The Gordons - Time Will Tell Our Story

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:02:01 GMT

Meet Gary and Roberta Gordon. Influenced by the great music of their era, this husband and wife duo were baptized by bluegrass music and have made wonderful folk music ever since. Accompanied by Gary's tasteful Gallagher guitar and dobro, Roberta plays the American born Appalachian autoharp. With many recordings to their credit since 1976 , harmony singing is their signature. The Gordons have been bringing their music to audiences throughout the United States since the 1970s, particularly in the Midwest and the Carolinas. During the 1970s, they released two records: "Southern Illinois Bluegrass", and "Covered Bridge", both of which received national radio airplay. In the late 1980s, they played a $150 per ticket show in Chicago, Illinois at the Swiss Grand Hotel. They also recorded a live concert in Cincinatti, Ohio at at the celebrated Old Time Music Hall , with special guests, dobro great Josh Graves and Kenny Baker (Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys). In 1990, they explored a different sound with a country-rock record, "Wasn't Born to Follow", which featured fiddle great Wade Ray; in 1995, they released a gospel record, "Family Bible". Radio recognition was swift, and the single "Dust On The Bible" was praised in Europe as well as the U.S. Longtime broadcaster Dave Higgs of WPLN said: "I'll be spreading The Gospel According To The Gordons here in Nashville." 1997 brought "End Of A Long Hard Day" on Reception Records. Edward Morris of Billboard reviewed the record, and praised "the fidelity with which the group conjures up memories of a sweet rural world now long vanished". In addition to touring the United States, European acceptance of "Family Bible" secured an invitation to tour Ireland in the mid-1990s, where they performed on RTE, Ireland's national television network, in addition to live radio programs. Richard Gladney of the Irish Bluegrass Music Club said: "Rest easy, Mr. Monroe. Your music is in good hands". The Gordons returned to

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The Gordons - Gone, Gonna Rise Again

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:22:33 GMT

The Gordons perform "Gone, Gonna Rise Again".

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Tags : Again, Bowlin, Gonna, Gordons, Rise, Robert, The, acoustic, autoharp, bluegrass, fiddle, folk

The Gordons - Ginseng Sullivan

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:04:47 GMT

The Gordons perform "Ginseng Sullivan" with Robert Bowlin and Curtis Jay Hiner.

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Tags : bluegrass, fiddle

The Gordons - Make Believe

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:53:43 GMT

The Gordons perform "Make Believe". Gary Gordon plays guitar, while Roberta Gordon plays autoharp. Robert Bowlin joins in on fiddle, and Curtis Jay Hiner provides the groove on the upright bass.

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Tags : Americana, acoustic, autoharp, bluegrass, country, fiddle, flatpicking, folk, guitar, harmony

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