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Wow, 
That was a great tour in Europe! Thanks to all those who came out to the shows, it was really special to play the new album Donlands from start to finish for you plus some “fan favourites”!

Now that we’re back, I’m gearing up for a few release shows in Ontario, including a solo show in London Nov 23 (almost sold out) at Chaucer’s, followed by a full band show at Mills Hardware in Hamilton, Nov 25. 
After that is our big hometown Toronto release show for Donlands at Massey Hall’s new room, TD Music Hall, Nov 29th.
Go to the TOUR page for ticket links and more info!

Hey, speaking of Massey Hall…I’ll be making my debut on their historic stage TONIGHT! I’m honoured to be part of Chest Fever’s celebration of “The Last Waltz”. I’m performing the Bob Dylan portion of this legendary concert, The Band’s farewell concert. Other guests on this beautiful lineup include Albert Lee, Scarlett Rivera (who played with Dylan on the Rolling Thunder tours and the classic 1976 album Desire), Colin Linden, Devin Cuddy and many more. My buddy Don Stevenson (from Moby Grape) will also be joining me for three of the Bob songs, which I’m so happy about. 
Doors are at 6 and the music begins at 7!

Hey gang!
We’re two shows down on our European tour. Thank you Ramblin’ Roots Fest in Utrecht and Leiden! We’re also happy to announce that we’ll be part of this year’s Rolling Stone Beach Festival, put on by Rolling Stone Germany. All upcoming dates with ticket links are further down this newsletter. 

RS writer Maik Brueggemeyer wrote a really nice article on why he’s looking forward to our performance at the fest. He described our upcoming album Donlands perfectly (“one surreal dream in which Roy Orbison pours out his heart to a few lost film noir characters in the bar of the Heartbreak Hotel.”) Read full article:
https://www.rollingstone.de/rolling-stone-beach-maik-brueggemeyer-freut-sich-auf-jerry-leger-the-situation-2652429/

Reviews for the new album Donlands have started coming in, including 8/10 in Uncut, 4-stars in Rolling Stone, Alt Country NL, Sounds&Books out of Hamburg said it’s “an album for the top positions on a year-end list.” 

Our new album Donlands is out this Friday and we’ve just released a 3rd single “You Carry Me” (stream on your preferred platform: https://eek.lnk.to/JLYCM). Thanks to Americana Highways for premiering the brand new video created by Joshua Parrett. You gotta watch this, it’s kind of a rock ‘n’ roll pop art video that goes perfectly with the tune. Read a little background on it here https://americanahighways.org/2023/10/24/video-premiere-jerry-leger-you-carry-me/

I chatted with Hannah Campton at Building Our Own Nashville to talk about the new album and my career in general. 
Read here: https://buildingourownnashville.com/2023/10/24/interview-jerry-leger-talks-new-album-donlands-working-with-cowboy-junkies-on-their-label-and-more/

I’m happy to say that you can now purchase advance tickets for our Nov 25th show in Hamilton, ON. 
It’s gonna be a special night in a special place. Grab ’em  here: https://www.ticketscene.ca/events/46280/

Hey folks, 
The first words spoken on Donlands have appeared in a great review from one of my all time favourite magazines, Uncut out of the UK. Many thanks to Terry for digging into the album. 
“Heartache has rarely sounded so haunting.” Pre-order/save Donlands: https://eek.lnk.to/Donlands

Join me for an online listening party from my Bandcamp this coming Tuesday, October 17th, 7pm (EDT). We’ll listen to Donlands ahead of its October 27th release from start to finish. There will be a chat box, if you wanna ask any questions or simply react to what you’re hearing. It’s a special album and I’m excited to give you a sneak peak. 
RSVP here: https://jerryleger.bandcamp.com/merch/donlands-listening-party

The band and I are heading over to Europe for some festival and show dates next week but I have one more show, tonight (Oct 14) in Greenbank, ON, opening solo for Chris Coole and John Showman at Greenbank Folk Society, 8pm. Check out the TOUR page for a full list of upcoming dates, including big release shows in Hamilton and Toronto, ON.

Well, 
we just released another single from the upcoming album Donlands. “Slow Night In Nowhere Town” has a cinematic quality, which I hear throughout the album and this one closes the album. I see bright neon lights and no one around…
Have a listen: https://eek.lnk.to/JLSNINT

You can also hear the song on a Spotify playlist I just put together called The road to ‘DONLANDS’. It’s a mixture of songs that inspired the album and recordings that its producer/engineer Mark Howard was involved with making. Some of those records include Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan, World Without Tears by Lucinda Williams and May Your Kindness Remain by Courtney Marie Andrews (have you heard her song “Took You Up”? I’m currently obsessed with it). Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ReSIrAHeFhKmLKDNN3wbv?si=47900ee8b91c455e
Also included in the playlist is my friend Katie Cruel, who releases her album today, also produced by Mark. 
I’ll be opening solo for a string of Ontario dates next week. You can check out those dates below. 

In other show news, we’ve added some dates on our upcoming European tour, including Essen, Rinkerode and Berlin. 
We also have a cool show happening Nov 25th in Hamilton, ON at The Gasworks. If you’re in Hamilton, you won’t want to miss this special show. Check out the TOUR page for more info.

Hey gang, 
I’m so excited to let you know that we’ll be playing the new room at Massey Hall, TD Music Hall in Toronto, Nov 29th celebrating the upcoming album Donlands. 
Special guest Katie Cruel. Grab your tickets here: https://tdmusichall.mhrth.com/tickets/jerry-leger-and-the-situation/

If you’re reading this in time, Happy Bandcamp Friday! To celebrate, we’ve added Donlands as a pre-order on Limited Edition Brown Vinyl, Black Vinyl, CD, Download + unlimited streaming. Request to have your Vinyl or CD autographed!
Pre-order and get the first single “Three Hours Ahead Of Midnight”.
Go to the store: https://jerryleger.bandcamp.com/album/donlands

I’m so happy to announce my next studio album Donlands, out October 27th on Cowboy Junkies’ label, Latent Recordings/Warner Music Canada/Proper Music. It’s produced by legendary Grammy Award winning producer/engineer, Mark Howard (Lucinda Williams, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Courtney Marie Andrews). 

You can pre-order Vinyl (including limited edition Brown Vinyl), CDs and listen to the first single “Three Hours Ahead Of Midnight” here: https://eek.lnk.to/JLTHAOM

Donlands was recorded at Gold Standard Recorders, located in the old Donlands Theatre in Toronto. I wanted to make an album that floated in a similar dimension as The Flamingos 1950s version of “I Only Have Eyes For You”. I also wanted to get that atmosphere Mark achieved on beautifully records he helped make such as Bob Dylan’s Time Out Of Mind and World Without Tears by Lucinda Williams. To read more about Donlands, check out the new bio written by Jason Schneider: http://jerryleger.com/about/

If you’re reading this in time and are in the Toronto area, we’ll be playing a surprise show tonight (Aug 23) 7pm-10pm at The Only Cafe, appropriately located at Danforth & Donlands. We thought it would be fun to celebrate the album announcement by performing the record from start to finish! It’s casual, PWYC and limited space available. 

We made a video for “Three Hours Ahead Of Midnight” at the historic Imperial Pub in Toronto. It was beautifully filmed, directed and edited by Mitch Fillion. 
Please take a look and subscribe to the channel if you haven’t already!

Thanks to Bedroomdisco in Germany for premiering the video “Three Hours Ahead Of Midnight”. This was beautifully filmed by Mitch Fillion at the historic Imperial Pub in Toronto. The single will be released tomorrow!

Follow the link to watch: https://www.bedroomdisco.de/2023/08/jerry-leger-gefuehlvolles-songwriting/

Pre-save/add the single: https://eek.lnk.to/JLTHAOM

Surprise Surprise!
A brand new single comes out next week, pre-save it here: https://eek.lnk.to/JLTHAOM

Produced by legendary producer/engineer Mark Howard, known for his work on Bob Dylan’s Time Out Of Mind (which Mark won a Grammy for), Real Gone by Tom Waits, Willie Nelson’s Teatro and for making the beautiful World Without Tears with Lucinda Williams, among many others. I can’t wait for you to hear “Three Hours Ahead Of Midnight” and there might be more news where that came from…

This weekend, Aug 12 & 13, I’ll be joined by Dan Mock to perform at this year’s Trout Forest Music Festival in Ears Falls, ON. Tickets and more info here: https://www.troutfest.com/
You can watch Dan and I perform “Kill It With Kindness” live from Latent Lounge, which has just been added to the YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/sNHk_o30Yoo

I’m also excited that the band and I will be part of this year’s Limestone City Blues Fest in Kingston, ON, Saturday August 26th. 
Tickets and more info here: https://downtownkingston.ca/blogs/upcoming-events/limestone-city-blues-festival

In other show news, I’m happy to announce a special solo show happening in Lascelles, Quebec at Magasin General La Peche, Sunday September 17th. Tickets can be purchased directly from them, just email: mglapeche@gmail.com

As previously announced, I’ll be returning to Europe with the band this October/November. 
We’ve added Oct 24th in Leiden, Netherlands at Q Bus and Oct 29th in Venlo, Netherlands, opening for The Sadies at Grenswerk. This will be our 2nd show opening for The Sadies this year, as we’ll be joining them in Ramara, ON Sept 23rd for a show in support of The Orillia Youth Centre. 
Visit the TOUR page for ticket links and more info! More dates to be announced.

Hey folks, 
Hope you’ve been enjoying the summer!
The band and I are looking forward to playing an outdoor show this coming Saturday, July 15th in Belwood, ON. It’s part of a summer concert series called “Canadian Soundwaves” happening at Skol House. 

We’re also really happy to announce two more festivals in the Netherlands, adding to Take Root in Groningen, November 4th. 
October 21st, we’re really excited to be part of this great lineup for Ramblin Roots Fest in the beautiful TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht. A week later we’ll be playing the Rootzz Fest in Breda at the Mezz venue. 

In September, we’re pleased to be part of a fundraiser for the Orillia Youth Centre, happening on the 23rd at Fern Resort, Ramara, ON. We’ll be on a bill with the Ronnie Douglas Band and headliners, The Sadies. 

November 18th, I’m honoured to be part of a big show celebrating The Band’s “The Last Waltz” at the legendary Massey Hall in Toronto. It’s being put on by the official Band tribute, Chest Fever. Scarlet Rivera has also just been announced as a guest. Rivera is probably best remembered as being the violinist on Bob Dylan’s Desire album, part of Dylan’s 75/76 Rolling Thunder Revue tours, resulting in the live album Hard Rain (my childhood introduction to Bob Dylan) as well as the bootleg series collections, Live 1975 and The Rolling Thunder Revue – The 1975 Recordings. 

SEE TICKET LINKS BELOW FOR ALL UPCOMING SHOWS

New on the YouTube channel, watch us perform fan favourite “Factory Made” at Paradise Theatre: https://youtu.be/fPDiKMi4s98