Gordie Tentrees is an international award nominated touring artist from the Yukon.This multi- instrumentalist singer-songwriter – whose traditional roots music resonates with echoes of RL Burnside, The Sadies and Greg Brown – has just released NAKED IN SCANDINAVIA, a live solo album recorded in Helsinki, Finland featuring a collection of story-driven songs, edgy foot-stompers and heart-worn odes that could only be delivered by a  road warrior.
Though known for his dynamic solo shows, Gordie is frequently backed these days by the gutsy roots sound of the his band Hill Country News, featuring Ken Hermanson (guitar, banjo, lap steel), Aiden Tentrees (upright bass) and Patrick Hamilton (drums).
Gordie’s third album, Mercy or Sin (produced by Juno-winner Bob Hamilton), was nominated for a 2010 Western Canadian Music Award for Roots Solo Album of the Year. The title track was also a finalist in the 2010 International Songwriting Competition, where judges included Tom Waits, Loretta Lynn and Jerry Lee Lewis. He performed at the New Songs New Voices concert during the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, was selected by CBC Radio’s 2009 Song Quest as one of Canada’s top songwriters, and hosted the prestigious SOCAN songwriters circle at the 2009 WCMAs.
Gordie has toured with Fred Eaglesmith, Kelly Joe Phelps and Ray Wylie Hubbard. He will be releasing his fifth album, North Country Heart, in early 2012 with tours in Canada, the United States and Europe (including the United Kingdom and Scandinavia).
This former school teacher, breakdancer and golden gloves boxer has toured from Newfoundland to Finland to Oklahoma and back again, averaging 200 concerts a year. Watch for him in 2012!