Toronto Tribute Shows-night one report
Char
The Way We Feel - Gordon Lightfoot Tribute Shows-Toronto-Jan.14-15-16,
2005 - Hugh's Room.
Friday January 14, 2005.
I can't believe this is the third year I've headed to downtown Toronto to
see this amazing show that Aengus and Jory produce and perform in. It's
astounding how much work must be involved co-coordinating all the artists
with travel arrangements, hotel accommodations, rehearsals, food etc. for
all the venues they play. They get a lot of help from super organizer
Rachel. It was a pleasure to finally speak with her this year. She does an
incredible job and it's obvious she loves doing it. This year the show was
in Ottawa, St. Catherines, Port Hope and London, Ontario and then 3 nights
in Toronto. This past November saw Jory, Aengus and Terry Tufts take the
Tribute Show to the U.S. east coast for several shows at different venues in
several states. I flew down to see them in Wayne N.J. and met up with John,
Susan, Joan and Bill. Jenney and Skip played magnificent hosts to me for the
few days I was there. The venue in Wayne was a "living room" concert with 30
audience members and for the most part was acoustic. In a big old log cabin
with a vaulted ceiling the acoustics were stunning. I'm glad we got together
to experience the "mini" version in such a unique setting.
So there I was at 4:30 sitting on the GO train from Whitby looking out over
Lake Ontario and waiting for that moment when the skyline of Toronto comes
into view. And as Gord says "the trains run on time" and I was jumping into
Jenney's RAV on Front Street at 5:30. She had trekked the long journey from
south of Hartford Connecticut the day before and after 12 hours or so made
her way to the hotel and watched the remaining part of the TSUNAMI Relief
concert on CBC that featured many, many Canadian artists of all types. I
watched at home but alas, no Lightfoot.
After a short stop to deposit my suitcase at the hotel and tart ourselves up
we headed due west along Dundas to Hugh's Room and our reservation at 7 p.m.
Once again we were seated down front at the same table we had for all three
nights last year! lol - Too funny! And of course the ever adorable Jory was
over to see us right away. I sometimes fear that I scare him a bit but he
keeps coming back for more hugs and kisses so I think everything is alright.
He told us that unfortunately Lynn Miles had been unable to make any shows
due to bronchitis but Dan Kershaw was stepping in to do a couple of tunes
and one would be off the new Lightfoot "Harmony" album! Very cool! And as he
did last year Jory asked me what I would like to hear. I love that he does
that....even though when I told him that of course I wanted to hear him sing
"Mother of a Miner's Child" he said 'Nope-not doing it!" Little bugger!
Build me up and then crush me like that! He told us he was doing "Cotton
Jenny" and "Minstrel of The Dawn." Still very exciting! He spent a while
telling us about the other shows on the tour and how all the artists were
glad to be back at Hugh's Room for the last three nights. It really is a
great venue for seeing folk/roots artists. There was a scheduled show for
Peterborough (where Lightfoot performed for the Flood Relief concert with
Ronnie Hawkins) but not enough tix were sold to make the venue break even
for them so it was cancelled. Dear Aengus headed to Peterborough that night
to meet any ticket holders who did not know of the cancellation and refund
their money! Is it any wonder I love these guys? David Newland (MC and
performer) came over and got his hug and a few words of encouragement. He
has done the most remarkable job of introducing every artist - he speaks so
eloquently and so much from the heart that you can tell he is very good
friends with many performers and a huge fan as well. The flow of the evening
is very much dependant on his introductions, stories of the artists and
their accomplishments. Up near the bar/lobby area I gave Aengus his hugs and
we had a nice chat. Aengus has spent time these past few months in Inuvik,
Northwest Territories introducing a music programme to the Inuit students.
All of those children are the better for having had him do that as there
wasn't a programme in place prior to his arrival.
Jenney and I had dinner and wine and scanned the room for any familiar faces
as JJ (james/Jimmy Jones) had e-mailed me just before I left to let me know
that he had babysitting for Harrison and was heading to Toronto to see the
show even if it meant standing room area only. YAY!! It was great to see him
again and that he made it into town. He surprised me the first year at
Hugh's Room when he came over to my table. He was a table away but with his
back to me so I didn't know it was him! He didn't make it to any of the
shows last January and was eager to see at least one this year.
A lady (Lillian from "Acoustic Harvest" http://acousticharvest.cjb.net in
Toronto) came to the table to ask if I was Char and that someone was there
to meet me. I was so happy to finally meet Ron Jones from Vancouver! Lillian
and Ron are old friends. (Ron is originally from The Rock – Newfoundland,
and I loved hearing the accent in his speech!) Now that was one excited
guy - he was lovely and enthusiastic and spoke with Jenney and me for a
while. He had a great seat for the show. He had been in Ontario for a few
weeks visiting family in Ottawa – a new grand-daughter - and in Toronto. He
saw the show in Ottawa the week before and would be seeing the Friday and
Saturday night shows at Hugh's Room. Too exciting!
David Newland- www.davidnewland.com took the stage to begin the show on
time at 8:30 as Jory had told me earlier. There were so many performers,
songs and stories to hear!
First up was a member of the house band who has also been a "day-oner" with
the shows - Jason Fowler. www.jasonfowler.ca - Jason plays guitar for a
Canadian family group "The Cottars" and also with John McDermott when they
tour. He was in England and Japan just before Christmas. His website lists
all of his guitar playing accomplishments - he's quite the player AND he
writes and sings as well. I picked up his latest CD "Temporary Ground" last
year and I love it. His first song of the night was "I'll Tag
Along" ---remember last years' trip report??...I ended it with a reference
to being in attendance for the 2005 shows and "I'll Tag Along, wanna come?"
so it was perfect to start to the evening! He does a wonderful version and
like all of the performers I wish they would record their "tribute" songs on
one of their albums.
Dave Gunning - www.davegunning.com - a tall lanky guy with a huge smile who
comes from Pictou, Nova Scotia. He's up for some ECMA's (East Coast Music
Awards –( www.ecma.ca/index.asp?section=2005MusicNominees#Awd7 ) and did a
rousing "Carefree Highway." Dave told us that J.P.Cormier had suggested to
Stompin' Tom Conners that he have Dave play stand up bass for him on tour a
couple of years ago. Stompin' Tom is another great Canadian performer - been
around for years, sings great songs with a lot of Canadian content and
issues and is dearly beloved from coast to coast to coast. He hails from The
Rock and puts on quite the show. Well Dave was doing a show with Tom at the
Governor General's residence, Rideau Hall in Ottawa and when he came off
stage through the curtain he bumped someone on the leg with his bass. As he
was apologizing he saw it was none other than Gordon Lightfoot! He reached
out, shook his hand and said very enthusiastically "You're my favourite!!"
LOL - and seeing him on stage recount this story I am sure it was just as
endearing to Gord. Gord then asked Dave how he liked touring with Tom as
he'd learn an awful lot from him. Dave then told us that there's that show
called "Riverdance" and then there's the Stompin' Tom show - Liverdance!
Where you learn to drink and hold your liquor. Apparently Tom is quite the
beer drinker and smoker. Dave then performed his favourite love song -
"Shadows." It was lovely and I wish him well at the ECMA's!
Madviolet was next. - www.madviolet.com - These two beautiful young ladies
were on the show last year and were amazing. They sang harmonies that blew
us all away. Last year they did "Poor Little Alison" and "The Way I Feel"
and this year they did "Poor Little Alison" again but then sang the most
amazing version of "If You've Got it." It was slow and sultry and wickedly
good. Brenley and Lisa harmonize like siblings not just friends. They really
enjoy themselves on stage and feed off of each other so well. Brenley, with
assistance from Lisa, told her story of shaking Gord's hand last year and
saying "Those are the softest hands of any man I've ever touched" to which
Gord after mishearing "hands" for "pants" replied "Thanks, they're my
favourite pair." It is still a funny story! The girls are heading to
Australia to do some festivals in March with their new CD. They will be
making a video and are also up for some ECMA's!
Dan Kershaw performed last year and was very gracious to step in for the
ailing Lynn Miles. He was joined on stage by Joey Wright -
www.independentbands.com/cd/joeywright/seasons.html (husband of Jenney
Whiteley). Dan is a member of a couple of groups and a winner of numerous
awards. -www.deepbluefunk.ca/broscosmoline.htm and you can hear his 2002
award winning song at - http://www.ocff.ca/02songs.htm . Dan sang a quiet
version of "I Heard You Talking In Your Sleep" and "No Hotel." He mentioned
he had only just very recently heard the new "Harmony" cd and loved "No
Hotel." He stayed true to the sound of the Lightfoot version. It was nice to
hear a new song being sung!
Jenny Whiteley - www.maplemusic.com/artists/jwh/default.asp Jenny is a
Juno award winner from 2001. Aengus performs her song "John Tyrone" on his
"Fool's Gold" cd. Her husband Joey Wright provided backup for her. She sang
"10 Degrees and Getting Colder" and for their young daughter she performed
what she thought was a beautiful lullaby, "Fine As Fine Can Be." She has a
beautiful voice and makes singing seem so effortless!
Jory Nash - www.jorynash.com - Jory is one of THE sweetest people around.
Just thinking of him makes me smile. His smile is big and happy and he is so
welcoming. And his eyes twinkle with a bit of mischief that is too cute!
Just the fact that he knows he's going to get numerous hugs and kisses and
pats on the back and allows me to do it and comes back for more makes me
love him even more. I attended the first shows to hear Lightfoot music
performed by a group of musicians I really didn't know. They astounded me,
amazed me and made me come back for more. The second year I was more
familiar with their own music and magic and loved it. Hearing them sing
Lightfoot was just icing on the cake! To think that Jenney would drive all
this way TWICE based on my enthusiasm for the show and the scope of amazing
talent that I described made the last two years even more special. Plus she
got to meet Jory! Like all the performers and Lightfoot himself, Jory is
very modest and humble about his talent and accomplishments. He has just
released his 4th CD and co-produced all the tribute shows with Aengus. He
plays a Martin guitar like nobody's business and his voice is warm and
mellow and lovely. His own songwriting is beautiful and full of captivating
lyrics that make you go back, over and over to listen so you don't miss
anything. He's a traveling troubadour, a hat lover, a Toronto Maple Leaf
fan, a Lightfoot aficionado and a damn good person. And he's adorable. Jory
sang a mighty fine "Cotton Jenny" and then Jory had the audience laughing
with his story of the time when he was 21 and headed to a Massey concert to
see Lightfoot with a girl he really liked. He was really into the
relationship but she was on the fence. Jory had first seen Gord when he was
9 years old. The girl he was taking was a huge fan and told him of all the
songs she'd love to hear. She mentioned one song that Jory had never heard
him perform. Their seats were first row, top balcony of Massey and the view
was great of the top of Gord's head. Jory told of how there are always
people who feel it is their job to programme the concerts even though Gord
has a set list, follows it and generally doesn't do "requests." (at least
not back then) These yahoos drove Jory nuts. BUT - he thought that maybe,
just maybe if Gord would do this song it would cement the
relationship.....so at the most opportune time he called out the song title.
Lightfoot looked up - way up and said "that's a great old tune" and then
sang a few lines!!! The girl had reached over to hold Jory's hand while he
gave a silent "thank you Gord!" A week later she dumped his sorry ass.....
I can hear that story over and over! All I can say is that girl missed out
BIG time!
To my absolute surprise and pleasure he then did "Mother of a Miner's
Child!" The little darling WAS singing it for me! I wish he'd record
it...it's so beautiful. I suppose I should mention that earlier on in the
show, perhaps at the very beginning Lightfoot ambled in and parked himself
at the back wall on a stool. So the possibility was there that this change
in songs had more to it than Jory remembering my wish......After the show
Jory broke my heart when after a huge hug for doing Miner's Child he told me
"yeah - Gord had arrived so I changed the song." Again he built me up and
then crushed me. I gave him a smack and said I thought he did it for me! He
laughed and grinned his little devil grin and said "oh and for you too!" As
if Jory! I was just glad to hear it again even if it was for that Lightfoot
guy!
I'm sure very few people, other than those in close proximity even knew that
Lightfoot was there. James (jimmy jones) told me later that he had been
sitting on a stool against the back wall and got up for a moment and left
his seat. When he came back to sit down some guy was on it. It was dark and
it took a moment for James to realize that it was Lightfoot! LOL
Dave Matheson - www.davidmatheson.ca and Mike Ford -
www.maplemusic.com/artists/mfr/default.asp (Moxy Fruvous bandmates -
/www.fruvous.com/ ) Dave performed last year and I really enjoyed his
energy. This year with Mike it was electric! Their performance of "Steel
Rail Blues" was amazing. Mike had a harmonica and the sound of the train
added so much to the song - it was great! Both of them have powerful vocals
that carried the audience along on the big steel rails. They then sang
"Summer Side of Life." Another powerful vocal performance of a timeless
song.
It was now time for a break! What an amazing show so far! AND Lightfoot was
there and seemed to be staying! woo-hoo!!!!
Lots of mingling, talking with Ron and James, watching Lightfoot chat up
Lisa and Brenley on the stairs and then come down to the lobby. Jenney and I
were standing not far off and he leaned over to shake Jenney's hand and I
took the opportunity to get mine shook too! LOL! Plus a quick peck on the
cheek! He looked SO happy to be there - I think he's been grinning and
smiling since the concerts in Hamilton! He appeared to be alone as we didn't
see Bernie who had been with him last year. He had his black leather coat
on, black jeans, black leather boots and a funky patterned shirt with his
braces/suspenders. He was looking SO comfortable with the whole damn evening
it made me feel extra fabulous for him!
Jenney corralled Aengus and Jory and Gord for a few quick pics and then it
was time for the show to begin again! It was SO encouraging to see Lightfoot
head to sit down and stay for the rest of the performers! What a guy!
Aengus Finnan - www.aengusfinnan.com - what can I say that I already
haven't said to many of you...numerous times! As the co-producer of this
Lightfoot tribute show, as a lifelong Lightfoot fan himself, as the
singer/composer of the song "Lightfoot" on the Beautiful Tribute cd he had
me hooked right there!. But add to it his own songwriting, his beautiful
voice, his endearing and utterly shy, humble persona along with the intense
but twinkly eyes and the seemingly hard to come by huge smile, I adore this
guy. The tiny bit of the Irish accent he grew up with in his beloved Shelter
Valley, Ontario home can be heard in some words, perhaps some people
mistaking it for a wee bit of Maritime influence, add to his Lightfoot
interpretations and his own beautiful songs. Having had the pleasure and
honour to attend a live CD recording over two nights in his hometown of
Grafton, Ontario last May was certainly a thrill for me. Jory and David were
there as well and I can only wait patiently for the day when Aengus releases
this wonderful moment in time. I promise not to bug him about it any more.
After quitting his teaching job, his dedication to a life of songwriting,
singing and performing all over North America and beyond for 6 years had him
take a much needed breather late last year. So he headed to Inuvik NWT to
teach music. Amazing. The province of Saskatchewan will see him performing
at different venues in a week or so and then Aengus may stay south. I know
he has more to write, more to sing and as I told him this past weekend,
those who love his music will be the poorer for it if we don't hear any more
of the Finnan magic. I hope he will stay true to his dreams and make them
happen - for himself, and for his fans. Aengus is beyond humble....
He was joined on stage by Jory and they launched into "The Wreck." The
audience loved it! I can't imagine what a daunting task it must be to set
out to perform any Lightfoot song but The Wreck (and CRT) are huge!
Aengus then spoke of listening to Lightfoot from a very early age and having
notes sent home from school for singing about "fast women and hard liquor"
in the schoolyard and schoolbus! LOL By Grade 2 with the help of Lightfoot
songs Aengus knew all there was to know in life! But as is the case with
Lightfoot songs you have to wonder where he came from when writing the
songs, where his characters were and where they were coming from. In "Did
She Mention My Name" Aengus thought it possibly could be a character in a
jail. He then sang this "toe-tapper" with a bluesy, slow, kinda laid back
feel that certainly made you re-think the lyrics! Very, very insightful and
interesting to say the least! I'm still pondering on the whole thing....
Susie Vinnick - (can't find a website) Susie sang IYCRMM. She has a fabulous
voice and did a beautiful job of this Lightfoot masterpiece. Her next number
was "I'd Do It Again" and she was accompanied by the house band in a rockin'
blues style version of this song. The audience was right into it with them
and she received a huge ovation. Fascinating twist to the song.
I should mention that Anne Lindsay - fiddle - www.anne-lindsay.com , and
David Woodhead on bass guitar - www.davidwoodhead.com joined Jason Fowler
on guitar on many of the songs the performers did. Each of them are an
awesome force on their own but as a trio are absolutely fascinating. Check
out their websites!
Jason Fowler performed "Cold On The Shoulder" with a cool easy style. He's
got a great voice and the guitar work on all of the songs he played on
showed why he's won so many prestigious awards. Jason recounted his
"Boilers" story and like Jory, Jason is quite the raconteur. He once again
told of meeting Lightfoot when he was working in a music store that
Lightfoot frequented. He would always call ahead before he showed up.
Sometimes he would bring in his guitars for repairs but the repairs would
have to be done that day so he could pick it up and not leave it in the shop
overnight in case the place burned down! LOL Sometimes he would just wait.
He would also buy his strings there. The boss at the store told Jason to ask
Lightfoot about "boilers" one day. So he did. Lightfoot was kind of
surprised to hear the word but told Jason exactly what it meant. Apparently
back in the days of touring with john Stockfish and Red Shea they didn't
have a lot of money to buy new strings all the time and Red Shea started the
"boiler" method of cleaning and keeping strings last longer. They would do
this in the motels rooms on a hot plate.Gord proceeded to explain the method
to Jason. Jason does an imitation of Gord that is quite good so it makes it
all the funnier. He said that you have to get a pot of water going to a
rolling boil,,,and get a pair of tongs..."do you have a pair of tongs
Jason...you don't want to burn yourself"...take the strings off your guitar
and coil them up. Drop them in the boiling water for 7 minutes, take them
out with the tongs and lay them out flat on a Scott towel to dry. This would
remove the finger oils and dirt and on some "molecular level" he believed it
worked. When the strings are dry store them in a zip lock bag and put a
piece of red electrical tape on the bag. Jason asked what that meant. "Red -
"R" - stands for Ready to go." So you don't get mixed up you should put blue
tape on the strings that come off but aren't boiled yet - "Blue - "B" -
stands for ready to Boil!" LOL Jason was a classical guitar player at the
time and a phone call to the shop an hour or so later at least showed that
Lightfoot remembered this fact. "Jason - don't boil your nylon strings! They
’ll ruin the pot in one go!" - Just in case Jason didn't clue into the
boiling was to be on brass strings only! Lightfoot brought a set of”
Boilers" in to the shop for Jason one day and was handing them over when he
thought to ask of Jason had a D18 to put them back on. It was very important
that the boilers be put on a guitar like the one they came off. Jason said
no, Lightfoot began to snatch them away when Jason said "but my dad does!."
Gord gave him the strings and Jason tried them on his dad's guitar and then
put them back in the bag where they remain to this day, tucked away with
some great memories.
Justin Rutledge – www.justinrutledge.com – Justin’s record company has just
signed on with Warner Brothers Records so his music will be well
distributed. This young man looks very young and very shy. I don’t know his
age but he was quite shy. On stage he seemed almost uncomfortable and had a
“deer in the headlights” look at times. Quiet and breathy, making a listener
pay attention to every word that MAY come out of his mouth. He told of
meeting Lightfoot and “just being scared when he’s around.” I felt like
Justin needed a big reassuring hug. He sang a very slowed down “Sundown”
with a mix of hurtin’ and sadness. He also sang “Early Morning Rain” with a
“pain that never ends.” Omigosh it was sad. Justin writes some deep and dark
stuff – check on his website for samples. I was intrigued by this young man.
Rick Fines – www.rickfines.com – once again Rick was back on the Tribute
Show lineup and graciously thanked Lightfoot for doing his set in
Peterborough when Ronnie Hawkins held the Flood Relief concert. Rick and his
family were out of their house for 6 weeks or so while the whole first floor
was removed and everything re-built. Rick did his blues version of “I’m Not
Sayin” and “Ribbon of Darkness.” What a talent! The blues voice coming out
of that face and the sounds out of his guitar are astounding. His “Riley
Wants His Life Back”, the title song of the CD of the same name was judged
#1 song at the International Songwriting Convention last year. One of the
judges was B.B. King! Awesome! Rick told me he is busy writing for three
different projects so I look forward to hearing them.
J.P.Cormier - www.jp-cormier.com – J.P. (John Paul) is another ECMA nominee
this year. On January 11, 2005 he released his own personal tribute to
Gordon Lightfoot with a remarkable CD that was 6 years in the making. On
“The Long River” J.P. plays all instruments and all songs are Lightfoot
tunes except the last one called “The Poet.” What a beautiful, heartfelt
message about the influence of Lightfoot on his life and career.
www.jp-cormier.com/dailynews_jan13_05.htm All of the tunes are superbly done
as were the two Lightfoot tunes that J.P. did on stage – “Home From The
Forest” and “The Canadian Railroad Trilogy.” J.P. is also a very, very
accomplished guitarist which was clearly evident as he performed “Home From
The Forest” alone on stage. J.P. sang “The Poet” after the two Lightfoot
tunes. I felt very proud for him that Lightfoot was in attendance to hear
this performance on this special night. J.P. said there was a lot of money
in making CD’s and his Tribute album was available for 20 bucks…..and he
owed Gordie 25 bucks for each one! I enjoyed his set a lot. I’ve been told
his earlier CD’s have a definite Lightfoot feel to them. I believe samples
can be heard at his website.
The whole ensemble then gathered on the very small stage and thanks were
given to the artists, the audience, the folks at Hugh’s Room and Rachel for
the huge efforts they put in to make the evening and whole tour such a wild
success. It was now time for a group/audience participation song. “Alberta
Bound” was sung with great energy and we demanded more when it was over.
Aengus started us off with the first song off the first album that Lightfoot
recorded – “Rich Man’s Spiritual” – different artists sang the verses and
the audience clapped and sang along. It was amazing that close to 3 ½ - 4
hours had sped by so quickly…they couldn’t leave yet - there were SO many
more songs to sing!! Well deserved bows were taken and all filed off the
stage to a standing ovation. Many of the performers mingled with the crowd
as they left Hugh’s Room after purchasing their new CD’s to listen to on the
way home.
Heartfelt hugs were passed on to Aengus and Jory (and Ron Jones) but James
(jj) had disappeared into the night to make the trek home. Jenney and I
headed back to the hotel to try to sleep after such a wonderful and
emotional night. The saving grace was that we knew we’d be doing it again
the next night!!!!
Kimberly
Kimberly
Richard Harison
expense of strings, although that might have been the original concept.
Both Gordon and Red introduced me to the phenomenon and said the reason was
the desirable tonality of new strings was compromised by the fact that they
tended to stretch immediately with use, thus causing them to go out of tune
(flat). Both Gordon and Red used boilers for that reason.
BTW they both used Monel strings. Boiling does NOT work on bronze, which
oxidizes the strings in the process--creating its own problem.
We were staying at a rather posh hotel in Manhattan (One 5th avenue?) and
Gordon asked me to boil up a couple of sets. I went to the main kitchen of
the hotel (knowing the chef would think I was nuts) and a few minutes
later, I had the strings, on a china plate with a linen napkin complete with
a parsley garnish.
--
All the Best . . .
Richard Harison
"Char" <lightf...@rogers.com> wrote in message
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| for those who may be interested:
| The Way We Feel - Gordon Lightfoot Tribute Shows-Toronto-Jan.14-15-16,
| 2005 - Hugh's Room.
~snip
| He would also buy his strings there. The boss at the store told Jason to
ask
| Lightfoot about "boilers" one day. So he did. Lightfoot was kind of
| surprised to hear the word but told Jason exactly what it meant.
Apparently
| back in the days of touring with john Stockfish and Red Shea they didn't
| have a lot of money to buy new strings all the time and Red Shea started
the
| "boiler" method of cleaning and keeping strings last longer. They would do
| this in the motels rooms on a hot plate.Gord proceeded to explain the
method
| to Jason.
~snip
Char
lol
;)
Char
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JenRivard
>the hotel (knowing the chef would think I was nuts) and a few minutes
>later, I had the strings, on a china plate with a linen napkin complete with
>a parsley garnish
I would have loved to have seen that!
Richard Harison
Since Monel is silver in color, I would suggest a white without too much
"authority" ( a Chardonnay would never do) perhaps a Muscadet de
Sévre-et-Maine sur lie-- wonderfully Atlantic dry and it goes great with
SHELLFISH
--
All the Best . . .
Richard Harison
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Richard Harison
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All the Best . . .
Richard Harison
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Interesting insights, keep 'em coming.
Ron M.
Oksky
It sounds exactly like something you would have done, Jenney. :-D
Shirley
Ed Mullen
I like to add a cinnamon stick and some basil leaves when boiling my
strings.
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Ed Mullen
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What if there were no hypothetical questions?
Richard Harison
boil and plunge strings in. Continue to boil for 3-4 minutes. Gently wipe
dry. Restring at leisure.
--
All the Best . . .
Richard Harison
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Char
lol
;)
7 minutes rolling boil....cracks me up - i can just hear him saying
that....it's all in the details!
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Kimberly
Kimberly
Char
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> and I loved hearing the accent in his speech!) Now that was one excited
> guy - he was lovely and enthusiastic and spoke with Jenney and me for a
> while. He had a great seat for the show. He had been in Ontario for a few
just
> signed on with Warner Brothers Records so his music will be well
> distributed. This young man looks very young and very shy. I don't know
his
> age but he was quite shy. On stage he seemed almost uncomfortable and had
a
> "deer in the headlights" look at times. Quiet and breathy, making a
listener
> pay attention to every word that MAY come out of his mouth. He told of
> meeting Lightfoot and "just being scared when he's around." I felt like
> Justin needed a big reassuring hug. He sang a very slowed down "Sundown"
> with a mix of hurtin' and sadness. He also sang "Early Morning Rain" with
a
> "pain that never ends." Omigosh it was sad. Justin writes some deep and
dark
man.
>
>
>
> Rick Fines - www.rickfines.com - once again Rick was back on the Tribute
> Show lineup and graciously thanked Lightfoot for doing his set in
> Peterborough when Ronnie Hawkins held the Flood Relief concert. Rick and
his
> family were out of their house for 6 weeks or so while the whole first
floor
> was removed and everything re-built. Rick did his blues version of "I'm
Not
> Sayin" and "Ribbon of Darkness." What a talent! The blues voice coming out
> of that face and the sounds out of his guitar are astounding. His "Riley
> Wants His Life Back", the title song of the CD of the same name was judged
> #1 song at the International Songwriting Convention last year. One of the
> judges was B.B. King! Awesome! Rick told me he is busy writing for three
> different projects so I look forward to hearing them.
>
>
>
nominee
> this year. On January 11, 2005 he released his own personal tribute to
> Gordon Lightfoot with a remarkable CD that was 6 years in the making. On
> "The Long River" J.P. plays all instruments and all songs are Lightfoot
> tunes except the last one called "The Poet." What a beautiful, heartfelt
> message about the influence of Lightfoot on his life and career.
> www.jp-cormier.com/dailynews_jan13_05.htm All of the tunes are superbly
done
> Forest" and "The Canadian Railroad Trilogy." J.P. is also a very, very
> accomplished guitarist which was clearly evident as he performed "Home
From
> The Forest" alone on stage. J.P. sang "The Poet" after the two Lightfoot
> tunes. I felt very proud for him that Lightfoot was in attendance to hear
> this performance on this special night. J.P. said there was a lot of money
> owed Gordie 25 bucks for each one! I enjoyed his set a lot. I've been told
> his earlier CD's have a definite Lightfoot feel to them. I believe samples
> can be heard at his website.
>
>
>
> The whole ensemble then gathered on the very small stage and thanks were
> given to the artists, the audience, the folks at Hugh's Room and Rachel
for
> the huge efforts they put in to make the evening and whole tour such a
wild
> success. It was now time for a group/audience participation song. "Alberta
> Bound" was sung with great energy and we demanded more when it was over.
> Aengus started us off with the first song off the first album that
Lightfoot
> the audience clapped and sang along. It was amazing that close to 3 ½ - 4
Kimberly
Nice!
Kimberly
Andy T.
Arrgh! AOL must be choking on the NG again, I never did see this post. I like
AOL's format much better than Google's but I guess it't time to start Googling
if AOL is missing "real" posts. And yes, I may not post here regularly like I
once did, but I do try to read the NG every day or so.
Andy
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donnie
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heard/read/saw somewhere that one should replace one string at a time
to avoid undue stress.
Ron M.
Richard Harison
Correct in some cases
Gord and Red did all four at once coiled. 14 fret Martin necks are very
sturdy, whereas with a 12 string Rickenbacker, I used to take off only 3 or
4 at a time when I restrung.
The greatest "abuse" of the nature you suggest has to have been when John
Belushi cut the strings on Gord's guitar all at once. (Saturday Night Live)
--
All the Best . . .
Richard Harison
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involved, in a business sense, with Lightfoot (although I do remember
photo(s) of you from some of the songbooks I accumulated). Do you know
if the guitar was damaged with that stunt ?
Derek
Richard Harison wrote:
> The greatest "abuse" of the nature you suggest has to have been when John
> Belushi cut the strings on Gord's guitar all at once. (Saturday Night Live)
>
Richard, you have obviously never seen me play guitar. Cutting all the
strings off with scissors is KID'S STUFF compared to the havoc I cause
those poor strings when I play! :)
Derek
Char
water.....
LOL!
how did they talk him into that???
;)
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(Martins are strong)
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Richard Harison
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> I remember it well. I'm not sure of the time frame that you were
> involved, in a business sense, with Lightfoot (although I do remember
> photo(s) of you from some of the songbooks I accumulated). Do you know
> if the guitar was damaged with that stunt ?
>
> Richard Harison wrote:
> > Correct in some cases
> > Gord and Red did all four at once coiled. 14 fret Martin necks are
> very
> > sturdy, whereas with a 12 string Rickenbacker, I used to take off
> only 3 or
> > 4 at a time when I restrung.
> > The greatest "abuse" of the nature you suggest has to have been when
> John
> > Belushi cut the strings on Gord's guitar all at once. (Saturday
> Night Live)
~~~snip
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Any other tidbits on the comical side ?
Ron M.
Richard Harison
the side cutters.
Then there was the episode of the "Belligerent bee!"...
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>
> Gord and Red did all four at once coiled. 14 fret Martin necks are very
> sturdy, whereas with a 12 string Rickenbacker, I used to take off only 3
> or
> 4 at a time when I restrung.
> The greatest "abuse" of the nature you suggest has to have been when John
> Belushi cut the strings on Gord's guitar all at once. (Saturday Night
> Live)
>
> --
> All the Best . . .
> Richard Harison
I take all the strings off at once when I restring a guitar. I've never had
a problem with either of my Martins.
When I restring my son's bass, I do it one at a time, though. Maybe it's
just a phobia I have or something. It just seems to me that those thick bass
strings exert a lot of tension on the neck.
Maybe it's time to teach him to restring his own guitar.
I've never boiled strings. I find my strings settle in pretty well after
playing for a few hours. My oldest son takes his strings off, sprays them
with contact cleaner (like you'd use on electronics), lets them drip dry,
then wipes them with a clean cloth. He swears by this method, and says they
sound new when he puts them back on, and it's cheaper than buying a new set.
I don't know. I think he's trying to hit me up for new strings by making me
feel sorry for him.
Cathy
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Ed Mullen
The contact cleaner makes some sense since corrosion from perspiration
is one thing that dulls strings. My hands sweat a lot when I play and
that's why I go through strings so fast. When I was playing for a
living many years ago I changed strings almost every day on both my 6
and 12. But time is also a string killer as they simply lose their
elasticity. Nothing you can about that. Give him a gift certificate to
the local music store for his birthday. ;-)
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Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
Derek
stockpot big enough to fit a guitar in.
So my method is like Cathy's--I just take all the strings off when I'm
re-stringing. Seems to work okay with any of my guitars.
Derek
Cathy Cowette
>
> The contact cleaner makes some sense since corrosion from perspiration is
> one thing that dulls strings. My hands sweat a lot when I play and that's
> why I go through strings so fast. When I was playing for a living many
> years ago I changed strings almost every day on both my 6 and 12. But
> time is also a string killer as they simply lose their elasticity.
> Nothing you can about that. Give him a gift certificate to the local
> music store for his birthday. ;-)
>
> --
> Ed Mullen
You know, I did that in September. He went out and bought a $200 cymbal for
his drum set. The traitor.
Cathy
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