Facts: - website: http://www.thegordonsmusic.com http://www.thegordonsmusic.com - years active: 1973 -- present - caption: the gordons ' promotional photo . - origin: illinois , usa - genre: bluegrass , folk - name: the gordons - background: group_or_band - image: the_gordonsduo . jpg - current members: gary gordon roberta gordon - associated acts: bill monroe Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of the gordons -lrb- duo -rrb- .
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the gordons are a folk music duo consisting of gary gordon and roberta gordon , who are husband and wife .they have been performing professionally since 1973 .they have been bringing their folk , bluegrass , and country music blend to audiences since the 1970s , when they began touring throughout the midwestern united states , playing clubs , fairs , festivals and colleges .the husband and wife duo has also become popular in the carolinas , the northeastern united states , and in europe .in 1989 they recorded with dobroist josh graves and bluegrass fiddler kenny baker , from bill monroe 's band , the bluegrass boys .the resulting album was '' old time radio show '' .the gordons released '' was n't born to follow '' one year later ; this was a more country flavored record , featuring fiddler wade ray .in 1996 , the gordons toured ireland , and performed live in dublin on ireland 's rte television network .'' end of a long hard day '' was released in 1997 ; this album was hailed by critic edward morris of '' billboard '' , who stated '' the gordons bring to mind that most listenable of all bluegrass bands , the great flatt & scruggs . ''the national folk music magazine , dirty linen , wrote that the album '' is touching , sad and beautiful '' .a live record chronicling their tours in europe arrived in 1999 , titled '' live in holland '' .the gordons released '' time will tell our story '' in 2002 , with guest musicians alison brown and robert bowlin .'' our time '' followed in 2008 on their own label .in 2008 , '' our time '' was played so often on folk and bluegrass radio shows that it ranked as the no. 10 record of the year on folk radio .occasionally , they tour with a larger ensemble , including david johnson , the longtime fiddler for randy travis .