Texas composer and musician Gordon McLeod has performed all over the US, Ireland, and France as a solo artist, band member, and recording session multi-instrumentalist. He currently plays with the highly successful World Roots acoustic band Beyond The Pale, which he co-founded, along with The Aisling String Trio and The Texas Gypsies. Gordon is also a renowned traditional American and Irish violinist and fiddler, well known for his popular records of original fiddle-based music. His authentic, down-home songs have been featured in numerous film projects and compilation albums.
Gordon McLeod's work ranges from smokin' hot fiddle-based Celtic influenced tunes and Gypsy Jazz style acoustic Swing to his original songs, which includes the award-winning "Dog year" for which he won the 2008 Nacogdoches New Traditions Americana songwriting contest. “Hester" was a 2006 winner that was featured on Beyond the Pale's album Queen of Skye. He has recorded and produced all of Beyond The Pale’s releases, including their latest CDs "Pale-ontology" and "The Music Plays Me,” and he just completed an album of original acoustic Swing featuring his sophisticated Jazz violin and driving acoustic rhythm guitar. Gordon has also worked as producer and engineer for numerous other artists.
Exhilarating Irish jigs, perfect for travel documentaries, film soundtracks, film credits, Irish films and Television, in authentic traditional style, with exciting deftly played fiddle and mandolin and guitar, Instrumental, British & Irish, Ireland
A beautiful, hauntingly spiritual 8th century Irish Hymn, peaceful, relaxing, playeded on violin, cello and guitar, perfect for meditative or prayerful collections, film or TV soundtracks, weddings or other elegant occassions. Instrumental, Spiritual, Christian Hymns
A beautiful elegant acoustic waltz with fiddle, and mandolins, perfect for film, TV, documentaries, period films or soundtracks for programs set in the 1800s or civil war era, evoking images of beautiful belles in swirling floor length dresses and handlebar-moustached gentlemen. Instrumental, Americana, Americana
Energetic authentic acoustic instrumental music with traditional dance ensemble of fiddles, tin whistle, mandolin, guitar piano, bodhran and bass comprising a medley of three Irish slides (a type of fast jig). Perfect for movie dance scene, movie theme, movie trailer or travel documentary. Instrumental, British & Irish, Ireland
Spirited Irish Reels. Traditional exciting Irish music. Super for travel documentary, travel channel, lively wedding party, history channel, TV or Film instrumental, family and children, reunions, parties, romantic comedy or budding romance. Sound track, introduction, film trailer or credits. Instrumental, British & Irish, Ireland
Scottish Country Dance Music, authentic reels with traditional dance ensemble of fiddles, piano, guitar, flute, tin whistle and guitar performing a medley of three traditional dance tunes. Perfect for movie dance scene, movie theme, movie trailer, travel documentary or television. Instrumental, British & Irish, Scotland
Scottish and Irish Reels on bagpipes, fidddle, flute whistle, guitar and bodhran. Majestic, traditional bagpipe music. Super for travel channel, history channel, TV or Film instrumental, family and children, street fair, reunion, parties, romantic comedy or budding romance. World Music from Scotland, Instrumental, British & Irish, Ireland
Happy and dance inducing Irish fiddle, lively, lyrical, energetic and intricate, with unison accordion and guitar accompaniment. Perfect for ravel documentaries, movie soundtracks, television, Irish music compilations, dance compilations, St. Patrick's Day, or pub house music. Instrumental, British & Irish, Ireland
Swinging jazzy up tempo gypsy violin tune reminiscent of Jingle Bells but in a minor key in the style of Stephanne Grappelli and Django Reinhardt evoking thoughts of Christmas in Paris in the 1930s. Perfect for movie theme or trailer, television or podcasts. Instrumental, Christmas, Christmas Acoustic
A driving, earthy instrumental acoustic track with down home Cajun and Irish flavors perfect for TV show or Movie theme, featuring fiddle, accordion, mandolin and guitar, Instrumental, Americana, Americana
Fiery Irish reels played on fiddle and guitar, perfect for movie or television theme or as background to Irish or St. Patrick's Day events. authentic wild and stirring dance music for the soul. These tunes are full of the lost heart of the Gael. Instrumental, Folk, European Folk
A unique Swinging unique and very danceable piece combining swing style with traditional Irish tunes, with great acoustic guitar and smokin' hot fiddle. Perfect for movie soundtracks, credits, televison, documentaries needing an energetic unique acoustic sound with flavors of Joe Venuti, or Stephan, Instrumental, Jazz, Folk Jazz
Beautiful, romantic instrumental piece with violin and cello and guitar, perfect for weddings or special occasions film soundtracks television travel channels film credits or other programs including weddings or other romantic scenes, Instrumental, British & Irish, Ireland
Rousing Melodic Irish polkas Perfect for Film or television credits, travel documentaries or Irish historical programs, with smoking hot fiddle and stirring harmonic structure,. Great for wedding parties, family shows or programs about Ireland, Instrumental, British & Irish, Ireland
A powerful work representing the struggle and triumph of Ukraine and sovereignty. A hybrid of classical, rock and folk music performed with strength, honor and dignity but expressing the outrage, horror and sadness of war. Performed with a classical string ensemble, violin lead, drums and bass, Instrumental, Classical, 21st Century
Irish Reels on bagpipes, fiddle, flute whistle, guitar and bodhran. Majestic, traditional Irish dance music. Super for travel channel, history channel, TV or Film instrumental, Video Game, family and children, street fair, reunion, parties, romantic comedy, budding romance. World Music from Ireland, Instrumental, British & Irish, Ireland
Beautiful and nostalgic folk waltz with bluegrass and celtic flavors on violin and mandolin, perfect for film, television, romantic, passionate and lyrical scenes, or documentaries of 19th century or civil war era,, Instrumental, Americana, Americana
A beautiful plaintive acoustic waltz, perfect for film, television, romantic, passionate and lyrical scenes, or documentaries of 19th century or civil war era. Down home feel, neighborly, a return to a simpler and less hectic time, sweet and alluring piece creates images of happy frontier life. Instrumental, Americana, Americana
Sophisticated beautiful swing-jazz ballad in the Gypsy Jazz tradition reminiscent of Paris in the 1930s, Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt. Played on violin, guitar and bass. Perfect for movie themes, movie trailers, television or podcasts. Instrumental, Jazz, Gypsy Jazz
A beautiful stately elegant piece with gorgeous lush strings perfect for weddings, movie soundtracks or romantic scenes for film or televisions needing majestic magical uplifting music with a baroque feel reminiscent of Mozart or Handel, from the 18th century Irish tradition with small orchestra. Instrumental, Classical, Classical
Irish traditional slow air followed by a haunting hornpipe then by a stirring minor reel played on fiddle, whistle, recorder and guitar perfect for soundtrack film credit score Irish music program television or radio programs or travel documentary for British Isles Ireland or Scotland, Instrumental, British & Irish, Ireland
A fantastic authentic traditional Irish track, fiery and full of intricate fiddle and flute, perfect for film or television soundtracks, credits, documentaries, travel films or anything that needs rousing, dancing uplifting acoustic music played by virtuosos with a real feel for the pure drop. Instrumental, British & Irish, Ireland
An inspiring and rousing authentic traditional track of Shetland reels, fiery and full of intricate fiddle and flute, perfect for film or television soundtracks, credits, documentaries, travel films or anything that needs rousing, dancing uplifting acoustic music played by virtuosos, Instrumental, British & Irish, Scotland
Hot swinging unique mixture of swing and a trad Irish reel with smoking jazz violin and guitar exactly perfect for film or television soundtrack, travel documentary film credits or any production needing hot improvisation with an Irish touch, Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
A Gypsy jazz version of an Irish traditional slip jig with cool jazzy fiddle, swinging guitar, bass and drums. Sounds like Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt meets Kevin Burke or Frankie Gavin. Perfect for documentaries, films, Irish Pub, French cafe or just great house music. Instrumental, British & Irish, Ireland
Lively exciting authentic Irish reels played on real instruments including fiddle, wooden flute, guitar and bodhran. Perfect for movie, television, documentaries, Irish pub house music. Instrumental, British & Irish, Ireland
Jubilant upbeat Irish slides played on fiddle and flute, perfect for film, movies or television themes or background, happy, joyous, stirring wild and energetic full of Celtic soul and delight. Perfect for internet, background, podcast, travel documentary, advertising for Ireland or multi-media use. Instrumental, Folk, European Folk
A rousing rollicking medley of Irish tunes perfect for Irish theme movie or television show, film credits or Saint Patrick's Day theme even, with traditional Irish style fiddle, flute and driving guitar accompaniment. Instrumental, British & Irish, Ireland
Exciting vibrant Irish style jigs on fiddle concertina and accordion with guitar accompaniment perfect for film or television soundtrack travel documentary or Irish or Scottish music program or to just listen to! Instrumental, British & Irish, Ireland
A jazzy swinging version of the Christmas classic "What Child Is This" in 5/4 time on jazz violin, guitar, in a gypsy jazz style reminiscent of Stephanne Grappelli and Django Reinhardt. Instrumental, Christmas, Christmas Acoustic
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