About Graham Ord

Graham, in short, is the dude. He is a key contributor & organizer of events, articles, and the direction of TribeHouse. He started the monthly Katalyst Artist Gatherings and is an all around good guy with a thick, thick, British accent. You can hear his tunes and find out more about this international man of mystery on his website: http://grahamord.com And now, for the official bio… Singer songwriter Graham Ord has garnered respect internationally as a fine musician and engaging communicator. His live performances are always passionate and compelling leaving audiences wanting more. Graham has released seven solo CD’s to date together with several collaborative projects which have attracted accolades from around the world. He has also written and produced music for several other successful artists and has composed scores for short film and narratives. His production work with Cheryl Bear has won seven major awards to date including ‘Single of the year‘ at the Aboriginal People’s choice awards in Winnipeg. His instrumental collaboration entitled ‘CHILL’ was nominated for a Shai award (Canada’s peoples choice music awards) for instrumental CD of the year. Graham now works as a full time musician and recording artist based out of Kelowna B.C. Canada.

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Website: http://grahamord.com

Posts by Graham Ord

Pottery Workshop with Chericce Bermel

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TribeHouse is proud to partner with Bowl of Hope in hosting an all-day pottery workshop with potter Chericce Bermel. The day will include handbuilding and wheel throwing, and the cost includes clay, firing and glazing. 10am -4pm $65 pre-register Venue: TribeHouse Center 4485 Sallows Road. S.E. Kelowna V1W 4C2 Canada Tickets from: Event management for [...]

Love Dance

Posted: February 21st, 2013 by Graham Ord

Dance has an amazing way of bringing together people of all ages and back-grounds. This UK initiative based in Bristol called “Love Dance” is exploring ways of building community through dancing together. We love the creative inclusion of live music and painting as a part of the experience too. . Love Dance . from Isabelle [...]

Jimmy Balfour -The Rebel Chemist

Posted: December 6th, 2012 by Graham Ord

Jimmy Balfour is a native of Kelowna BC who is arguably one of the most creative musicians in the Okanagan Valley. His latest CD is passionate and raw, full of imagery and artistry and is perhaps made even more interesting by the fact that he is often joined on stage by his wife Nikki Balfour [...]

Art For Art’s Sake (money for god’s sake)

Posted: November 19th, 2012 by Graham Ord

The first recording I ever bought was an obscure single by the band 10cc called ‘Art for Art’s sake’ (money for God’s sake). I was about 14 years old at the time. As an adult I have often thought about what drew me to that song. It seems kind of weird given that it really [...]

WEMAKESTUFF | 100 artists collaborate

Posted: October 9th, 2012 by Graham Ord

I first met David Vandas 8 or 9 years ago when I was living in Vancouver B.C. He struck me then as astute passionate young man with an incredible talent to produce quality video and movies. Over the years David and his wife Anna, who herself is also a fine musician and visual artist, have [...]

Katalyst | Marijanel Knight

Event Date: Monday 15th October 2012

This months Katalyst features Kelowna based Photographer, Musician and Potter Marijanel Knight. She will be sharing on her work as professional Photographer as well as her initiative to raise aid for the people of Haiti through Bowl of hope and also her recent video project called “Making a Masterpiece” Parts of the evening will be [...]

Mining Me – Finding Gold

Posted: September 7th, 2012 by Graham Ord

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Brenda Valnicek when we were working together on planning an interactive creative expression afternoon. I was inspired by her outlook on creativity and how after battling with some major health challenges she resolved to allow herself to be more expressive especially in the Arts. Here is her story [...]

Doctor writes songs of hope for the dying

Posted: April 24th, 2012 by Graham Ord

I recently asked Steve Mitchinson to contribute an article to the TribeHouse site introducing this unique musical project entitled Giver of Life. It is a collection of songs aimed at bringing hope and comfort to those facing death due to acute illness. Steve Mitchinson is a medical Doctor as well as a fine singer songwriter [...]

A song for Jordan and anyone else battling cancer

Posted: March 6th, 2012 by Graham Ord

I am really pleased to announce that my latest recording is now available. It is a song is called Two C Words which was written and recorded for my friend Jordan, a 14 year old young man courageously battling cancer. The song is downloadable with all profits going to assist Jordan and his family at this tough time. [...]

What is Art? and other clichés

Posted: February 17th, 2012 by Graham Ord

This month at our Kelowna Katalyst Artist Gathering Chad Pratch was sharing with us. Chad is a graduate of the University of British Columbia Okanagan and although schooled in what some might consider the traditional disciplines of art, he is a man who is clearly much more comfortable drawing way outside the lines of convention. [...]