Minstrel of the Dawn · Gordon Lightfoot
Oldies Songs A Gentle Song About the Man Who Kept Singing While the World Grew Noisy There was always something quietly noble about “Minstrel of the Dawn” — a song that never…
Gordon Lightfoot – Approaching Lavender
A Quiet Meditation on Love, Distance, and the Gentle Passing of Time in “Approaching Lavender” There are songs that arrive with thunder, and then there are songs like “Approaching Lavender”…
Cotton Jenny – Gordon Lightfoot
A Gentle Side of Gordon Lightfoot Shines Through in “Cotton Jenny” Few artists have left a mark on Canadian music as deep and enduring as Gordon Lightfoot. Across decades, his…
Gordon Lightfoot on how he writes a song
A Songwriter Who Listened to Rivers, Silence, and the Weight of Human Memory For Gordon Lightfoot, writing a song was never about chasing trends, radio formulas, or fashionable sounds. It…
Gordon Lightfoot – For Lovin’ Me
A restless farewell wrapped in folk melody — “For Lovin’ Me” captured the uneasy spirit of a man who could never stay long enough to be understood, and it revealed…
Gordon Lightfoot – Early Morning Rain (Live in Chicago – 1979)
Oldies Songs A Lonely Airport, A Restless Soul, and the Song That Quietly Changed Folk Music Forever When Gordon Lightfoot introduced “Early Morning Rain” during his 1979 live performance in Chicago, there…
Anne Murray remembers Gordon Lightfoot
WHEN TWO QUIET CANADIANS CHANGED MUSIC HISTORY FOREVER On May 2, 2023, only hours after the passing of Gordon Lightfoot, fellow Canadian legend Anne Murray joined CBC Listen for a…
Gordon Lightfoot – Alberta Bound
A gentle homecoming wrapped in melody — “Alberta Bound” is not simply a song about travel, but about the quiet ache of returning to the places that still remember who…
Gordon Lightfoot – Wherefore and Why
A quiet folk ballad about love, uncertainty, and the painful beauty of growing apart — “Wherefore and Why” captures the fragile emotions that often arrive before goodbye is ever spoken…
Gordon Lightfoot – Did She Mention My Name
A quiet farewell wrapped in poetry, “Did She Mention My Name” captures the ache of distance, memory, and the fragile hope that love might still linger in someone else’s thoughts.…