“We love to work while the sun shines,” notes the Orillia native in his genial, good-humoured way. That’s how it is with most celebrities: wham, bam and don’t forget to plug my latest project, whatever your name is. Lightfoot — low-key, sincere, Canadian in the ways that matter most — gives the impression of having all the time in the world. “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” his acknowledged masterwork from ’76, is about a capsized freighter with 29 dead crewmen. I’m strong, I’m prepared.”Stage fright: “When I’m introducing my musicians, I always get nervous.”Plans for Canada’s sesquicentennial: “They’ve got me booked until the end of 2017.

Source: thestar November 21, 2016 16:06 UTC