Gordie Sampson

Gordie Sampson (born July 30, 1971) is a Grammy, and Juno award winning singer / songwriter / producer from Big Pond, Nova Scotia, Canada. As a performer he has shared the stage with the likes of Faith Hill, Keith Urban, the Rankin Family, Joel Plaskett, John Allan Cameron, Aselin Debison and Ashley MacIsaac. As a songwriter he has known success writing songs for Carrie Underwood (Jesus, Take the Wheel), Crush (King for a Day), Jimmy Rankin (Followed Her Around, Leavin' Louisiana), and George Canyon (My Name). As a producer and sound engineer he has logged studio time with Damhnait Doyle, Natalie MacMaster, The Cottars, Bruce Guthro, and Buddy MacMaster. As a musical director for television and live projects he worked on Celtic Electric (CBC TV), the Rankin Family's Christmas special and the Cape Breton Summertime Revue.