Peter

That Playing For Change Ripple was absolutely beautiful.  Thank you for sharing!

..and T. Michael Coleman makes another appearance on the Listening Thread. 

Thanks for the Doc & Merle, Coz. I'll be a fan until the last day. (mine of course)

Feeling nostalgic - taking a quick trip through my past:

(I was their equipment manager & monitor mixer '80-'82)


(I was their stage manager most of '84)


(Never worked for them, but bass & drums were from VDB, and I did sound numerous times for keys & guitar with Lonnie Brooks, and for harmonica with Skid City)

Peter

done by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band w/Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, and Randy Scruggs.


And a.


Peter

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Alison Krauss was nice.  Thanks.

.  Can't believe I watched the whole thing.  But it was interesting and entertaining, and I picked up a few ideas along the way.

Much better video of his fretless neck that we were talking about recently.

And an interesting approach to thinking of "lengths of string" and his use of a thimble on his right hand little finger to change the length of a string while playing.

OK, I think we've all heard once or twice - but try to mix Steve & Neil down in your ears and concentrate on Greg Reeves; like The Dude's rug, he really tied the room together!

Peter (Who by no means wants to downplay a classic "Oh, yeah, a-hole - listen to this!!" guitar duel, but....)

Tony Rice - "Song for a Winter's Night"...



...seems appropriate.

I love that version of Catfish John. I think I spoke to it in this thread before. It's so - perfect.

And any Lightfoot song done by Tony Rice (or Gordon Lightfoot for that matter!) is always a pleasure. Thanks!

Yeah man, I'm all about Gordon, but his original "Song for a Winter's Night" was a little over-produced. To be fair though, I might not have thought that if I hadn't heard Tony's interpretation first.

I saw Gordon Lightfoot on tour a few years ago and though he appeared frail, that was one fantastic show. What a pro. As far as I know, he's still touring too.

For that matter, I wonder how Tony Rice is... what the heck, here's another Rice take on a Lightfoot tune.

There are a couple of versions of Song for a Winters Night. Columbia rereleased it with extra strings at one point which made a hash of it. But regardless the best thing to happen to Gordon Lightfoot might just be Tony Rice. That tune you posted is an obscure one. There's another one i like that's a bit obscure - 10 degrees and getting colder, or something like that that Tony sang with the New South.

Gord  is still kicking - he's about to do a series of shows to close Massey Hall here in Toronto when it closes for renovations this year. He's very frail, and very short - not like his younger days.

Weirdly appropriate this morning, except we haven't gotten up past 0° yet!

"Ten Degrees and Getting Colder" featuring a very young Tony Rice with Ricky Skaggs and even younger Jerry Douglas. And on bass, Bobby Slone. (yes, he's playing it left-handed... freaks me out every time!)



And just for Coz, another Lightfoot tune rendered by Alison Krauss with Tony on guitar. 



*incidentally hankster, I chose "Whispers of the North" not as much for its obscurity, but because of the harmony singer... a very sweet lady named Kathy Chiavola you don't hear much about. Incredible vocalist and songwriter. I had the pleasure of filling in on bass with her band for a short time back in the Summer of 2000. Never forget it.

Thanks for all the Gordon Lightfoot.  As a result of the first few mentioned in here, I pulled out the double vinyl copy of Gord's Gold that I inherited from my dad.  I believe he bought it new im '75 or '76.   Sounds of my childhood!

Rotem Sivan Band

Listen with headphones !!!!!