Gordon McLeod: News

Gordon's long awaited solo CD "Dog Year" was released in April 2008. The CD features Gordon's signature mix of Americana/jazz/pop eclectica including his award winning songs "Dog Year" and "Hester". It is available on-line through CD Baby: http://cdbaby.com/cd/gordonmcleod
and through Apple iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=279910681

Gordon's song " Dog Year" won first place in the Nacogdoches Americans Festival's New Traditions Song Contest. Gordon will perform his songs on the main stage at the festival on April 12, 2008 along with legendary veteran Nashville songwriter David Olney and Austin roots band, The Gourds.

Christy McLeod's song "The Music Plays Me" also placed in the 2008 awards.

Gordon's song "Hester" won second place in this contest in 2006.

Gordon has just finished producing his first major project in his new studio facility in Garland, Texas. THe project was a full length CD project for the acoustic trio, Shift, a well known Dallas area group featuring award winning fiddler Jason Huntley, long time DFW area singer and guitarist, Emily Bryant , and Former Dublin based percussionist Craig Scotland.

Gordon plans to release an instrumental CD of mostly fiddle music in 2008 as well. It will include many of his original compositions as well as favorite selections form the Irish, American and other world traditions.