Biography

Roddy Gordon – Vocals, slide/lead guitar/blues harp

Starting out in the 1960s, inspired by many folks and blues singers, Roddy left his home town of Aberdeen, Scotland and headed for  London.

Residence Leicester Square London 1969
Residence at the Western Bar Leicester Square London 1969
Folk Singing 1967
 1967

Over the next few years into the seventies, Roddy made a living playing a variety of venues,  including numerous wine bars in Mayfair/Soho, The Hard Rock Café, The Speakeasy, The Marquee and many other rock venues as well as sessions for the BBC, including Sounds of the Seventies.

Roddy moved to Sydney in the late seventies playing the club scene.

Martin Plaza Sydney, 1987. Roddy Gordon - Guitar/Vocals. Paul Wiseman - Guitar. Ray - Fiddle
Martin Plaza Sydney, 1987.

In the eighties Roddy held a residency at The Fortune of War Hotel, The Rocks, Sydney.

Fortune of War, Sydney, early 80's
Fortune of War, Sydney, early 80’s

From 1988 through to 2006 Roddy gigged across England and Scotland before returning to Australia in 2006.  Roddy released 2 albums in Australia.  Love and Blues in 2008 and C’est La Vie in 2016

Backing vocalist and song-writer Jane Gordon has been gigging with Roddy now for over 25 years, playing bass and guitar.

The History: London to Australia
In 2018 Roddy & Jane returned to the UK and are now living in North Yorkshire near Whitby.

weekend in whitby Sept 2019

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