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James Gordon
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BIO
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in Guelph, Ontario, James Gordon is known to many North Americans as the
founder of Canada's premier folk group TAMARACK. With this durable trio he
toured every corner of the continent, recorded fourteen albums, and made countless
television and radio appearances. He has become well-known for his original
songs about Canada's identity and heritage. He was a regular songwriting
contributor to the CBC radio programmes "Ontario Morning" and "Basic Black".
He has also released numerous solo albums for adults and children , composed
works for symphony orchestras, co-written a popular series of "Jim and Dave"
family musicals and written music for theatre, dance and film. His original
folk opera "Hardscrabble Road" debuted in 2003. His songs have been recorded
by a number of other artists including The Cowboy Junkies, Melanie Doane,
Hilary Spencer, Al Simmons, Ian Bell and James Keelaghan.
This year his song "Frobisher Bay" was featured on Canada's most successful
television program ever, "Canadian Idol", and
his song "Mining For Gold" is in the new John Sayles film "Silver CIty" starring
Kris Kristoferson, Daryl Hannah and Richard Dreyfus. These days James
tours North America and Great Britain as a solo act or accompanied by Sandy
Horne on bass and Marion Linton on fiddle. He produces CDs for other artists
at his Pipe Street Studios.
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Contact James:
gormorse@sentex.net
519-837-3757
fax: 519-837-3776
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