Sit Down Young Stranger - Gordon Lightfoot

[dumont]

Howdy folk, this is one to sing bleary-eyed thinking of the eternal tribulation between parent and child; old and new.

Let me know what you think

Recorded the guitar and vocals with StephenM!

[Bluesberry]

Holy sheeeet man.....Heaven.....I love this to bits and bits....that's some fine fingerpicking....and the vocals are so fine...it almost makes this sound like an Irish folk song.......love me some Gordon Lightfoot....I love this.....great post

[Rene Asologuitar]

Howdy folk, this is one to sing bleary-eyed thinking of the eternal tribulation between parent and child; old and new.
Let me know what you think
Recorded the guitar and vocals with StephenM!
++++++++++++
Excellent song, although I am not familiar with this song!
I love your version, guitar is so nice, and vocals so good!
Thanks for sharing this beauty.
Rene

[StephenM]

When I first heard you sing this I like Blues thought of an Irish folk tune...
I really like Gordon Lightfoot but I admit my knowledge of his catalog is limited to only what was on the radio.  Having said that I generally hear some of his music every month on my playlist. 

the backing vocals seemed to come out of nowhere on this...

your playing is good and your singing fits this perfect...

looking forward to hearing many many hours of your music.. you got something good inside.

[TPB]

Well I am a sucker for irish ballads so this is right in my wheel house  well done
Tim

[Bluesberry]

looking forward to hearing many many hours of your music.. you got something good inside.

something good inside.....indeed......I can't wait to hear more from this very talented and awesome dude.......bravo.......let's have another lads

[kenny mac]

Excellent picking and tone.
I'm not familiar with the original but this is superb.
Such clarity in the guitar and vocal.
Superb.

[Greeny (No longer active)]

You have a great voice - so rich and characterful, which is perfect for this. The fingerstyle playing and recording tone / clarity is amazing. Really wonderful stuff.

[Jean Pierre]

Well, this is a total discovery! I didn't know Gordon Lightfoot and so out of curiosity I listened to the original of this song that I didn't know either (you did it very well with a finguer picking and an excellent guitar sound))

..and so I learned that Gordon Lightfoot was Canadian, from Ontario and that he is now 84 years old ...long may you run

and I also learned (from wiki) that he had a tumultuous life, with many health problems and that he had collaborated with another Canadian ..Neil Young

..and that he composed a song that I love (..and that I'll probably do on the cover) "in the early morning rain".


Merci pour cette belle reprise Dumont et pour ce rafraichissant picking

[Bluesberry]

..and so I learned that Gordon Lightfoot was Canadian, from Ontario and that he is now 84 years old ...long may you run

Yes, GL is a much beloved singer/songwriter in Canada....he is a national treasure....you want to blow your mind, check out "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"....there is an epic song.......