Gordie Sampson
Writer, producer, and on-stage presence Gordie Sampson will perform at the Trailside on June 29 at 8 pm.
Gordie’s musical genius and generosity are applauded by audiences and industry players alike. Raised in the community of Big Pond (population 47), near the rugged, edge-of-the-world coastlines of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Sampson’s songwriting has taken him across the globe. But besides the island he hails from, there may be no place in his story more important than Nashville, Tennessee, where he now lives with his family. He moved to Music City in 2005, and in less than a year, Carrie Underwood had recorded his song “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” which stayed at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for six consecutive weeks and earned Gordie a Grammy for Best Country Song. Since then, Sampson’s songs have been cut by a long list of established artists—including Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts, Dan + Shay, Hunter Hayes, and Caitlyn Smith—as well as up-and-comers like Carly Pearce, Caylee Hammack, and Tenille Townes.
