To Lose (previously unreleased)
7.: Summer Side Of Life
8.: Cotton Jenny
9.: 10 Degrees & Getting Colder
10.: Nous Vivons Ensemble
11.: Same Old Loverman
12.: Heaven Don't Deserve Me (previously unreleased)
13.: Don Quixote
14.: Alberta Bound
15.: Beautiful
16.: Ode To Big Blue
17.: Stone Cold Sober (previously unreleased)
18.: Old Dan's Records
19.: That Same Old Obsession
20.: Lazy Mornin'
21.: Hi'way Songs
22.: Can't Depend On Love
Titles on disc 3
1.: Sundown
2.: Carefree Highway
3.: Seven Island Suite
4.: Borderstone (previously unreleased)
5.: Cold On The Shoulder
6.: Now And Then
7.: Rainy Day People
8.: Fine As Fine Can Be
9.: All The Lovely Ladies
10.: Summertime Dream
11.: Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
12.: Never Too Close
13.: Betty Called Me In (previously unreleased)
14.: Endless Wire
15.: Circle Is Small
16.: Sea Of Tranquility
17.: Make Way For The Lady
18.: Dream Street Rose
19.: Ghosts Of Cape Horn
20.: Keepin' On Yearnin' (previously unreleased)
21.: Canary Yellow Canoe (previously unreleased)
Titles on disc 4
1.: Shadows
2.: She's Not The Same
3.: 14 Karat Gold
4.: Baby Step Back
5.: In My Fashion
6.: Never Say Trust Me (previously unreleased)
7.: Why Should I Feel Blue (previously unreleased)
8.: Someone To Believe In
9.: Romance
10.: Broken Dreams
11.: Always On The Bright Side (previously unreleased)
Advantages: Unique Compositions and outstanding playin Disadvantages: Not as much supporting instruments as just for seamus cd.
...Gordon Duncan (Highland bagpipe, chanter, whistles) with Neil Fergusson (bouzouki), Tony McManus (guitar), Ewan Vernal (bass) and John Scullion (snare drum). Produced by Tony McManus.
Well what can i say, if you haven't heard this late great legend play then i do recommend buying this cd. I can honestly say that he was one of the best bagpipers in the world, and it was a huge shock when he passed away. His playing in this cd is phenomenal, from the traditional march, straspheys and reels, to his own unique compositions, one of which is the title name of this album.
Track listing
2/4 Marches - The marches are Glengarry Highland Gathering, Bonnie Ann, and Renfrewshire Militia. Gordon plays these 2/4's with great fingering technique.
The '98 Jig - The Trip to Moreda, Jig o' Beer, The '98 Jig
The Belly Dancer - This track...
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Advantages: Good Clean fun, with deep meaning lyrics Disadvantages: None
...Barenaked Ladies got its start in 1988, when childhood friends Steven Page (vocals/guitar) and Ed Robertson (guitar) discovered they enjoyed singing together at summer camp. The idea for the band name (which the two were forced to defend repeatedly in the group's early years) came to them during a giggling fit at a Bob Dylan concert. After several months spent performing as opening act for a traveling comedy troupe, the duo recruited high school classmates (and brothers) Jim Creeggan (bass) and Andrew Creeggan (keyboards), and the foursome recorded a demo tape, titled Barenaked Lunch. A performance at the annual Buskers Festival in Waterloo, Ontario, led to an encounter with like-minded drummer Tyler Stewart, and the group was complete.
Gordon, the band's first album proved a smash in Canada, but failed to generate much excitement...
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Advantages: Fabulous lyrics, moving, not overly sentimental Disadvantages: Noe really
...= HOW I FIRST HEARD ABOUT GORDON MOTE =
Every week, I download the podcast of Michael Card's 'In the Studio' Christian radio programme, and listen to it on my iPod while driving to and from work. Most week's he has guests talking about what they are doing, and last October, his studio guest was Gordon Mote. As Gordon Mote played one of the songs from his new album, my eyes were filled with tears, so powerful and moving were the words of 'Wake Up Dancin'', and so exquisitely simple the music. You could tell from the response of the presenters that I wasn't the only affected in this way. On getting home, I bought the album on iTunes, and most of the songs now feature very highly in my most played songs list.
= WHO IS GORDON MOTE? =
Gordon Mote has been blind from birth, but at the age of three stunned his family...
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