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Brian Gordon

About Me

Brian Gordon is a singer/songwriter from Ontario, Canada. He has been writing and performing his music for more than 15 years in a variety of bands, and as a solo artist. His folk-rock sound brings together wonderful acoustic melodies with gripping and inspiring lyrics.
Brian has been seen and heard at hundreds of festivals, concert halls, radio and television stations, churches and clubs across Canada.
Brian has written and recorded songs for the following CDs and has sold mroe than 2,000 units over the last 10 years.
Projects include:
- "Follow Me (Single) (2009)
- "Everywhere's The Sun" - Brian Gordon (2008)
- "Brian Gordon Sampler" - Brian Gordon (2008)
- "One Twenty One" - Channel 121 (Coming Soon)
- "Light of Day" - RISE (2006)
- "Above All The Noise" - RISE (2000)
- "Enjoy The Celebration" - Brian Gordon (1999)
- "Stuck" - RISE (1998)
- "Becoming" - RISE (1996)
- "Teach" - Brian Gordon Birnie (1992)
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Member Since: 09/06/2006
Band Website: www.briangordonmusic.com
Band Members: Some amazing musicians from Ontario Canada that Brian plays/writes/records with include: Rick Bailey, Gil Benight, TJ Bradimore, Steve Dorrepaal, Chris Kimmerer, Steve Kimmerer, Stephan Braker, Jason Bowman
Influences: MUSICAL INFLUENCES: The Grapes of Wrath, Spirit Of The West, the Housemartins, Water Walk, The River Detectives, U2, The Choir, The Waltons, among many others.

PERSONAL INFLUENCES: My wife and kids, my parents and brothers, and bandmates.
Type of Label: Indie

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Posted by on Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:34:00 GMT

House Concert Anyone??

Some of you may know that I have been hosting a series of House Concerts at my house this year, which have been a great success and a ton of fun!Some of you might not know what a House Concert is, how...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:52:00 GMT

"Follow Me" by Brian Gordon

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Posted by on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:33:00 GMT

Melissa McClelland

I am going to the Dakota Tavern tonight to take in the smooth sounds of Melissa McClelland.  This is an artist who, thanks in large part to CBC Radio 2, and the Barenaked Ladies' Ships & Dip Cruise, I...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:47:00 GMT

Songwriting and Life

My songwriting sometimes resembles life.  I start, not necessarily because I want to, but just because it does.  It comes out of nowhere, like someone else wanted it to.  Like it wasn't mine to create...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:51:00 GMT

Joining in on the fun at Ships & Dip V

So it's nearing the end of January, and it's been a great 2009 so far!  I've played around some local venues and I've spent some time in the studio, recording a new single with David Matheson (Moxy Fr...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:51:00 GMT

New Years Day!

It's New Years Day.  Reminds me of a song by U2...I owe many, many thanks to everyone for helping me kickstart my music this fall.  Although I have never really taken a break from music, it does feel ...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:11:00 GMT

Winter has fallen!

So last night the kids were begging us to bring out all the Christmas stuff and decorate the house.  A couple hours later, our home looked like it was December 25th... complete with garland, twin...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:53:00 GMT

CD Release Party!!

Well the CD Release Party was a great night!!!  It was so amazing - and a bit strange - to have so many people from so many areas of my life all together in one room.  I had family (children...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:44:00 GMT

Who Do I Sound Like?

Okay, so I've been updating a lot of social networks lately.  Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube, ReverbNation, Bebo, iLike, etc.And in most of these pages they ask me "who are my musical influe...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:11:00 GMT