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National Gordon Lightfoot Day? Sure, why not!

Canadian musician, author, journalist, music aficionado and hockey fanatic, Dave Bidini, has posted an online petition to create a Canadian day of observance honouring one of our national treasures, Gordon Lightfoot.
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Canadian musician, author, journalist, music aficionado and hockey fanatic, Dave Bidini, has posted an online petition to create a Canadian day of observance honouring one of our national treasures, Gordon Lightfoot.

A founding member of the Rheostatics, Bidini has authored several books on the topics of music and sports, including On a Cold Road: Tales of Adventure in Canadian Rock, The Best Game You Can Name and Around the World in 57½ Gigs.

Bidini's most recent work, Writing Gordon Lightfoot: The Man, the Music, and the World in 1972, is set for release on October 18 of this year and is what inspired him to create the petition.

"I realized that scribbling text about Canada’s greatest songwriter wasn’t nearly enough of a gesture," states Bidini in the petition.

"His music ties together every corner of the nation, and his longevity is testament to the power and strength of being original, more so considering that, in the early days, no one else was singing about our people and our places," he continues. "His art resonates through trends and changes in fashion and the twisting nature of popular culture."

To sign the online petition supporting the creation of National Gordon Lightfoot Day, please click here.

As Bidini points out: "Scotland has Robbie Burns Day and Ireland has Bloomsday. I offer that Lightfoot has had no less of an emancipating and defining effect on who we are and how we see ourselves, particularly - but not exclusively - as artists."

To learn more about Dave Bidini, visit www.davebidini.ca


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