McLeod Nine-swingy, stringy, funky, folky

McLeod Nine plays swingy, stringy, funky, folky acoustic Americana music. Their energetic sound covers a broad range of intriguing material, from Americana to traditional Irish fiddle tunes, string-jazz, inspiring award-winning original songs and unique covers with lots of energy and musical spice. This duo consisting of Gordon and Christy McLeod have toured the USA and parts of Europe for the past decade. They have been praised for their beautiful vocals and harmonies and their excellent instrumental work, primarily on fiddle, guitar, mandolin with several other instruments and their mastery of many popular styles. Their shows are well known for their variety. Christy says “We don’t ever want the next song to sound like the one before it!” They are also known for co-leading tours of Ireland for their friends and fans with O’Sullivan’s Courthouse Tours( see poster directly below). In addition to their work as McLeod Nine, Gordon and Christy are well known as founders and performers in the very popular Celtic-roots band Beyond The Pale and as founders of the elegant string ensemble, The Aisling String Trio. Most of all, McLeod Nine want their audiences to be energized, inspired and to have fun!

“ Most of all we want our audiences to have fun!”

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Gordon McLeod is well known as a fiddle player and guitarist and has been a staple of the Texas music scene for decades. He is an award-winning songwriter a two-time winner of Americana Music Festival’s New Traditions Song Contest, finalist in Kerrville Folk Festival’s New Folk Song Contest, Josie Music Awards nominee for Best Instrumentalist, Josie Music Awards nominee for Best Male vocalist, former violinist for Grammy Award nominee Russ Hewitt, and former violinist for the award-winning Texas Gypsies. Gordon is always searching for the true soul of any music he plays. A talented multi-instrumentalist, he is a master fiddler equally at home with jazz and folk styles as well as authentic traditional Irish fiddling. He is also well known as a guitarist and for playing mandolin, clarinet and several other instruments. He in demand as a recording session artist, producer and live performer.

Gordon's original songs have been licensed for independent film and television projects as well as being included on numerous compilations.

Christy McLeod has been called “a fun seeking missile” for good reason. She radiates warmth and energy and conveys a love of life through her singing and playing that is infectious, igniting spontaneous human happiness whenever she performs. Her clear sweet voice is the perfect match for her powerful guitar style. Having played many styles for most of her life, her creative song renditions, whether her own compositions or covers of other great songs, never fail to captivate and inspire her audiences. Christy is also a multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, mandolin, percussion and harmonica. She is an award winning songwriter, Kerrville Folk Festivals New Folk finalist, Americana Music Festival’s New Traditions Song Contest honoree, and has penned several songs performed by McLeod Nine and Beyond The Pale.