February’s Recommended Books
Writing Gordon Lightfoot: the man, the music and the World in 1972
(2011) Dave Bidini
How do you write the biography of someone who refuses to speak to you? This is the challenge that Dave Bidini faced when he set out to document the life of legendary Canadian folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. An artistic slight a decade ago has made Bidini a persona non grata in Gord's books; undeterred, the former Rheostatics singer has created a one-sided epistle to Lightfoot, discussing his life, the Toronto music scene during the legendary 1972 Mariposa Festival, and the general state of the world in those tumultuous times.
(2010) Gordon Lightfoot;
Illustrated by Ian Wallace
From words about the man, to the words of the man himself. The Canadian Railroad Trilogy presents the lyrics of Lightfoot's legendary song against the stunning paintings of acclaimed children's illustrator Ian Wallace.
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