Gordie Sampson

A brilliant writer, an innovative producer, a dynamic on-stage presence, and a mentor to emerging writers, Gordie’s musical genius and generosity are applauded by audiences and industry players alike. Raised in the community of Big Pond (pop. 47), near the rugged, edge-of-the-world coastlines of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Sampson’s songwriting has taken him across the globe. He moved to Music City in 2005, and within a year Carrie Underwood had recorded “Jesus, Take The Wheel,” a #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart that earned Gordie a Grammy for Best Country Song. Since then, his songs have been cut by a long list of established artists that includes Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts, Dan + Shay, Hunter Hayes and Caitlyn Smith and by young up-and-comers like Carly Pearce, Caylee Hammack and Tenille Townes. Before moving to Nashville, Gordie tore up the stage in high school and afterwards with his early bands, did time playing and producing for fiddlin’ phenom Ashley MacIsaac, toured with The Rankin Family, and was part of Canadian folk music icon Rita MacNeil’s weekly CBC show. Sampson’s straight-to-the-heart tunes benefit from the weight of his expressive voice on his own records - his 1999 album Stones garnered a Juno Award nomination for Best Roots & Traditional Album and he has won numerous East Coast Music Awards. Although he doesn’t often take on outside projects, he has appeared as producer on records by The East Pointers and Port Cities.