Bio: Gordon McLeod

Gordon has been composing and performing music for as long as he can remember. He has rather eclectic taste and enjoys playing, writing and producing many styles of music. His recently released CD “Dog Year” is a collection of some of his original songs including the award winning songs , “Dog Year’ and “Hester”. The songs range from reggae-tinged pop to North Carolina fiddle ballads. Gordon's song “Dear Ones” from the CD "Dog Year" was included on the compilation CD “Rise Up” distributed by PATH. The title track from the CD "Dog Year" recently won first place in The American New Traditions Song Contest in Texas.

Gordon also performs a lot of acoustic and traditional music, particularly Irish fiddle. In the mid-ninties Gordon founded the well known celtic-flavored folk group, Beyond The Pale (www.beyond-the-pale.com), with his wife Christy. He also performs with Dirje Smith (the marvelous cellist) and Christy in the "Aisling String Trio" (www.aislingstrings.com ) and as a duo with Chri