[Bcma-l] CORRECTION: Gordie Tentrees concert at AGSO (Penticton) March 6
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NEWS RELEASE
For immediate release
February 24, 2007
Contact: Paul Crawford, Director/Curator
The Art Gallery of the South Okanagan
Phone: (250) 493-2928
E-mail: agso_curator@shawbiz.ca
CORRECTION: Ticket prices for the following concert should read $10 for=20
members and $15 for non-members. Apologies for the inadvertent error in the=
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original News Release.
Gordie Tentrees Applies Bottleneck to Wire (With Excellent Results!)
Gordie Tentrees is set to show off some Yukon roots music at 7 pm, Tuesday,=
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March 6, in the main gallery at the Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, 199=
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Marina Way, Penticton.
Going back and forth across this country from the Yukon, Gordie has=20
performed some 200 shows a year, either solo or with his band. He writes=20
his own songs, plays a guitar, uses a slide, blows a harmonica, and is=20
sometimes touched with a voice like a bird on a warm spring morning belting=
=20
out the last day on earth. He also does other things before he gets to=20
share his music, such as book his tours, promote them, manage his band,=20
radio track his records, act as an agent, road manager, publicist, apply=20
for things, pay for everything, parent the kids and make time for the girl.=
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There is no need to mention his day job.
Feeling lucky to get this far with only his fortune amounting in friends,=20
he continues to build a steady career upon Canadian tours, festival=20
appearances, and showcases while garnering airplay in Canada, the US,=20
Europe and Australia. His debut album, 29 Loads of Freight, released in=20
2004, was a colourful ode to all his previous musical interests (country,=20
folk and blues), leading to rave reviews, more shows, a documentary=20
(www.topoftheworldfilms.com) and the opportunity to munch from many a snack=
=20
tray with his heroes. He spent last winter writing his new album, while=20
mentoring with Canadian roots/blues man, Rick Fines.
Gordie has released his new album, Bottleneck to Wire, with special guests=
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Roger Marin (Fred Eaglesmith Band) =96 pedal steel, Jaxon Haldane=
(D-Rangers)=20
=96 banjo, Amelia Rose (Fishhead Stew) =96 fiddle, Aylie Sparkes =96 guitar=
and=20
Kim Barlow =96 cello.
Gordie is also staking claim to be the first Canadian roots musician to be=
=20
backed by an airline company. =93He is a great ambassador for the north; we=
=20
believe in his music and his dedication to it,=94 says Deb Ryan, Air North=
=20
representative.
Tickets for the Gordie Tentrees concert are available at the Art Gallery of=
=20
the South Okanagan; $10 for Gallery members or $15 for non-members. To=20
arrange a media interview or for more information, please contact Paul=20
Crawford at the Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, (250) 493-2928.
http://www.tentrees.ca
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<font size=3D3><b>NEWS RELEASE<br><br>
For immediate release<br><br>
February 24, 2007<br><br>
Contact: Paul Crawford, Director/Curator<br>
</b>The Art Gallery of the South Okanagan<br>
Phone: (250) 493-2928<br>
E-mail: agso_curator@shawbiz.ca<br><br>
<b>CORRECTION: Ticket prices for the following concert should read $10
for members and $15 for non-members. Apologies for the</b> <b>inadvertent
error in the original News Release.<br><br>
Gordie Tentrees Applies Bottleneck to Wire (With Excellent
Results!)<br><br>
</b>Gordie Tentrees is set to show off some Yukon roots music at 7 pm,
Tuesday, March 6, in the main gallery at the Art Gallery of the South
Okanagan, 199 Marina Way, Penticton.<br><br>
Going back and forth across this country from the Yukon, Gordie has
performed some 200 shows a year, either solo or with his band. He writes
his own songs, plays a guitar, uses a slide, blows a harmonica, and is
sometimes touched with a voice like a bird on a warm spring morning
belting out the last day on earth. He also does other things before he
gets to share his music, such as book his tours, promote them, manage his
band, radio track his records, act as an agent, road manager, publicist,
apply for things, pay for everything, parent the kids and make time for
the girl. There is no need to mention his day job. <br><br>
Feeling lucky to get this far with only his fortune amounting in friends,
he continues to build a steady career upon Canadian tours, festival
appearances, and showcases while garnering airplay in Canada, the US,
Europe and Australia. His debut album, <i>29 Loads of Freight</i>,
released in 2004, was a colourful ode to all his previous musical
interests (country, folk and blues), leading to rave reviews, more shows,
a documentary
(<a href=3D"http://www.topoftheworldfilms.com/" eudora=3D"autourl">www.topof=
theworldfilms.com</a>)
and the opportunity to munch from many a snack tray with his heroes. He
spent last winter writing his new album, while mentoring with Canadian
roots/blues man, Rick Fines. <br><br>
Gordie has released his new album, <i>Bottleneck to Wire</i>, with
special guests Roger Marin (Fred Eaglesmith Band) =96 pedal steel, Jaxon
Haldane (D-Rangers) =96 banjo, Amelia Rose (Fishhead Stew) =96 fiddle, Aylie
Sparkes =96 guitar and Kim Barlow =96 cello. <br><br>
Gordie is also staking claim to be the first Canadian roots musician to
be backed by an airline company. =93He is a great ambassador for the north;
we believe in his music and his dedication to it,=94 says Deb Ryan, Air
North representative.<br><br>
Tickets for the Gordie Tentrees concert are available at the Art Gallery
of the South Okanagan; $10 for Gallery members or $15 for non-members. To
arrange a media interview or for more information, please contact Paul
Crawford at the Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, (250)
493-2928.<br><br>
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