Canada lost an icon of folk music yesterday. I grew up listening to Gordon Lightfoot thanks to my father.
There are too many songs to choose from, as He was a prolific songwriter, not just for himself, but for countless other musicians. If you don’t think you know any Lightfoot songs, you are wrong. Most people will recognize the historical account, The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald.
But I’ll leave you with the song I often heard my father sing.
Let me know if you have a favorite.
-Leon
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.
My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/
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A sad loss for music and for your country. By one of those strange coincidences that occur I’ve just read Keith’s tribute post to Gordon and commented that Canadian Railroad is my favourite of his.
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