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PODCAST: B.C.B次元官网网址檚 John McLachlan sings the songs of Gordon Lightfoot

TODAY IN B.C.: Podcast features stories and nine Lightfoot songs
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Host Peter McCully chats with folksinger/songwriter John McLachlan, who has recorded four albums of Gordon Lightfoot music and performs a tribute show as well.

McLachlan says he was introduced to the music of Lightfoot at an early age.

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The podcast includes nine Lightfoot songs as sung by McLachlan, including B次元官网网址楽ummer Side of Life,B次元官网网址 a topical song about the Vietnam War and the young men in the summer of their youth.

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McLachlan had seen Lightfoot in concert 30 times over the years and tells the stories behind his favourite songs, including one that bumped Paul McCartney out of the number one spot on the music charts.

The acoustic arrangements are in the spirit of the originals but with some different arrangements and are performed with Marc Atkinson and Scott White.

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Peter McCully

About the Author: Peter McCully

Peter has been a broadcaster and publisher on both of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 coasts and has owned a small newspaper and run an advertising agency along the way.
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