To Roger Marin the vision of white lines on a highway is a very familiar sight. Raised by his musician father, Roger saw several different schools throughout his childhood and grew accustomed to new places.
By the time Roger had turned thirteen he had already played his first gig. Performing alongside his father and uncle, he would be forced to wait in the kitchen between sets because he was too young to be in the bar. It was an excellent opportunity to learn his chops though and it left him with a passion to be a musician.
Roger covered mile after mile with the Fred Eaglesmith band where he played the electric and pedal steel guitars. On the Eaglesmith bus, Marin once again found himself learning his chops, though this time as a songwriter. Sharing 210 square feet with fellow singer/songwriters Fred Eaglesmith and Willie P Bennett has finally paid off. In fact, co-writes with both appear on his debut CD “Roger Marin”.
The CD, produced by Marin, features 12 tracks giving insight to the mechanics and road warriors he was raised with. Marin is no stranger to the rough men and tough lifestyle he writes about. A mechanic himself, he has spent his fair share of time masked in grease and was even been known to crawl under the Eaglesmith bus on occasions when it broke down.
These days, Roger has his own travel plans to arrange. With the release of “Roger Marin” he will be touring with his own band – Phil Bosley (bass/vocals) Matt Keigan (drums/vocals) and Rod Standish (guitar/vocals).
Roger has worked with the likes of Willie Nelson, Junior Brown, Del McCoury, and Delbert McClinton.
While Roger’s spent a great deal of time backing the songs of others he has recently changed gears from sideman to frontman.
It’s not just the miles under Roger’s shoes that measure how far he’s come.
Roger as guitarist for Fred Eaglesmith (and more and more on his own), with a wonderful John Prine-y approach to song.” Flying Under Radar
“I’m a real sucker for a pedalsteel so a special mention for Roger Marin …” Americana UK
“…and Roger Marin flooring them with his acoustic solos.” Redeye USA
GORDIE TENTREES RETURNS HOME…
Canadian Gordie Tentrees returns from spring North American Tour! We are finally home! 33 shows in 25 days in Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Alberta, what a hoot. We had a great time, thank you so much for supporting our music. Thanks for inviting us into your homes, feeding us and giving us a taste of life elsewhere Special thanks to Ken Hermanson and Matt King for making me sound so good everytime. Some recent developments, ’Bottleneck to Wire’ will now be distributed by major US company Burnside Distribution out of Portland, Oregon. The Gordie Tentrees Trio will be performing a live CBC national concert opening for Doug Cox, India’s Salil Bhatt, and Ramkumar Mishra in Whitehorse April 18 on Saturday Night Blues with host Holger Peterson. Also, Gordie and his band have been invited to open 25 dates in Europe in Nov/Dec next fall for a major Canadian Roots artist. Those exciting details to be released in the coming months. In the meantime, see you down the road this summer as festival season is here again!
This northern songwriter and his band blend blues, country, folk and instrumental music into a sound all their own, with infectious harmonies, gritty songs, and generous charm. Gordie has released 2 albums creating an international media buzz, while performing 200 concerts a year. He has toured, opened and performed with Kelly Joe Phelps, Fred Eaglesmith, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings and Rick Fines.
‘A landmark album by a true songwriter at the forefront of his genre’ AMERICAN MEDIA GUIDE
‘In the rough cut vein of Fred Eaglesmith or Kelly Joe Phelps, Tentrees is gifted’ GLOBE & MAIL
‘This is how to write an album folks, this is something to be struck mute about’ PENGUIN EGGS
‘A very original, gracious and talented performer who knows how to set the tone for the night, he can open for me anytime’ KELLY JOE PHELPS
‘An exception and by far the best album I have listened to for some time’ MAVERICK MAGAZINE