The possibilities are endless after a weekend of entertaining artists bent on following in big footsteps.
Tudhope Park was teeming with talent of a new kind with plenty of potential and plenty electric, eclectic and exciting new Canadian and international artist with a folk bent.
From both sides now and includng Lightfoot’s daughter Meredith Moon on vocals and banjo who played with her dad’s band.
A highlight was the renaming of the Main Stage to now be called the Lightfoot Stage, in which his daughter and wife Kim took part along with Tom Wilson.
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Tudhope Park has been all but christened Lootfoot Park in honour of its hometown hero.
Downtown Orillia was decked out for Mariposa with cutour tributes to Lightfoot.
It wasn’t a dark day in July this year even a short time after Lightfoot died.
Carolyn Grant was a familiar sight around town in the Mariposa shuttle was a fun ride for driver and passengers.
Rev. John Goold and the Handsome Devils stirred up the crowd at the Boho Stage Sunday.
Po’ Boy Jeffreys & Calamity Jane, of Toronto, emjoy an act between weekend sets.
The Doghouse Orchestra, of Toronto, were one of many acts with horns and violins and great singers.
Steve Porter and Scott Thomas hosted a couple of Lightfood singalongs Saturday and Sunday.
Judy Collins’s amazing pianist and musical director shows both sides now of her signature Martin guitar she had made for her.
Front and back she looks and sounds great – like Collins.
New order of Canada recipient Tom Wilson acknowledged what Lightfoot meant to him, Canada and music at large in a special presentation.
Thompson Wilson, son of Tom Wilson, joined his dad on stage for duo with the Lightfoot band.
Lightfoot’s wife Kim and daughter Meredith Moon receive flowers during recognition of his death late this spring.
Lightfoot’s daughter Meredith Moon, on banjo, played a nice number with his band last evening.
Rick Hayes, the Lightfoot band’s original bassist, led them through a number of Gords hits with guest vocalists.
Everyone wanted to get in on the act of singing a Lightfoot song or two or more.
Sisters Heather and Laurel McMillan, of Waterloo made friends with fellow folk fan Cathy Walsh, of Orillia.
Mariposa is a party, a picnic and an overall good time for folk and now pop and even rock acts as times change.
Looking like a bride-to-be, this half of Newfoundland duo came prepared with a bug net …
… and as the host said: “You’ve seen these stars on the net, now you see the net on them.
Feist wrapped up the festival with a rockin’ good time for the youn set that began and ended in dark.
Ontario singer Feist was but a shadow of her formerself, as reflected – she notet – in the treeline lit up by a brief fireworks across Couch.
