When was the last time Gord played...?
 

When was the last time Gord played the Ballad of Yarmouth Castle Live? When was the last tour that he played this tune on a regular basis?

Re: When was the last time Gord played...?
 

Don't know the answer to that but I do love that song and think it would be a fine addition to the 2009 line-up.

Re: When was the last time Gord played...?
 

It's certainly been quite a while since it was played in concert. I think it was eclipsed by the more popular Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. I can't find it listed in any of the concert summaries at Wayne Francis' Lightfoot website even going back as far as 1995. Being that it was a topical song of a certain time period and never charted like "Wreck" did, it was probably rotated out of his repertoire. It's a very moving song though and I pop in my Sunday Concert CD and play it every now and then.

Minor correction: The song title is actually Ballad of the Yarmouth Castle, as taken from the album cover (yes, I still have my original well worn vinyl LP as well as a CD version of Sunday Concert). There actually is a Yarmouth Castle, built by Henry VIII on the Isle of Wight, http://www.guide-to-castles-of-europ...th-castle.html however, Lightfoot's song deals with the sinking of a ship.