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Today, celebrated songwriter and guitarist Terra Lightfoot is sharing her rendition of the holiday classic “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”. The song was originally written for Judy Garland to sing in 1944’s ‘Meet Me In St Louis’, “but I guess the first version they submitted was literally too sad for her to sing, they had to rewrite it,” says Lightfoot. “I think it's tough sometimes to put on a happy face when everything seems to be crumbling around you, and so I delved headfirst into that feeling and let myself get sad as hell when I recorded this one.”
During the pandemic, Lightfoot uprooted and moved a few hours north of her former home in Hamilton. “Our growing season is shorter, it's colder, and there's so much snow and coniferous trees everywhere, it's basically the ultimate winter hideaway. Anyway I had James McKenty (who records a lot of Greg Keelor and Blue Rodeo stuff) over to my house and he set up a studio in my living room. There are windows all across the back of the house looking onto a beautiful meadow and ponds and marshland. So that's what I was staring at while I was singing this song. I hope that a little bit of peace and tranquility comes across for the listener; that, and the fact that if things are really messed up right now for anybody, that it's okay to be sad about it.”
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MORE ABOUT CONSIDER THE SPEED
Strong, sure-footed and soulful, Terra Lightfoot's latest album Consider the Speed sees the artist finding new roots on the road, and at home in her own skin more than ever before. On this Memphis-recorded session, the acclaimed singer-songwriter-guitarist is in top form, backed by seasoned session ringers and captured by Grammy Award winning producer Jay Newland and Grammy Award winning engineer Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell.
Consider the Speed is a next-level progression from Lightfoot’s 2017 album New Mistakes. That album was long-listed for the Polaris Music Prize and nominated for a JUNO Award for Best Adult Alternative Album, with its lead single “Paradise” also earning a production nomination as well as a SOCAN #1 Song Award.
The artist’s relentless drive as a touring performer has burned out at least one odometer and earned her the distinction of becoming the first female recipient of the Canadian Independent Music Association’s Road Gold distinction, in recognition of having sold more than 25,000 tickets in Canadian markets in a single calendar year. And in addition to millions of miles logged while touring the globe, including marquee tour dates supporting legendary acts like Willie Nelson, Bruce Cockburn, and Blue Rodeo, Lightfoot also found time to conceive, curate and produce The Longest Road Show, a ground-breaking touring revue.
PRAISE FOR TERRA LIGHTFOOT
"One of Canada's best all-around musicians... an amazing tour de force, the complete package" – Grant Lawrence, CBC Music
“Canada’s Terra Lightfoot has a huge voice and a big and gutsy guitar tone to match” - Guitar Player
“One of today’s brightest emerging rock artists” - Twangville
“Drawing from rock, soul & blues, Terra Lightfoot is a monster talent that will be gracing the world’s largest festival stages in no time” - PopMatters
“Ms. Lightfoot’s voice is a dominant as ever, straddling Memphis soul and urban blues with ease” - No Depression
"With a stunning command of songwriting and musical composition, paired with an absolutely intoxicating voice and her signature Gibson SG, Terra Lightfoot delivers a powerful mix of folk, alt-country and flat-out rock" – Tone Deaf (Australia)
"Perfectly suited for stadium-sized crowds to sing along to… without sacrificing the nuance or creativity that were hallmarks of her prior albums"– Exclaim!
“A masterful balance of hard riffs, heart-wrenching ballads, and soaring choruses" – The Record
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