Gordon Lightfoot Forums - View Single Post

charlene · 11-15-2009, 01:47 PM

SET LIST:
Gordon Lightfoot
November 14, 2009 – 1st of 2 nights – Benefit concerts for Orillia Soldier’s Memorial Hospital and the Orillia Opera House.
Orillia Opera House-Gordon Lightfoot Auditorium
700 seat capacity – both nights – SOLD OUT
Concert Number 68 of 73 for 2009 touring year. Yet co come- Sunday concert in Orillia and 4 nights at Massey Hall, Toronto. Nov.18,19,20 and 21/2009.

Unseasonably warm temperatures but grey/overcast skies with a peak at the sun as it was setting over Orillia.

SETLIST:
1. Cotton Jenney
2. Carefree Highway
3. Sea of Tranquility – Gord talked about the barber he had when he was in Orillia and asked the crowd if they remembered Gary Cook (?) and another fellow at the barbershop who told him an old joke. He then told his ‘hare on a rabbit’ joke. It seems the old barber is responsible for it. Gord spoke to the hometown crowd like they were old friends sitting around the kitchen table recalling stories of days past. It was very sweet.
4. 14K Gold
5. Never Too Close
6. A Painter Passing Through
7. Let It Ride
8. Rainy Day People
9. Shadows
10. Beautiful
11. Watchman’s Gone
12. I Used To Be A Country Singer – he spoke of the fellow who wrote this song and introduced him from the audience. After the song he thanked Steven McEown for providing him with a great song to add to his repertoire. Steven then thanked Gordon.
13. Ribbon of Darkness – nobody chimed in with “over me” even tho Gord swept his arm across his body inviting someone to do so. He seemed quite surprised when no one did and carried on into:
14. Sundown
15. The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald – he said he realized it was Toledo but Cleveland made for a better rhyme and that it was two Irishmen that pointed out to him that it sounded like an old Irish ditty.
BREAK
16. Ponyman – this was done for his 11 year old second cousin who shares his birthday..(and who is also named for Gord’s mother – Jesse Vick)
17. Triangle
18. Restless
19. Clouds of Loneliness – after the song he said he wrote that at the time he knew marriage number two was gonna go..
20. Waiting For You
21. If You Could Read My Mind
22. Don Quixote – he then said the next song was a tune called “Meet Me By The Rockpile Honey and I’ll Get a Little Bolder” – possibly another joke courtesy of his barber ..
23. Baby Step Back
24. Early Morning Rain – “the one that bought the ranch..is that the word?”
25. Couchiching – before the song he said this was quite a prophetic song a few years ago when he sang it on that very stage for the first time and the night before he fell ill. He then recited the lines: “When I get my final slumber, when I pawn my diamond ring
I will do my final number, by Lake Couchiching”

BAND INTRO

26. Old Dan’s Records

ENCORE

27. Song For A Winter’s Night – before he sang he said “this is that time of year.”

He was in fine voice for the most part with a bit of breathiness now and then and after the song he would fist bump the middle of his chest with a look of ‘wow – that was tough/glad I got through it’..

He did not do The Trilogy. The crowd seemed to be hometown folks for the most part and was pretty quiet. When he first came onstage he was given a huge standing ovation and again at the break and after Old Dan’s Records and the encore.

Unlike a few years ago when he finished SFAWN and we walked out to a cold, snowy Orillia night last night was a balmy 50F. The ride home down Hwy#12 had many patches of dense fog so we took our time and got in around midnight. The band was staying in Orillia overnight and I had only a moment outside with Terry as he was getting in his car to head to the hotel. I’m sure the backstage event was filled with old time friends and family from the area. Beverley Lightfoot was there but I didn’t recognise anyone else. There was also the signing of the donated guitar that is being auctioned off.

So they’ll do it all again tonight, then head back home to Toronto and prepare for opening night at Massey on Wednesday Nov.18 – a day after The Man turns 71. Wow.

It’s always exciting to attend a Lightfoot concert. To see him in his long ago hometown of Orillia one night and then a few nights later at the Church of Gord on Shuter Street for 4 concerts where he has made Massey Hall his home for decades makes this week a bit more heartwarming for me..his face is smiling at me in the Toronto and Orillia papers, he’s on the TV, and I am wrapped warmly in this prelude to the cold winter coming with a blanket of Lightfoot memories for which I am so thankful and with a hope to make many more.

Thank you Gordon.

11-15-2009, 01:47 PM	#14
charlene Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 16,001	Re: Off to Orillia SET LIST: Gordon Lightfoot November 14, 2009 – 1st of 2 nights – Benefit concerts for Orillia Soldier’s Memorial Hospital and the Orillia Opera House. Orillia Opera House-Gordon Lightfoot Auditorium 700 seat capacity – both nights – SOLD OUT Concert Number 68 of 73 for 2009 touring year. Yet co come- Sunday concert in Orillia and 4 nights at Massey Hall, Toronto. Nov.18,19,20 and 21/2009. Unseasonably warm temperatures but grey/overcast skies with a peak at the sun as it was setting over Orillia. SETLIST: 1. Cotton Jenney 2. Carefree Highway 3. Sea of Tranquility – Gord talked about the barber he had when he was in Orillia and asked the crowd if they remembered Gary Cook (?) and another fellow at the barbershop who told him an old joke. He then told his ‘hare on a rabbit’ joke. It seems the old barber is responsible for it. Gord spoke to the hometown crowd like they were old friends sitting around the kitchen table recalling stories of days past. It was very sweet. 4. 14K Gold 5. Never Too Close 6. A Painter Passing Through 7. Let It Ride 8. Rainy Day People 9. Shadows 10. Beautiful 11. Watchman’s Gone 12. I Used To Be A Country Singer – he spoke of the fellow who wrote this song and introduced him from the audience. After the song he thanked Steven McEown for providing him with a great song to add to his repertoire. Steven then thanked Gordon. 13. Ribbon of Darkness – nobody chimed in with “over me” even tho Gord swept his arm across his body inviting someone to do so. He seemed quite surprised when no one did and carried on into: 14. Sundown 15. The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald – he said he realized it was Toledo but Cleveland made for a better rhyme and that it was two Irishmen that pointed out to him that it sounded like an old Irish ditty. BREAK 16. Ponyman – this was done for his 11 year old second cousin who shares his birthday..(and who is also named for Gord’s mother – Jesse Vick) 17. Triangle 18. Restless 19. Clouds of Loneliness – after the song he said he wrote that at the time he knew marriage number two was gonna go.. 20. Waiting For You 21. If You Could Read My Mind 22. Don Quixote – he then said the next song was a tune called “Meet Me By The Rockpile Honey and I’ll Get a Little Bolder” – possibly another joke courtesy of his barber .. 23. Baby Step Back 24. Early Morning Rain – “the one that bought the ranch..is that the word?” 25. Couchiching – before the song he said this was quite a prophetic song a few years ago when he sang it on that very stage for the first time and the night before he fell ill. He then recited the lines: “When I get my final slumber, when I pawn my diamond ring I will do my final number, by Lake Couchiching” BAND INTRO 26. Old Dan’s Records ENCORE 27. Song For A Winter’s Night – before he sang he said “this is that time of year.” He was in fine voice for the most part with a bit of breathiness now and then and after the song he would fist bump the middle of his chest with a look of ‘wow – that was tough/glad I got through it’.. He did not do The Trilogy. The crowd seemed to be hometown folks for the most part and was pretty quiet. When he first came onstage he was given a huge standing ovation and again at the break and after Old Dan’s Records and the encore. Unlike a few years ago when he finished SFAWN and we walked out to a cold, snowy Orillia night last night was a balmy 50F. The ride home down Hwy#12 had many patches of dense fog so we took our time and got in around midnight. The band was staying in Orillia overnight and I had only a moment outside with Terry as he was getting in his car to head to the hotel. I’m sure the backstage event was filled with old time friends and family from the area. Beverley Lightfoot was there but I didn’t recognise anyone else. There was also the signing of the donated guitar that is being auctioned off. So they’ll do it all again tonight, then head back home to Toronto and prepare for opening night at Massey on Wednesday Nov.18 – a day after The Man turns 71. Wow. It’s always exciting to attend a Lightfoot concert. To see him in his long ago hometown of Orillia one night and then a few nights later at the Church of Gord on Shuter Street for 4 concerts where he has made Massey Hall his home for decades makes this week a bit more heartwarming for me..his face is smiling at me in the Toronto and Orillia papers, he’s on the TV, and I am wrapped warmly in this prelude to the cold winter coming with a blanket of Lightfoot memories for which I am so thankful and with a hope to make many more. Thank you Gordon.