29 Loads of Freight by Gordie Tentrees Band

This charismatic band continues to develop a strong following across Canada.They have shared the stage with the following acts: Aylie Sparkes, Blackie and The Rodeo Kings, George Leach, Old Reliable, Fred Eaglesmith, Carolyn Mark and Paul Reddick & The Sidemen.

Gordie Tentrees Band has also performed at the following:

- 2005 North Country Fair, Driftpile, A.B

- 2005 Peterborough Folk Festival, Peterborough,Ont.

- 2005 Dauphin Countryfest, Dauphin, M.B.

- 2005 Prince George Folk Festival, Prince George, B.C.

- 2005 CANADA MUSIC WEEK Toronto, Ont.

- 2005,04,03,02,01 Alsek Music Festival, Haines Jct., Y.T.

- 2004 Edge of the World Music Festival, Haida Gwaii, B.C

- 2004 Folk on the Rocks 2004 Yellowknife, N.W.T

- 2004 Fred Eaglesmith Picnic, Aylmer, Ont.

- 2003 Dawson City Music Festival, Dawson City, Y.T.

- 2003, 04, 05, Frostbite Music Festival, Whitehorse, Y.T.

- 2003 North by Northeast, Toronto, Ont.

- 2003 Juneau Folk Festival, Juneau, Alaska

- 2003 Atlin Arts & Music Festival, Atlin, B.C.

- 2003, 2002 Farrago Music Festival, Faro, Y.T.

REVIEWS

-In the 5 years that I have covered this festival (Canada Music Week), I can't recall any band that I was sadder to see leave the stage than the Gordie

Tentrees Band........

Rob Kingston

Chart Attack Magazine (Canada)

-Gordie Tentrees is a musical force to be reckoned with no matter where he hails from...... NNNN 4/5

Brent Raynor

NOW Magazine ( Canada)

-This is an eclectic gumbo of Americana showing great promise.....

Americana UK (Europe)

-One of the most exciting bands in Canadian roots

music has crafted a memorable album of country

flavoured roots tunes that are as fresh as mountain

air.......

Al Beeber

Lethbridge Herald (Canada)

-The good spirit of Fred Eaglesmith is truly with them, the Gordie Tentrees Band speaks a language that is welcome in these parts.....read more www.sablues.org

Lone Tony Joe

Austrailia Roots 'n Blues

-Having started a mere 5 years ago, Gordie Tentrees has come to the point that many artisits can take a decade or two to reach.....

David Gilmour

Yukon Audio Borealis

-A debut that is notably alt-country songs with strong melodies, very tasteful instrumentation and intense lyrics from frontman Gordie Tentrees.... **** 4/5

Freddy Celis

Roots Time Magazine (Belgium)

-Strong songwriting, powerful guitar licks, driven musicains creating their own sound, this disc will be a collector's item, the Gordie Tentrees Band is well worth the listen...

Mark Prins

-A talented, sincere young man with a loyal following, this was especially evident after getting a full dance floor during his first song Saturday Night on the main stage at Frostbite!

John Layman

Artistic Director & President

Frosbite Festival Whitehorse Star (Yukon)

-He has his own sense of soul and captures it well with the blues.....His songs have a realness to them not to be lost!

Colin Linden & Tom Wilson

Blackie and The Rodeo Kings

-The Gordie Tentrees Band damn near stole the show at our festival this summer. Their high-energy show had the dance floor hoping. He was a popular workshop host with his musical diversity. He is much at home playing roots, folk, blues as he is with rock!

Stephen Badhar

Artistic Director Atlin Music Festival

-We have played their album daily for 2 weeks after the release, a wonderful collection of colourful, engaging , dynamic songs

Arnold Hedstom

CBC North

GORDIE (BIO)

He is the driving force behind the band, a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His first musical influences were inherited on a family farm in Southern Ontario , passed down from an Arts community

filled with writers, artists and musicians. From his first gig as a boisterous 12 year old break dancer to a career as an amateur boxer, live performance runs hot in his blood.

After seeing his first Fred Eaglesmith concert, he started playing instruments and writing songs. His northern home (Yukon) has nurtured his musical energy and fueled his obsession to perform for an audience. His raw emotion is captured on guitar, dobro and harmonica.

He is influenced by the likes of the Undertakin' Daddies to Big Dave McLean. His songs are filled with humorous touches on life observations, leaving the listener with a rare sense of honest reality. His songs have been played on CBC Radio and Roots Radio stations across Canada, U.S,

Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. His single 'Dawson City' can also be heard on the Yukon Road Documentary The Elvis Project.

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