Australian-born & Alberta-raised, Gord Bamford stands as one of the most decorated artists in Canadian country music with an impressive 24 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) awards, multi JUNO nominations and the only two- time winner out of Nashville's Country Music Association (CMA) receiving the 2013 & 2015 CMA Global Country Artist award.

Bamford's eighth studio album Neon Smoke is set to be released in March 2018 and follows his 'Tin Roof' album, winner of the 2016 CCMA Album of The Year. 'Tin Roof' was also nominated for the 2016 JUNO Country Album of The Year; while in Australia the album saw the single, "Breakfast Beer" and the title track become airplay hits.