Hey gang, Hope everyone is doing well and keeping safe. A couple good things to help stay positive, today is the release day for my 1st book of poetry Just The Night Birds, it’s also the last day to get a signed copy (personalized upon request). It’s available to order from Bandcamp, which is also waiving their […]

“ANYTHING BY THE FAB FOUR” from my poetry book ‘Just The Night Birds’ out this Friday (https://jerryleger.bandcamp.com/merch/just-the-night-birds-poetry-book to order). The 45 is my Mom’s copy. Read the poem below: ANYTHING BY THE FAB FOUR The drug knocked me out And then I changed my country twice Everybody was in love with each other And nobody […]

Thanks to Rolling Stone Magazin and Maik Brüggemeyer for including “Halfway ‘Til Gone ft. Don Stevenson” in the October issue’s playlist of Favourite Songs. Hits stands today across Germany. “The Canadian songwriter, Leger and Moby Grape legend, Don Stevenson harmonize, almost like The Everly Brothers together on this wonderfully sentimental farewell song.”Recorded and produced by Tim Bovaconti at Tim’s […]

From my upcoming poetry book ‘Just The Night Birds’ (https://jerryleger.bandcamp.com/…/just-the-night-birds… pre-order) A GHOST IN MY BACK SEAT Don’t cry in front of these lights We can go somewhere faraway We can steal this poem Just don’t vanish on meI spent the last of my money On a half full tank of gas And a bottle […]

From my upcoming book ‘Just The Night Birds’ (https://jerryleger.bandcamp.com/merch/just-the-night-birds-poetry-book to preorder) out October 2nd. Dan Mock and I played Knoxville a few times, never went to this hotel though where Hank Williams stayed briefly the night of his death. This poem was born out of the struggles that can come with being on the road […]

My first book of poetry Just The Night Birds will be out Friday October 2nd. (pre-order a signed copy from my Bandcamp store: https://jerryleger.bandcamp.com/merch/just-the-night-birds-poetry-book) Read the poem “In The Summer Twilight” IN THE SUMMER TWILIGHT In the summer twilight  That’s where I wanna stay  Walking at night  Along the side streets  Trees whispering my name […]

My first book of poetry Just The Night Birds is due to be released October 2nd, thank you to all those who have pre-ordered a copy so far. I wanted to share a piece with you titled “Ulster Arms”. This poem was inspired by one of the oldest and roughest bars in Toronto, The Ulster […]

Hey Folks, I’m excited to announce that I’ll be putting out my first book of poetry October 2nd, titled Just The Night Birds. This was something that I’ve been wanting to do since 2016, when I recorded a spoken word/jazz album called Don’t Lose Your Beauty, released under the name The Bop Fi’s. I had originally wanted to […]

Hey Folks, I’ll be playing a live show this Friday August 21st, 6pm EST on my Instagram. It’s presented by Shopify, Arts & Crafts, and Ontario Live via Ontario Creates as part of an online series called “Music Together.” Visit the page and website for more info https://musictogether.ca/artist/recqQnHQ9Hb7zdBfq Also, follow me on Instagram if you […]

Tomorrow (Aug 6th), “Halfway ‘Til Gone” with Don Stevenson from legendary San Fran band Moby Grape and Tim Bovaconti will be released via Bandcamp and streaming platforms. Today you can have a listen on PopMatters: https://www.popmatters.com/jerry-leger-halfway-til-gone-2646887954.html “Reminiscent of classic 1960s music, ‘Halfway ‘Til Gone’ is a subtle but important reminder of Leger’s prowess with the […]

Watch a home version of “That Ain’t Here” in my Toronto apartment on my tangy piano. https://youtu.be/omF5vP5XVhU Best, Jerry

Watch “Survived Like A Stone” live behind my apartment, filmed by Laura Proctor. This song keeps going deeper and deeper for me these days and more spiritual. Also filmed behind the apartment is a cover of a song by Rodney Crowell which has been with me since I was a little kid. That’ll be published […]

A chilling version of “Survived Like A Stone” (from Time Out For Tomorrow) played solo behind Jerry’s Toronto apartment by Laura Proctor. Watch here: https://youtu.be/O_ZX1JPS6F0

Had the pleasure of chatting with Jan Hall about my two latest albums Time Out For Tomorrow and the surprise digital release Songs From The Apartment and much more. Have a listen to the episode here: https://folkrootsradio.com/folk-roots-radio-episode-512-feat-jerry-leger-in-conversation-time-out-for-tomorrow/

“When Americana UK last caught up with Jerry Leger in November 2019 (the week after the release of his new album), we asked him why the record was called ‘Time Out For Tomorrow’. While the album’s literal title was based on an early ’60s dime store collection of science fiction short stories, Jerry said at […]

“On Your Own” from my 2nd album ‘Farewell Ghost Town’ (2006) has been floating around in my head lately. Eerie to have some of these words that I wrote when I was 20 or 21 be so relevant during these times. Here’s a clip of me from the apartment playing it today, a rainy Sunday […]

Thank to AmericanaUK for asking me to be part of their “Mini-Gig” web series recently. Watch two performances filmed in my Toronto apartment for “Canvas Of Gold” from Time Out For Tomorrow and “Ticket Bought” from the new surprise digital-only album Songs From The Apartment. WATCH HERE: https://americana-uk.com/exclusive-auk-mini-gig-jerry-leger Keep well and stay safe!

Hello everyone,Our upcoming European tour has been postponed and is being rescheduled for Spring 2021.Stay tuned to http://www.jerryleger.com for updates and please join the mailing list located on our site. Other upcoming Canadian shows will be cancelled as we all try to get through this difficult time. I have been brainstorming some ways to stay connected with […]

Many thanks to American Songwriter for premiering the brand new rotoscope animated video for “Read Between the Lines” off of the new record ‘Time Out For Tomorrow.’ Read about it in the article and then watch the uniquely creative video by Karly McCloskey: https://americansongwriter.com/jerry-leger-read-between-the-lines-video-new-album/tina-benitez-eves/

Hey all! We’ve come to the end of another year. I want to say thank you for all the support and for listening to the new record Time Out For Tomorrow. Also thankful to read all the nice words that have been written and having it on year-end best of lists via AmericanaUK, AltCountrynl, Hamburg’s […]

Hey gang, I’m looking forward to heading out East to begin a run of shows leading up to the release of the new record Time Out For Tomorrow (to be released November 8th). I’ll be in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, starting with this Thursday at Tipsy Muse Cafe in Fredericton. Check […]

Thanks so much to Rob Hughes at  UNCUT Magazine in the UK for the little write up about the anticipation for the upcoming album Time Out For Tomorrow. The album comes out November 8th on Latent Recordings / Warner (CAN) / Proper (UK&EU) / Redeye (US) produced by Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies.

VIDEO PREMIERE! “Canvas of Gold’s world-weary country-rock weaves its magic to minimalist visuals reminiscent of The Replacements’ classic anti-videos from the ’80s.” Concept, editing and filming by LPPhotographs. Thanks to Laura Proctor, Tonisha Dumaresq, Leslie Armstrong and Sean Whelan for taking part. Exclusive premiere via Tinnitist here: https://tinnitist.com/2019/09/06/jerry-leger-canvas-of-gold-exclusive-video-premiere/ Pre-save / pre-order download the upcoming album […]

Thanks to AmericanaUK for announcing the upcoming album Time Out For Tomorrow which will be released November 8th on Cowboy Junkies label Latent Recordings and distributed throughout the UK and Europe via Proper Music. It will be distributed in Canada by Warner Music and Red Eye in the United States. Take a look at the […]

Hey folks, if you haven’t already, please follow on Spotify. When you do you’ll have a chance to win an autographed copy of the upcoming album Time Out For Tomorrow on vinyl! Link here: https://ffm.to/jerryleger_follow?fbclid=IwAR1LVlcLDHnHKw7FvagH9143cyru4upIO0rv3G933eWgudLmxy-nlZ0XHSU

Hey folks, Very excited to announce that my new album Time Out For Tomorrow produced by Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies will be out November 8th on Latent Recordings / Warner (CAN) / Red Eye (US) / Proper (UK/EU). Thanks to Glide Magazine for premiering the opening track “Canvas of Gold.” Read a little bit […]

I’m excited to play solo this Friday August 16th at The Ship w/ David Picco Band in St. John’s. It’ll be my Newfoundland debut where my Dad is from. He grew up in Mount Pearl and I’m excited to visit family and explore his roots while there. My musican uncle Ronnie Rose is there too. […]

Hey folks, Please join us next Wednesday, July 17th at The Dakota Tavern in Toronto for an early show, doors 6pm, music 7-9. Aaron Comeau opens the show. We’ll be playing some tunes from the upcoming album and more. Adv tix: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/jerry-leger-the-situation-with-aaron-comeau-tickets-63439786108?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR3Tmg83ZCy8IpoTeTug7BZoDJB-urHwVgWOsaf3iyCfXc1Q-uyuBgHz_Ow Also coming up, Saturday July 20th in Ottawa at Irene’s Pub. More info […]

Thanks to the folks who came out this past Tuesday to The Horseshoe in Toronto. I was happy to be part of a NXNE night curated by Jim Cuddy. He was a class act and we joined a gang together and put our uniforms on. My next show in Toronto will be a special full […]

Fun session with Don Stevenson (Moby Grape) & Tim Bovaconti at “Tim’s Garage” in Toronto working on a tune of mine. An honour! Maybe release it as a 45 next year.

Well, that was a fun 7-week tour in Europe & the UK. Thanks to everyone who came out to the shows and everyone we worked with, our agents, promoters, writers, venue staff, etc… We’re grateful for all of our supporters. We can’t wait to do it all over again. Of course wanna thank my bandmates […]

It was great to chat with Sean Hannam for his UK blog “Say It With Garage Flowers.” Read it here: https://sayitwithgarageflowers.com/2019/04/28/ive-become-more-aware-of-what-a-crazy-life-im-living/

Well, We had a great UK tour and the beginning of our European dates couldn’t have gone better. Thanks so much to everyone who came out to our Bern and Opland shows in Switzerland. We still have dates throughout Europe for the entire month of May. Take a look at the TOUR page for more […]

We’re having a great time so far playing shows in the UK. You can check out the dates on the TOUR page. I also wanted to share a couple of clips. It was great to play a couple of tunes this past November before our performance at Take Root Fest in Groningen with Matthji Van […]

This Saturday we begin our next UK & European tour. We’ll be starting things off with a couple Record Store Day appearances at Music’s Not Dead in Bexhill and Union Music Store in Lewes. That night we’ll appear at The Ramblin’ Roots Revue in High Wycombe for a 9pm set. On hand we’ll have limited […]

We’re getting close to leaving and starting our first leg of the tour which will be in the UK. AmericanaUK just shared our dates and some info on the new compilation Too Broke To Die: Retrospective 2005-2019. Read the article here: https://americana-uk.com/jerry-leger-and-the-situation-return-to-the-uk

Thanks to Rootstime.be for the great review of the compilation Too Broke To Die: Retrospective 2005-2019. You’ll only be able to get it on CD at our UK & European tour dates such as these ones in The Netherlands: *10 mei 2019: Qbus Club Leiden, Leiden, NL *24 mei 2019: VANSLAG, Borger, NL *29 mei […]

Thanks to AmericanaUK for sharing the video for the previously unreleased “You Really Got It So Bad” from the compilation Too Broke To Die: Retrospective 2005-2019 available to stream/download this Friday March 29th. It’ll also be available on limited edition CD at the upcoming UK & European TOUR DATES. Watch the video here: https://americana-uk.com/video-jerry-leger-the-situation-you-really-got-it-so-bad

This Friday March 22nd, we’ll be playing our last Toronto full-band show for a while. It’s happening at The Dakota Tavern, doors at 6pm and the music starts at 7 with our friends, Juno award-winner Julian Fauth & Ken Yoshioka. Show wraps up around 9. We’ll have some copies on hand of our upcoming compilation […]

As we gear up to play The Dakota in Toronto this Friday March 22nd(doors 6pm / Show 7pm) and then head overseas again for a 7-week tour, we’ve made another Latent Lounge video posted. This time it’s “Things Are Changing ‘Round Here” opening for labelmates Skydiggers. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/o8DCokHO1VM Thanks to The Rocking Magpie […]

Looking forward to playing the beautiful and intimate Old Church Theatre again this Friday March 15th. There are still some tickets left! Dan Mock will join me on upright bass and vocals. Hope to see you if you’re in and around Trenton. Adv tix and more info here: https://oldchurch.ca/event/jerry-leger/

WATCH! BRAND NEW VIDEO starring Charlie for the previously unreleased “You Really Got It So Bad” off of the upcoming compilation ‘Too Broke To Die: Retrospective 2005-2019’ available digitally March 29th worldwide & physically (limited edition) at all April/May European Tour Dates only. Filmed & Edited by LPPhotographs. Song produced by Michael Timmins of Cowboy […]

I’ll be returning to UK & Europe for 7 weeks this April & May with The Situation’s Dan Mock on bass and Kyle Sullivan on drums. Happy to add another date May 30th in Ospel, NL at the Mijl op Zeven Festival. Tickets on sale here: https://www.ticketcrew.nl/tickets/festival-mijl-op-zeven?fbclid=IwAR0SNiw54BJ6xl8bJCiZGeDG9vIzw5IcYJ3Wmlaov_UetL35kywaIT7z_sY

Hey folks, I’ll be heading back overseas this April and May for a bunch of trio shows featuring Dan Mock on bass and Kyle Sullivan on drums (both of The Situation). To coincide with the tours we’ll be releasing a compilation titled ‘Too Broke To Die : A Retrospective 2005-2019’ on March 29th. It’ll be […]

Photo: LPPhotographs Hey all! I want to start off by thanking everyone who helped make 2018 the best of my career so far. This year saw two European tours, cross Canada tours, the European re-release of the album Nonsense and Heartache, a full page feature in the German Rolling Stone (Nonsense and Heartache also rose […]

Hey folks! What a great year it’s been for us and thank you for the ongoing support. Tonight, Dec 15th we’ll play our last show of 2018 in our hometown at The Horseshoe Tavern, supporting Union Duke. Gavin Gardiner of The Wooden Sky opens the show. Doors at 9pm, they’re might be a few tickets […]

Today, I release the 2nd album from my wild ‘n’ wonderful side project, The Del Fi’s  titled ‘Residuals’ Follow the link to stream it and if you dig, please consider downloading or ordering on CD (comes with download). Features 10 brand new songs that I wrote, then recorded with a cast of 18 Del Fi’s […]

Photo: LPPhotographs Happy Holidays everyone! All Vinyl (w/ download), CDs (w/ download) and downloads are 50% off in our Bandcamp Merch Store for the whole month of December. It includes all the albums from the Self Titled debut to our previous release, Early Riser (not all selections are avail on Vinyl and CD). My current […]

Photo: LPPhotographs Hey folks, I wanted to share a track from the upcoming album Residuals by my side project, The Del Fi’s. Just like the first album it was recorded live off the floor in one day at The Trailer Studio in the East End of Toronto. It features 18 musicians (including myself) feeding off […]

It’s great to be back home in Toronto after another successful tour of Europe, our 2nd this year. Thank you to everyone who came out to the shows, we had such a great time. A big highlight was playing to a very engaged capacity crowd at the Take Root Fest in Groningen this past Saturday. […]

Hey folks, The Situation and I are very excited to return to Europe this Friday for a short run of shows including the Take Root Fest with Kurt Vile, Father John Misty, Neko Case, Trampled By Turtles (who we’ll be playing with in Amsterdam) and more. Check out the link here for dates and more […]

Hey all, We had a great time on this special tour and the last show is already happening tonight, Saturday October 20th at Trailside Inn, Mount Stewart, PEI. Doors are 6:30 / Music is 8:00 starting with us and then Liam Corcoran (of Two Hours Traffic). We hope to see. This past Monday, Kyle and […]

Kyle Sullivan and I have had a great duo tour out East, seeing old and new faces and playing off each either every night, making each show different. We have two more wonderful shows left and we’re really looking forward to them. Tonight (Oct 19) we’re at The Union Street in Berwick, NS. Sarah McInnis […]

Hey gang, Well, 10 years sure does fly by. My 3rd album, ‘You, Me and The Horse’ produced by Josh Finlayson (of Skydiggers) and Tim Bovaconti was released October 7th, 2008. Recorded when I was 22 and released when I was 23, the sound we were going for was originally inspired by the production of […]

Photo: LPPhotographs Hey everyone, Kyle Sullivan and I are looking forward to hitting the road next week for a string of special duo shows. We’ll kick it off in our hometown of Toronto at our old haunt, Castro’s Lounge Tuesday October 9th (John Lennon’s birthday). The dates will bring us to the East Coast of […]

TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT! Kyle Sullivan and I have been playing together for almost 15 years and we’ll be hitting the road for some special Eastern Canadian shows next month. It’ll take us from our hometown to PEI before meeting up with the rest of The Situation and heading back to Europe. Check out the dates below […]

Tonight I’ll be in Thornbury, ON for a house show with Raleigh, NC’s Kenny Roby, beginning a string of dates together. Kenny and his band Six String Drag we’re very important in the early years of Americana as a genre. He gained fans and supporters in Steve Earle (who signed and produced them), Ryan Adams, […]

We begin a west coast run tomorrow night (Wed July 18th) in Winnipeg at Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club. It all starts at 9pm with our special guest Richard Inman. Richard will also be joining us July 24 in Calgary at Ironwood. Check out the dates below and we’ll see you out there. Tell […]

Photo: LPPhotographs Hey there, The Situation and I are excited to begin a short run of shows in Western Canada including Ness Creek Music Fest in Saskatoon. The first date is Wed July 18th at Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club in Winnipeg. Check below for the full list of dates. If you’re in Toronto […]

We’re looking forward to this run of Western Canadian dates next month! WESTERN CANADIAN TOUR DATES: *July 18 – Winnipeg, MB, Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club, 8pm *July 19 – Gimli, MB, Ship & Plough, 10pm *July 20 – Regina, SK, The Mercury Cafe & Grill *July 21 & 22 – Saskatoon, SK, Ness […]

Happy to announce that I’ll be playing the Take Root Festival this November 3rd in Groningen, Netherlands with Neko Case, Father John Misty, Kurt Vile, Shakey Graves and more. We’ll be playing some shows around it as well, so keep checking back!    

Photo: LPPhotographs Well, I just got back home to Toronto Monday night and what can I say? We had a very successful first tour of The Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Scotland and England. Thank you to everyone who came out to the shows and it was wild meeting some fans that have been with […]

If you were glancing through the Saturday Star either in print or online you may noticed the very nice article Ben Rayner did on me in the Entertainment section. It’s a very honest piece that talked about my career so far, the struggle within our own country building beyond a small cult following and getting […]

Hey gang, Well, we fly out next week to begin our 21 date European and UK tour. The album Nonsense and Heartache has been getting kind reviews and airplay on BBC and more. We have a trio of shows before we leave beginning tonight (the 29th) at our Thursday night haunt in the east end […]

Hey folks, if you have a few minutes, check out the new live off of the floor video for “He’s The Lonely One Now.” It was filmed by Laura Proctor (LPPhotographs) at the Fox Theatre in Toronto. The studio version can be found on the current album Nonsense and Heartache. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/_U_L_DcSUpc It’s […]

‘Nonsense and Heartache’ is officially released across Europe and the UK today on Latent Recordings/Proper Music Distribution! Produced by Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies. Purchase/Stream: http://smarturl.it/JerryLegerEU EU/UK April tour dates: http://www.jerryleger.com/tour/

It was a such a cool thing to see a full page feature in the March issue of Rolling Stone – German edition. Great chatting with Maik Bruggemeyer. Below is the English translation, it’s a great introduction if you haven’t heard of me or don’t know a lot about me. This is great to have […]

“Younger Than Yesterday.” Happy to have a full page in ROLLING STONE on stands in Germany today! Great chatting with Maik Bruggemeyer ahead of the ‘Nonsense and Heartache’ re-release across Europe & UK March 2nd, followed by a tour all April including 4 dates in Germany. We’ll post an English translation soon. Pre-order the new […]

“…with an upcoming tour in April Jerry Leger may be about to break in the UK. I advise you to see him: on this evidence, he will not be playing small venues for too long.” Keith Hargreaves at AmericanaUK reviews ‘Nonsense and Heartache’ out Mar 2nd across the UK & Europe on Latent Recordings / […]

Thanks to Jeremy Searle at AmericanaUK for sharing the video for “Things Are Changing ‘Round Here” from Nonsense and Heartache which sees a re-release in the UK and Europe March 2nd through Latent Recordings/Proper Music. Take a look: http://americana-uk.com/video-jerry-leger-things-are-changing-round-here The video was created and filmed by Toronto artist Shannon Gerard, made up of thousands of […]

Thanks to Roddy Hart at BBC Radio Scotland for spinning “For Hire” from Nonsense and Heartache which sees a UK/Europe release March 2nd! Nice to be in good company as well. Listen to the full show here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09qq6mb Check out the full list of EU/UK April tour dates and more: http://www.jerryleger.com/tour/