Chris Davis, Pincher Creek Voice with submitted material
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| Gord Bamford |
Bamford will perform an hour-long Christmas concert with his full five-piece band.
Tickets are $35, children 6 and under get in free. Tickets are available online at www.gordbamford.com. They can also be purchased at the Pincher Creek ATB: 769 Main St, Pincher Creek, AB PH: (403) 627- 6255 AND at Pincher Creek UFA: 1050 Corner Mountain St, Pincher Creek, AB PH: (403) 627- 5343. Doors will open around 6 p.m., with each concert beginning by 6:30 pm, and ending by 9 pm.
The Australian-born, Alberta-raised Bamford has been performing for more than 15 years, and has several CD's under his belt. He's opened for George Strait at the Calgary Stampede, and has performed at countless clubs, halls, and rodeos. His reputation as a songwriter continues to grow. He's had several singles top the Canadian charts, including “Blame it On That Red Dress” and “Went For One, Stayed Till Two. In December, 2009 the Publisher of Country Music News Larry DeLaney named Bamford's “Honkytonks and Heartaches” the Canadian Country Album of the Decade. Bamford received his first-ever Juno nomination for Country Recording of the Year in 2008. Later that year he was asked to write the 2008 Stampede theme song, titled “This Old Hat”. That same year he picked up four CCMA awards for Top New Male Talent, Record Producer Of The Year (with Byron Hill), and Video Of The Year for "Blame It On That Red Dress", which also was a number one video on CMT.
The Society of Composers Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (Socan) recognized Bamford for his songwriting talents for "Stayed ‘Til Two" in November, 2009. It was one of the top three country music songs that achieved the greatest number of performances on domestic radio in 2008.
The Gord Bamford Charitable Foundation and his annual charity golf tournament raised over $200,000 dollars in the past two years to support local central Alberta charities. The Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Lacombe Accessible Park Society, Lacombe Athletic Park and the Ronald MacDonald House Red Deer project have all been recipients of Gord’s charitable heart. He also collaborated with the Calgary Stampede Giddy Up Gala to create a heart-warming video for his song “Things Go Better With Love”, and was privileged to star in this video with special needs kids from the Calgary area.
The importance of kids and the western lifestyle are also apparent in his recent partnership with the Canadian 4-H Council. Set up as a fundraising initiative, 4-H members across the country have the opportunity to sell his CDs, with a substantial portion of the profits going back to their 4-H clubs. Gord, a former alumni member of the Lacombe 4-H Beef Club believes in giving back to organizations that had such a big impact on him in his formative years.
“Last year was the first time we played our Christmas concert tour at select schools in rural Alberta. It was very well received and based on that experience, we wanted to expand the tour and make it bigger and better. We believe in the arts and in supporting music programs in rural schools across Alberta,” said Bamford.
Related links:
Local talent opens for Gord Bamford at "Why 4-H is Great"
www.gordbamford.com
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