Biography

BREAKING NEWS!
The title track 'Bottleneck to Wire' is currently a semi-finalist in the Folk/Singer/Songwriter category in the 2007
International Songwriting Competition!

Gordie Tentrees is also a 2008 Official North American Folk Alliance Showcase winner!

Recent Tour News May 1/08

Hello everybody,

We are finally home! 33 shows in 25 days in Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Alberta, what a hoot. We had a great time, thank you so much for supporting our music!
Thanks for inviting us into your homes, feeding us and giving us a taste of life elsewhere. If I miss mentioning you, please forgive me.

Special thanks to my Yukon pals Mark Smith, Natalie Edelson, Kim Beggs, Kim Barlow, and Jim King for your help at Folk Alliance, Yukon Film and Sound, Yukon Arts Fund, and invited Yukon Roots Suite artists David Myles, Catherine McClellan, Stephen Fearing, Joel Plaskett, Bill Bourne & Madagascar Slim, John Wort Hannam, Maria Dunn, and the Mcdades helping to make our room so popular. The Kralick's in Fort Smith, Matt in Little Rock, Greg at the Blue Door, Joe & Susan Bailey, our OKC host Jason, Dan & Jimmy at Dan's Silverleaf, Tracie at Gruene Hall, Roger Marin for having us at the Fred Eaglesmith Texas Weekend, James at Piney Woods (what a house concert!), Karen & Kim Deschamps and Adam Carrol in Austin at the Saxon!, Jason @ Logon Cafe, Kim Brown from Beamont, Jodi from Vermont, Wrecks Bell at Old Quarter (thanks for taking a chance on a Canadian on Townes Van Zandt's B-Day), Lane Gosnay at Bugle Boy (what a room), Jasper Folk Fest, Scott Crabbe, and Tony at the Downstream, Harold and the great staff at the Blue Chair, Don & Brenda at Carlsons on McCloud (what a honour), the Nickelodeon Folk Club, Vic Bell, Rick Fines and Suzie Vinnick (thanks for a memorable night), Susan and Hoagie in Black Diamond, Doug and Kayla Freeze in Calgary, Mark & Joy Jungers, Dave & Sharon Hermanson, Tim Acox and Angela, you were all amazing! For some new live tour video visit
www.youtube.com/tentrees74
Some recent developments, 'Bottleneck to Wire' will now be distributed by major US company Burnside Distribution out of Portland, Oregon in both Europe & US.

Some upcoming concert dates,

April 18 The Old Firehall, opening for Doug Cox, Salil & Ramkumar Mishra (Slide to Freedom) recording for CBC's 'Canada Live' and 'Saturday Night Blues' w/host Holger Peterson, Whitehorse, YT

April 20-25 Artists in the School Tour, in Teslin, Carcross, Watson Lake, Faro, Ross River, Dawson City, YT

May 2 KIAC Odd Fellows Hall Concert, Dawson City, YT


'In the rough cut vein of Fred Eaglesmith or Kelly Joe Phelps, Tentrees is gifted' GLOBE & MAIL (CAN)

'This is how to write an album folks, this is something to be struck mute about' PENGUIN EGGS (CAN)

'A very original, gracious and talented performer who knows how to set the tone for the night,
he can open for me anytime' KELLY JOE PHELPS (US)

'An exception and by far the best album I have listened to for some time' MAVERICK MAGAZINE (UK)

Websites
www.tentrees.ca
www.myspace.com/gordietentrees
Live Video
www.youtube.com/tentrees74
Press Kit
www.sonicbids.com/GordieTentrees

In 2007 Gordie released his new album "Bottleneck to Wire' with special guests Roger Marin (Fred Eaglesmith Band)- pedal steel, Jaxon Haldane (D-Rangers)- banjo, Amelia Rose (Fishhead Stew)- fiddle, Aylie Sparkes- guitar and Kim Barlow- cello.

Over the last two years he has performed at: North Country Fair, Peterborough Folk Festival, Dauphin Countryfest, Alaska State Fair, Toronto Film Festival, Blue Feather Music Festival, Prince George Folk Festival, Dawson City Music Festival, Canada Music Week, Alsek Music Festival, Edge of the World Music Festival, Folk on the Rocks Festival, Ontario Contact Showcase, Fred Eaglesmith Picnic, Atlin Arts & Music Festival, North By Northeast Festival, Frostbite Music Festival and Winterfolk Roots & Blues Festival. He recently showcased at the Western Canadian Music Awards earning rave reviews for his live show performing for a full house of music industry folks.

Gordie has also had the good fortune of opening up or sharing the stage with: Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Rick Fines, Kelly Joe Phelps, The Swifty's, Fred Eaglesmith, Roger Marin, D-Rangers, Carolyn Mark, Kim Beggs, Alpha Ya Ya Dialo, Paul Reddick, Gordie Sampson, Anne Louise Genest, Old Reliable, Aylie Sparkes, Indio Saravanja, Lee Boys, George Leach, Kim Barlow and Big Dave Mclean.

Most recently Gordie is staking claim to be the first Canadian roots musician to be backed by an airline company. www.flyairnorth.com
"He is a great ambassador for the north, we believe in his music and his dedication to it." Deb Ryan, AIR NORTH