Gordon Lightfoot

The legendary songwriter, who last released 'Harmony' in 2004, found 'Solo's material tucked away in his office in his Toronto home; the two discs of material were recorded in late 2001 and early 2002, just before Lightfoot suffered a near-fatal abdominal aortic aneurysm. After rediscovering the songs, Lightfoot entered Hamilton, Ontario's Grant Avenue Studio to rerecord the tracks with only his guitar.

The definitive, full-access story of the life and songs of Canada's legendary troubadour

This somewhat eclectic collection of songs is drawn from Gordon Lightfoot’s vast repertoire. Many are well-known, and some a little obscure, yet, they are all gems in their own way. I’ve been a fan of Lightfoot’s music since I heard the live recording of “The Canadian Railroad Trilogy” which grade four student teacher, Miss Dolan, played for our class as she taught Canadian history. As chance would have it, my dad owned the recording of it and I have fond memories of sitting on the floor in my bedroom, dropping, then lifting, then dropping the needle on the record as he helped me transcribe the lyrics. I then memorized the song, and would pretend I was playing the guitar as I sang along to the recording. I was hooked!