GORDIE TENTREES returns with country blues-inspired LP, Dandelion Blue
Following his 2025 collaboration with Jaxon Haldane, Double Takes, Gordie Tentrees is set to return this fall with Dandelion Blue, a record of original, country blues-inspired songs that displays his talents in their pure, raw glory.
Made with two of the Canadian blues scene’s leading figures, Jimmy Bowskill and Steve Marriner at their idyllic Ontario farmhouse studio, Ganaraska Recording, sessions for Dandelion Blue were completed over five days, live-off-the-floor, using vintage gear dating back to the 1930s. The album fulfils one of Gordie’s longstanding goals to not only pay tribute to his country blues influences, but to make a record that invites listeners into an intimate space.
Several singles are slated to be released ahead of the full album, with the first being “Back At The Cabin,” a song that beautifully displays the sessions’ laid back vibes, with Gordie’s finger-picked riffs accentuated by Jimmy on dobro and Steve on harmonica. In short, a perfect encapsulation of summertime in rural Ontario.
Gordie explains,
“I wrote ‘Back At The Cabin’ on the front porch of a 300-acre spread owned by a childhood friend, where I often stay when I’m in Ontario. It’s all about the feelings I get drinking coffee, rubbing my bare feet on the porch, and remembering all of the sounds and smells of my childhood. All of that inspired me to reflect on my life to this point as well.”
Although born and raised in Ontario, Gordie has spent most of his adult life with his own family in the Yukon where he’s also been deeply involved with local Indigenous communities. Still, for most of each year he tours the world, appearing at such prestigious events as Celtic Connections (UK), National Folk Festival (AU), Woody Guthrie Folk Fest (USA) and Auckland Folk Festival (NZ), while sharing stages with friends including Fred Eaglesmith, Mary Gauthier, Danny Michel, Ray Wylie Hubbard and Steve Poltz.
A troubadour in the truest sense, Gordie Tentrees lives to share his music, and Dandelion Blue reveals a new facet of his talent, following in the spirit of Ry Cooder and John Hammond.