James Gordon Anthology Songbook
James Gordon lives two blocks away from my home in Guelph, Ontario, Canada and he is a songwriter. A very, very prolific songwriter. He has written serious songs, entertaining songs, songs that educate you about the history of people, places and events, songs that arouse your anger about social inequities and songs that make you feel slightly better about yourself and the universe.
James started out as founder of Canada’s premier folk group, Tamarack. With this durable trio he toured every corner of the continent, recorded fourteen albums, and made countless television and radio appearances. He has become well-known for his original songs about Canada’s identity and heritage. He was a regular songwriting contributor to the CBC radio programmes “Ontario Morning” and “Basic Black”. He has also released numerous solo albums for adults and children , composed works for symphony orchestras, co-written a popular series of “Jim and Dave” family musicals and written music for theatre, dance and film. His original folk opera “Hardscrabble Road” debuted in 2003. His songs have been recorded by a number of other artists including The Cowboy Junkies, Melanie Doane, Hilary Spencer, Al Simmons, Ian Bell and James Keelaghan.
We are pleased to publish James’ book as our inaugral project. The book will contain fifty of James’ most requested songs and will feature additional material derived from in-depth interviews with James. The book will be available by January 2009, and pre-orders of the book make terrific Christmas gifts! Get in touch with us through our contact page to get more information about the book and about ordering a copy. The book will sell for $30 plus applicable taxes.