Gordon lightfoot wrote one of his bestloved songs, canadian railroad trilogy, in canadas centennial year, 1967. The canadian railroad trilogy by gordon lightfoot, illus. Jul 01, 2015 gordon lightfoot canadian railroad trilogy live in reno duration. Canadian railroad trilogy gordon lightfoot chords and lyrics. Were celebrating by reading gordons new book, canadian railroad trilogy, a picture book gift book that is lavishly illustrated by the brilliant and awardwinning illustrator ian wallace. The song has been covered by john mellencamp and george hamilton iv, among others. In this dramatic, oversized tribute to the construction of that mighty railroad, both the lyrics of lightfoot s song canadian railroad trilogy 1967 and wallaces dazzling chalk pastels powerfully illustrate the manifestation of. August 2, 2010 a new hardcover childrens book, featuring the lyrics of the epic canadian railroad trilogy, and illustrations by renowned writerartist ian wallace, has been released in. Gordon lightfoot canadian railroad trilogy live in reno duration. A gordon lightfoot songbook, lyrics, chords and pdf for.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The definitive biography of canadas most beloved singersongwriter, a legendary musician who helped define the folkpop era. How to play gordon lightfoot canadian railroad trilogy intro and 1st section. He came to prominence in the 1960s, and broke through on the international music charts in the 1970s with songs such as if you could read my mind 1970, sundown 1974 and the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald 1976. Bob dylan dylan certainly seems to be lightfoots biggest influence. There are few songs that embody this country more than gordon lightfoots canadian railroad trilogy, which was performed live for the first. Gordon lightfoot has 29 books on goodreads with 205 ratings. Canadian railroad trilogy by gordon lightfoot, hardcover. And not just the epic songs, like canadian railroad trilogy. The book and art in it is inspired by gordon lightfoot s song with the same name as the book title. Inducted into the canadian railway hall of fame in 2003, in the industry achievement category, for his canadian railroad trilogy.
Lightfoot has said that gibsons 12string stylings were something that he tried to emulate and gibsons civil war trilogy became a starting point for lightfoots own canadian railroad trilogy in terms of structure. About canadian railroad trilogy written by gordon lightfoot illustrated by ian wallace this lavishly illustrated book brings gordon lightfoots heartstirring song, canadian railroad trilogy, to readers young and old. Lightfoots lyrics celebrate the vision and incredible effort. All tickets purchased for the original even twill be honored for the rescheduled date. Canadian railroad trilogy by gordon lightfoot, ian. Canadian railroad trilogy by gordon lightfoot and ian wallace. Childrens book released in the us, canada and the uk. Canadian railroad trilogy by gordon lightfoot goodreads. Gordon lightfoots canadian railroad trilogy now an illustrated book.
From the tender ballad of beautiful to the historical lament of the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald to the plaintive political plea of black day in july, gordon lightfoots songs have inspired and enchanted fans for more than fifty. A tribute to the chinese who helped build the cpr, part i. Gordon lightfoot rescheduled dominion energy center. Includes playthru, video lesson, tabs, chords and lyrics. Great book about gordon lightfoot and canadian trains. The canadian railroad trilogy is 1966 song canadian singersongwriter gordon lightfoot that was first released in 1967. Personal quotes 3 i was under contract for 33 years, and when youre like that youre always under the gun to produce. Commissioned by the cbc in 1967 to mark canadas centennial year it eloquently describes the construction of the transcontinental railway an iron road runnin from the sea to the sea a great feat of nation building that changed canada forever. This song was commissioned from lightfoot by the cbc for a special broadcast on january 1, 1967, to start canadas centennial year.
In 2001, gordon lightfoot s canadian railroad trilogy was honoured as one of the canadian masterworks by the audiovisual preservation trust of canada. To me, living in america but having strong canadian roots, this is like canada saying, hey, i may not be america, but ive done some pretty fking great things in my life too. Canadian railroad trilogy kindle edition by lightfoot. Canadian railroad trilogy by gordon lightfoot song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. The book and art in it is inspired by gordon lightfoots song with the same name as the book title. Canadian railroad trilogy by gordon lightfoot, 9780888999535, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
In this dramatic, oversized tribute to the construction of that mighty railroad, both the lyrics of lightfoot s song canadian railroad trilogy 1967 and wallaces dazzling chalk pastels powerfully illustrate the manifestation of that ambitious dream, emphasizing the ethnically diverse people who made it possible and those whose lives were. Published by blue mountain press 1977 isbn 0883960184 published by harpers magazine press 1972. Nominee for the 2012 silver birch express award in the ontario library associations forest of reading program this lavishly illustrated book brings gordon lightfoots heartstirring song, canadian railroad trilogy, to readers young and old. In 1966, the cbc canadian broadcasting corporation commissioned gordon lightfoot to write a song to celebrate canadas 1st centennial. The song describes how the canadian pacific railroad was built. Chordie does not index songs against artistscomposers will.
Lyrics for canadian railroad trilogy by gordon lightfoot. Watch gordon lightfoot canadian railroad triology superpatri on dailymotion. Canadian railroad trilogy describes the building of the transcanada canadian pacific railway which was completed. Gordon lightfoot bio reveals the music and the man. The book includes gordon lightfoots music and lyrics, a brief history of the railroad, notes on the illustrations and further reading. Mix gordon lightfoot canadian railroad trilogy live in concert bbc 1972 youtube.
The song above is not stored on the chordie server. It eloquently describes the construction of the canadian. Macdonald once envisioned what gordon lightfoot called an iron road. Fittingly, the song was first made public on january 1, 1967 by means of a special cbc broadcast. Gordon lightfoot, the iconic singersongwriter behind such beloved songs such as if you could read my mind, the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald, and sundown performs live at dominion energy centers carpenter theatre. Gordon lightfoot canadian railroad trilogy youtube. Personal website for gordon lightfoot view the website share. A new book featuring the lyrics of lightfoots epic song and pastels by illustrator ian wallace. This lavishly illustrated book brings gordon lightfoots heartstirring song to readers young and old. Lightfoots lyrics celebrate the vision and incredible effort that went into building the canadian pacific railroad.
Canadian railroad trilogy is 1966 song canadian singersongwriter gordon lightfoot that was first released in 1967. The song was commissioned by the cbc in 1967 to mark canadas centennial year and it has been a. Canadian railroad trilogy book fraser valley regional. Everything i needed to know about being canadian i learned from the songs of gordon lightfoot. Mar 20, 2011 gordon lightfoot canadian railroad trilogy live in reno duration. Canadian railroad trilogy kindle edition by lightfoot, gordon. Lightfoot books books with text by gordon lightfoot the pony man text by gordon lightfoot illustrations by etienne delessert contains the lyrics of the pony man plus two unrecorded verses. Canadian railroad trilogy fxl ebook por gordon lightfoot. Canadian railroad trilogy, book by gordon lightfoot. This lavishly illustrated book brings gordon lightfoots. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading canadian railroad trilogy.
Text by gordon lightfoot illustrations by stephen schutz contains lyrical exerpts from many lightfoot songs. The original song is hosted at chordie works as a search engine and provides onthefly formatting. The song was commissioned by the cbc in 1967 to mark canadas centennial year and it has been a classic ever since. Canadian railroad trilogy book calgary public library. August 2, 2010 a new hardcover childrens book, featuring the lyrics of the epic canadian railroad trilogy, and illustrations by renowned writerartist ian wallace, has been released in the us, canada, and the uk. Canadian railroad trilogy fxl ebook by gordon lightfoot. In 2005, he made a lowkey tour called the better late than never tour. Gordon lightfoots most popular book is canadian railroad trilogy. The song itself was commissioned in 1967 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of canada.
Canadian railroad trilogy by gordon lightfoot songfacts. Ian wallace portrays the building of the canadian pacific railway in a series of dreamlike paintings accompanied by the lyrics of lightfoots 1967 song commemorating canadas centennial year. The result was the canadian railroad trilogy, which recounts the construction of the canadian pacific railway across canada in the 1880s and was featured on lightfoots second album, the way i feel 1967. Lyrics and video for the song canadian railroad trilogy by gordon lightfoot songfacts. After more than 50 active years of hit song making and international album sales well into the multimillions, its safe to say that esteemed singersongwriter and musician gordon lightfoot resides with some very exclusive company atop the list of alltime greats. The way i feel canadian railroad trilogy in the form of a handwritten leadsheet by lightfoot himself. The canadian railroad trilogy is a song written, composed, and performed by canadian singersongwriter gordon lightfoot that describes the building of the transcanada canadian pacific railway in the early 1880s. Although the product description indicated that i was purchasing gordon lightfoots picture book, what i ended up with was his sheet music.
Provided to youtube by rhinowarner records canadian railroad trilogy gordon lightfoot gords gold. He embarked on his first crosscanada tour that same year. Ian wallace, 2010 across canada take a moment to listen to gordon lightfoot canadas most famous folk singer as he sings the canadian railroad trilogy a very moving song and one of his most loved. There are few songs that embody this country more than gordon lightfoots canadian railroad trilogy, which was performed live for the first time on. Books by gordon lightfoot author of canadian railroad. Gordon lightfoot canadian railroad trilogy guitar lesson. The song describes how the canadian pacific railroad was. Gordon lightfoots canadian railroad trilogy now an.
Gordon lightfoot canadian railroad trilogy lyrics youtube. Canadian railroad trilogy is a 12 x 9 hardcover childrens book that is illustrated by ian wallace. Canadian railroad trilogy, an extraordinarily special song, has inspired this very beautiful book that many will want to own as a keepsake. Macdonald once envisioned what gordon lightfoot called an iron road runnin from the sea to the seathe canadian pacific railway, begun in 1885. The song was commissioned by the canadian broadcasting corporation cbc to celebrate the canadian centennial. In this dramatic, oversized tribute to the construction of that mighty railroad, both the lyrics of lightfoots song canadian railroad trilogy 1967 and wallaces dazzling chalk pastels powerfully illustrate the manifestation of. Gordon lightfoot tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including carefree highway, beautiful, circle of steel, alberta bound, daylight katy. Gordon lightfoot s most popular book is canadian railroad trilogy. This 1968 fillmore west performance captures gordon lightfoot opening a show that also featured cold blood and canned heat. General commentthis song should be canadas second national anthem. The book includes gordon lightfoots music and lyrics, a brief history of the railroad and notes on the illustrations. The book and art in it is inspired by gordon lightfoots song with.
Gordon lightfoots originally scheduled performance at the thomas wolfe auditorium has been rescheduled for monday, february 17, 2020. Gordon lightfoot canadian railroad trilogy from the album the way i feel. Seriously, i cant believe only one other person has commented about this song. To me, living in america but having strong canadian roots, this is like canada saying, hey, i may not be america, but. Canadian author pierre berton said to me, you know, gord, you said as much in that song as i said in my book about the building of the railroad across canada. Includes music and lyrics to twelve verses, illustrators notes, and a brief history of the railroad. Teaching ideas for canadian railroad trilogy groundwood. After more than 50 active years of hit song making and international album sales well into the multimillions, its safe to say that. Canadian railroad trilogy by gordon lightfoot, ian wallace. Oct 08, 2010 there are few songs that embody this country more than gordon lightfoots canadian railroad trilogy, which was performed live for the first time on new years day, 1967, in honour of canada. This lavishly illustrated book brings gordon lightfoots heartstirring song, canadian railroad trilogy, to readers young and old. Teaching ideas for canadian railroad trilogy groundwood books.
Canadian railroad trilogy gordon lightfoot chords and. A new book featuring the lyrics of lightfoots epic song and pastels by. Canadian railroad trilogy by gordon lightfoot overdrive. Canadian railroad trilogy text by gordon lightfoot with ian wallace. There was a time in this fair land when the railroad. Lightfoot returned to the music business with his new album selling well and an appearance on canadian idol, where the six top contestants each performed a song of his, culminating in a group performance on their own instruments of his canadian railroad trilogy. James keelaghan performed the song on the lightfoot tribute album, beautiful.