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Hello folk music fans! Gordon Lightfoot is one of the greatest folk-rock artists of all time. And now there's a podcast celebrating and discussing his work, song by song. It's called Carefree Highway Revisited, and every episode, your host (that's me, Mike Messner) will examine one of Gordon's songs with the help of a special guest! So if that's your cup of tea, give us a listen and give us a follow. We'll see you on the Carefree Highway!
Episodes
Saturday Sep 25, 2021
Saturday Sep 25, 2021
In this episode, Mike and his guest Michael Howitt discuss Gordon Lightfoot's song "If You Could Read My Mind," from Lightfoot's sixth album of the same name (originally titled Sit Down Young Stranger).
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
In this episode, host Mike Messner and his guest Liz Castillo discuss "Rainy Day People" from Gordon Lightfoot's 11th album, Cold On The Shoulder.
Saturday Aug 21, 2021
Saturday Aug 21, 2021
In this episode, Mike and guest Kevin McLear discuss "For Lovin' Me," from Gordon Lightfoot's debut album, Lightfoot!.
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Monday Jul 19, 2021
In this episode, host Michael Messner and his guest, Adele Chalifoux, discuss "Approaching Lavender" from Gordon Lightfoot's sixth album, Sit Down Young Stranger (later renamed If You Could Read My Mind).
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
In this episode, Mike Messner and his guest, Terry Wick Machowski, examine and discuss Gordon's 1972 song "Beautiful," from his eighth studio album, Don Quixote.
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Friday Jun 18, 2021
In this episode, Mike Messner and his guest, We Five bassist and vocalist Pete Fullerton, examine and discuss Gordon's song "Early Morning Rain," both Gordon's composition itself and We Five's 1970 recording of it.
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Host Mike Messner and guest John McLachlan discuss Gordon's epic suite, "Canadian Railroad Trilogy," from the album The Way I Feel and the compilation album Gord's Gold.
Thursday May 27, 2021
Thursday May 27, 2021
Host Mike Messner and guest Deb Radwan of the Gordon Lightfoot Gold Facebook group discuss "Song For A Winter's Night," from the album The Way I Feel and the compilation album Gord's Gold.
Thursday May 13, 2021
Thursday May 13, 2021
The pilot episode of a podcast dedicated to the music of Gordon Lightfoot, one song at a time!