Stereo Embers The Podcast 0183: Terra Lightfoot

“Christmas With Terra Lightfoot”

The Ontario-born Terra Lightfoot was on our show back in 2018 and since then she’s been quite busy. We’ll catch you up on what she’s been up to, but a little background is in order first. Lightfoot played in The Dinner Belles before going solo back in 2011. Since then she’s put out four albums, including her latest, which is called Consider The Speed. Along the way, she’s been nominated for a Juno and the Polaris Prize, she’s toured with Bruce Cockburn, the Posies, Blue Rodeo and Toad the Wet Sprocket and she’s garnered rave reviews from everyone from No Depression to Pop Matters. Consider The Speed is a powerful entry in Lightfoot’s discography. Filled with rootsy ballads, raging guitars and big crunchy pop, it’s ruminative, emotionally direct and stirring at every turn. We love Terra Lightfoot and we’re so happy to have her back. In this conversation Terra talks to Alex about her love of Bonnie Raitt, lucid dreaming and how to stay creative during Covid. She also talks about a spooky (at first) island getaway and she gives an update on her attempt to learn the cello…..