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“With a gentle charm that has become his trademark, the Guernsey Cove musician sang songs, told stories and urged his audience to join in, much to their delight and to his."
- The Charlottetown Guardian
"He consistently brings 110 per cent to the stage and is always thinking foremost of giving the audience the quality show it deserves." - The Eastern Graphic
Discography
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*Info about "Great Scott!" - a tribute CD for the late Scott MacAulay
can be found at http://www.guernseycove.ca/news.
Musically based on his Celtic roots, Gordon Belshers show features an engaging variety of songs, stories, and instrumentals. His solo recordings include his own compositions, along with covers of East Coast songwriters, Irish medleys and classics, and fresh acoustic takes on a few 60's pop tunes.
Gordons CD Call up all the Neighbours was a nominee for "Roots/Traditional Solo Recording of the Year" at Canadas 2008 East Coast Music Awards. His previous solo CD Reel in the Flickering Light was nominated in this same category at ECMA 2003.
As accompanist and featured vocalist with Richard Wood, and Island fiddling jewel Cynthia MacLeod, Gordon has toured extensively across Canada, the U.S., the U.K. & Europe, and performed as part of the cultural delegation for Team Canada in Tokyo, Japan in 1999.
Other previous career highlights include:
- Performing in Celtic Blaze with Stephanie Cadman at the 2006 Charlottetown Festival
- Composing and performing the anthem for the 2004 Special Olympics Winter Games
- Performing and touring across Canada and the New England States as a duo
with Prince Edward Island fiddler Cynthia MacLeod, 2002-2007
- Touring across Canada and around the world as accompanist
and featured vocalist with PEI fiddling dynamo Richard Wood, 1996-present
- Owner/engineer/producer of Guernsey Cove Parlour Productions,
six time Studio of the Year nominee at Canadas East Coast Music Awards
For more info see www.GuernseyCove.ca
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