 After his return to Canada, Lightfoot performed with The Singin’ Swingin’ Eight, a group featured on CBC TV's "Country Hoedown," and with the Gino Silvi Singers.He soon became known at Toronto folk music oriented coffee houses.In 1962, Lightfoot released two singles, both recorded at RCA in Nashville and produced by Chet Atkins, that were local hits in Toronto and received some airplay elsewhere in Canada.