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Add a Wee bit o' Scotland to your next event. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland 
Scottish
Poet & Presenter
Gordon doesn't just
recite poetry. ( Robert Burns and his own )
As an MC or speaker, he'll bring a colorful flavor to your event.
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Born in Edinburgh, Scotland with a womb mate named George (my twin brother) I grew up
At the tender age of five, my brother and I were "abandoned" by our
mother.
We never had any nursery or preschool,
Senior Secondary School and got a superb education there. My
After
several office jobs, it was only after playing in a band that I found what
I really
enjoyed
doing - recording.
1979
Played guitar in a rock band Iron
Virgin -(you can see lots of photos and hear the band if you clink
on the link)
in the 70's and recorded a couple of singles.
When
get to studio in Dallas, link to http://scotchproductions.com/about.html
Anytime
something major happened in my life, I would be inspired to write a poem
about it.
When
my mother died, I was motivated to write.
On Valentine's Day when my ex-wife was
I now
have my own recording studio (Scotch Productions, Inc) and I thrive on
recording as
many
diverse things as possible. My bread and butter is radio and television
commercials.
Recently
I recorded one of the world's most renowned Erhu
players ( a Chinese violin) at
Caruth
Auditorium, also I recorded a Persian santur
(zither-like instrument) in my studio.
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To read in detail just exactly how an English lady (Grenda Walton) is responsible for me now having a potential career as a Scottish Poet, click here. Scots Magazine letter.
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To read in detail just exactly how an English lady (Grenda Walton) is responsible for me now having a potential career as a Scottish Poet, click here. Scots Magazine letter.
| Feb 9th 2001 |
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The first public airing of my kilt was on Friday February 9th at Duke and Natasha Perry's wedding. It was held in the beautiful Adolphus Hotel in downtown Dallas. Having never worn the kilt before (we Scots always refer to it in the definite article), it was rather scary at first. But everyone loved it and some even wanted their pictures taken with me. |
| August 1st 2001 |
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Duke & Natasha were so proud to announce the arrival of their delightful son, Nikolai. He is now the cutest little guy you could ever meet. |
| April 27th 2001 |
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This
was my debut as a poet/entertainer. What an Incredible experience, especially
since I
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| May 03 2001 |
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Videotaped the tv show with Alex Burton. It was a blast. I really enjoyed it. The most difficult thing was reading Sweet Nothings to Alex. I met a Harlequin Romance author named Leann Harris just before the show and she was quite interesting. Her daughter used to do Highland Dancing because of her asthma. |
| June 2001 |
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At
the end of May/June I went on an amazing trip to Bejing with the Dallas
Asian American Youth orchestra (DAAYO)
and I'll be videotaped both their performance and their trips to The
Forbidden
City, The Great Wall and the Ming Dynasty tomb.
When I got back from a long tiring day of
videotaping, on the advice of some others, I called down to the check-in at the
hotel to make an appointment for a massage. Well, imagine my surprise and
delight when a few minutes later there was a knock on the door and there stood
Wang Dong Dong, a beautiful Chinese girl. She was there to give me a massage !
Had I died and gone to heaven? Nearly. You can see the lovely
Chinese beauty here Dong_Dong You can find samples of my many diverse recordings at www.scotchproductions.com |
| Oct 28 2001 |
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"An Evening in Scotland". Over 1000 people attended this overwhelmingly successful evening which I hosted. The N.Tx Cal Pipe Band, Amber Hawk Celtic folk group and The Skye Boat Song |
| Nov 03 2001 |
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(possibly scan wedding prog) |
| Nov 10th 2001 |
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was the beautiful setting for "Peace, Hope & Understanding" an afternoon
event to raise funds for a "Peace Garden" Sheila had asked me to help find
some musicians and Stan Richardson was there to play his beautiful Shakuhachi
flute. Benita Arterberry sang in her beautiful tones
"Lift
Every Voice"
- The Negro National Anthem at which everyone stood, and
also "Amazing Grace". There were representatives from different faiths
and churches who spoke: Islamic Caller called to Mecca; Erv Roorda-Presbyterian,
Imam Shakoor-Islamic, Benita-
Lift Every Voice, Susan Madison-Unitarian, Dr. Harbans Lal-Sikh, Peggy Williams-Christian Scientist, Stan Richardson-Shakuhachi, Walter Travis-Washington Street Presb Mission, Beth Keenan-Tibetan Buddhist, Amanpreet - Sikh, Gordon Nicol - "Judge Not", Harmonium, Benita-Amazing Grace Troy Dungan, the weatherman on Ch8, welcomed everyone and introduced the participants. The weather turned out perfect and, although there weren't many there, it was a wonderful event. Benita was so inspiring with her words and mentioned how she and I were kindred spirits. I did a pretty good job of reading my poem 
and had quite a few requests for
copies of it afterwards. The black Muslims wanted a copy to print in their newsletter. |
| Jan 2002 |
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Record
Collector Magazine feature Iron Virgin in a ten page article about 
bands of the 70's and 80's. The band I played in almost 30 years ago gets
a full-page picture to lead this article about the Glam-Rock era.
Plus we get another picture and quarter page story inside. Fame at last
: ) |
| Sept 2002 |
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Angus the Tartan Goat - A cd of Scottish stories written by Margo Fallis and read and produced by Gordon |
| Dec 2002 |
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The Beautiful Sounds of Karigirwa Two years after being "adopted" by this most beautiful soul, I went back to visit her in Kampala, Uganda. While there, I recorded her singing in French, Lugandan, Swahili and English. You can hear her sing La Grande Afrique by clicking on the photo. |
| Jan 2003 | I MC'd The Texas Scottish Clans of North Texas Burns' Supper. Every year, Robert Burns's birthday is celebrated the world over with a Burns' Supper where the traditional Scottish dish of haggis is given the honour of being piped in and served steaming hot to the guests. The evening was a resounding success! | |
| Feb 2003 | I was a guest on the Paul Slavens radio show, recorded at The MAC. I read a few poems and was well received. | |
| June 2003 |
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What a grrreat night it was in Arlington, Texas at The Texas Scottish Festival & Highland Games. It was my job to introduce the crowd to the North Texas Caledonian Pipe Band and keep some banter going between tunes to give the boys a wee break from puffing their lungs out. I was delighted that there were quite a few friends in the audience who came to greet me afterwards. |
| June 2003 |
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Angelika Theater - What an event !!! I only wish I had taken my camera. It was like the opening in Hollywood of some big movie. A piper was at the door skirling his pipes. An abundance of gorgeous women stunningly dressed. The movie was a riot ! Pure silly nonsense. A Monty Python-type spoof on Braveheart and I was the narrator. Click on the logo to hear what I said. |
| Dec 2004D |
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Another amazing trip to Africa. On my 2002 trip I had recorded Sandra singing and put together a cd of her singing in French, Lugandan (Uganda), Swahili and English. She has a gorgeous voice and people are just struck by the clarity and beauty of it. I told her I'd like to record more of her songs on this trip and she said she was going to do some songs with Ronald Kibirige who was part of The Tour of Light and who sang on a couple of the songs last time. Well, my trip this time was filled to capacity. As well as the Mama Africa cd, I did two video projects. Sandra and I took a taxi to Ronald's place and I wasn't prepared for the recording session that ensued. In a room 12' x 12' there were 15 musicians and me. For the full story click on cd cover. |
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My latest African trip | |
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| Dec 2004 trip to Uganda |
Fifteen musicians recorded in a 12' x 12' room ! |
Watch Sandra dance with her Aunt Mariza |
POETRY
& MIRTH
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