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2003
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On
Friday night, December 12, Ron will appear in a live taping of The Toronto
Show, a variety show featuring music, comedy, stunts and everything in-between
that’s shaking in Toronto. Those of you in and around Toronto are invited to
attend Read More
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Tomorrow
night, Wednesday December 3, Ron's song "Maybe This Christmas" will
be featured on Fox Television's new hit show, The OC. The characters Ryan and Marissa will be in a
department store and the song will be playing. This show Read More
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Some new snapshots have been added to the Photos
page of this site, including a picture of Ron with Bono. Ron reports that Bono
quipped that they should join a traveling circus together! A few other updates
have been made to various pages of the Read More
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On
Friday November 14, Ron will perform at a celebration party for Paul Martin,
the next prime minister of Canada. It is quite an honor for Ron to be asked to
perform. This is an important event in the eyes of Canada and, in fact, the
world. Sadly, Read More
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Ron
and band are participating in the Halifax Pop Explosion as a headlining act on Thursday
October 30, at the Marquee Club. That same afternoon from 4-5PM, Ron will be
doing an in-store meet and greet (signing only) at CD Plus, 1592 Barrington St. Read More
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It's
been a tough year thinking back on all the great artists we've lost. But I
think Elliott Smith's passing, in some way, is the saddest because I believe he
had so much more great music in him. I had the pleasure of meeting him on a Read More
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Once
again this year, Ron Sexsmith was nominated as Best Local Songwriter in the Now Magazine annual Best
of Toronto poll. That issue hits the streets on Thursday October 30. But you’re
hearing it here now: Ron won!! Read More
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As
is pretty well known, Ron Sexsmith is a great fan of Gordon Lightfoot. When Ron
was asked to participate in a Lightfoot tribute album, he was more than happy
to do so. This tribute is out now on Canada’s NorthernBlues Music along
with Borealis Read More
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On
Monday October 6, Ron and band will make an early morning appearance on CTV’s
Canada AM. The show airs at 8:00AM Eastern time from Toronto. Tune in if you
can. Read More
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Ron’s
song “These Days” will be featured in the season premiere of the NBC television
show Ed. This airs on Wednesday September 24 at 8:00 PM Eastern time. Some of
you may recall two seasons ago “Foolproof” was featured Read More
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I
was saddened today by the news of Johnny Cash. His music meant so much to me.
Whether he was singing an original or a cover, he always made it his own. Even
on his most recent album, well known songs like "The First Time Ever I Saw
Your Face" Read More
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On
Tuesday, September 23, Ron will join together with Jerry Fish & The
Mini-bug Club, Mundy, Steve Wall, Joe Wall, Katell Keineg, Nina Hynes and
others, at Vicar Street in Dublin for a Tribute to Bob Dylan. Anyone who has
seen Ron live knows that Read More
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For the week starting today, Ron Sexsmith’s video for Gold In Them Hills can be
found at the #1 spot on the MuchMoreMusic Video Top 20. Also in the Top 20:
Beyonce with Jay Z, Coldplay, John Mayer, Sting and Dido. Well done,
MuchMoreMusic! Read More
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New
Tour Dates
have been added for the second leg of the Canadian Tour. For the solo shows in
Western Canada, Mad Violet will support. Kyp Harness will support Ron and the
band for the remaining dates with Erin McKeown also on the bill for Toronto Read More
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Talk
has been going around about a "new" Ron Sexsmith cd. To set the
record straight: true and false! Linus Entertainment, the Canadian label, asked Ron to put
together some B-Sides which had been released in territories other than Canada. Read More
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Ron
has been honored with an invitation to participate in the upcoming Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon on Labor Day weekend
which benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Now in its 38th year, airing
for 21 1/2 hours, the show begins at 9:00 PM Eastern Read More
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There
will shortly be a flurry of activity so keep an eye on this page for lots of
news coming your way shortly. Ron has just returned to Toronto from London
where he spent some time in the recording studio with producer Martin Terefe.
Ed Harcourt Read More
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Lots
of new photos
have been added... check them out. And believe it or not, we have documented
evidence of Ron smiling. Read More
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While
Ron is in Australia and New Zealand, he will be making quite a few TV, Radio
and In Store appearances. Rather than post them all on this front page, there
will be a day by day posting on the Message Board
, starting this weekend. The first of Read More
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Hi everybody... I just wanted to say thanks to all the folks who came out to
the Coldplay shows and cheered us on. We've had such a great time and are very
much looking forward to the big finish at Madison Square Garden. I'm excited
also Read More
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The dates with Coldplay in the US are over, Ron is now in Japan and will
shortly hit Australia. Supporting Ron in Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra, Brisbane
and Melbourne is Chris
Chapple who has an excellent new cd out, Whisky Bay. In Perth, support Read More
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Hi all.... I've been pretty busy what with the Aimee Mann dates in Europe and
The Wallflowers tour of the US, so I hope this is a better late than never
situation. The shows have been going quite well, and The Wallflowers tour
especially was one Read More
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New
shows have been added to the Tour Dates. In
late September, Ron will play five gigs in Germany on a triple bill with Bruce
Cockburn and Kristin Hersh –a very exciting line up. Also added to the page are
details of each gig, as they are available. Read More
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The
video for Gold In Them Hills is now
available for viewing on this site. It is a duet with Ron and Chris Martin,
directed by Stephen Scott and produced by Richard Cureton. Thanks to everyone
involved in making this lovely clip. After watching the Read More
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As
you may know, Ron and Chris Martin filmed a video for their duet of “Gold in
Them Hills” - it will be on this site as soon as it’s available. And great
news: MTV Nordic have chosen “Gold In Them Hills” as their Fresh Read More
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So many new Tour
Dates have been posted – besides the US dates with The Wallflowers and
Colplay, you can now view dates for Japan, Australia and the UK. Even more
dates will be added as they are confirmed. By the way, please note that there Read More
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It’s
Juno Weekend in Canada! Ron Sexsmith has been nominated for a Juno
Award in the category of Songwriter of the Year for These Days, Gold In
Them Hills and Former Glory. The awards will be presented on Sunday night,
April 6 in Kanata Ontario; Read More
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A
few changes have been made to the Tour Dates. An April
30 Nashville date has been added to Ron’s tour with The Wallflowers, the two
dates in Chicago has been changed to one date in Chicago and a new date in
Madison WI. Also added, a June 2 Read More
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On
Wednesday April 2, Ron will be in Halifax NS at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
with Nathan Wiley opening the show. You can get tickets for this show at the
Rebecca Cohn Box Office, by phone at 902 494 3820, or online. Read More
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Ron
will be doing some shows with The Wallflowers in late April and early May in
the USA. The confirmed gigs are now listed on the Tour Dates page
of this site. Please note that there may be some Wallflowers shows in the same
time frame on which Ron Read More
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Ron
and his band will re-team with Coldplay for another round of dates in May and
June. Ron will be second on a bill, precede by Eisley, and followed of course
by Coldplay. The US dates for Coldplay have been selling out very quickly (in
Nashville Read More
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Ron will appear at SXSW on
Saturday March 15 at the Austin Music Hall. As this appearance is part of a music
conference, there are no advance tickets but the general public should be able
to pay at the door. Also on the show are Polyphonic Spree Read More
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Ron Sexsmith has won a Galaxie Rising Stars Award, presented during Canadian Music Week in
association with Galaxie,
CBC's Continuous Music Network. The $2,000 cash prize was presented at the
third annual Canadian Independent Music Awards ("The Read More
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Hi
everybody -
We just got home from what turned out to be a great tour with Coldplay. I'm
always a bit hesitant when I have to open up for an act, but we were all
pleasantly surprised at the reception we got and what truly great guys they
are. Read More
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Ron Sexsmith has been nominated for a Juno Award in the category of Songwriter of the Year for
These Days, Gold In Them Hills and Former Glory. The awards will be presented
on April 6 in Kanata Ontario; the show will be broadcast live on CTV at 8:00PM Read More
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On
Wednesday January 29, Ron will have a solo live performance and interview at KGSR in Austin TX. This will be
webcast beginning at 3:30PM Central Standard Time. On Thursday January 30, Ron
and band will do an instore performance at Waterloo Records, Read More
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On
Tuesday January 28, Ron will stop by Cactus Music in Houston TX for a quick
visit. There won't be time for an instore performance but if you'd like to stop
by and say howdy, Ron will be there at 3:30PM. The store is at 2973 S. Shepherd
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Ron's
tour with Coldplay is underway and with two shows down, all seems to be going
well. If you get a chance to catch one of the shows, please be sure to post
your review on the Bulletin Board.
During this tour, there will be some radio visits Read More
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Ron
and band will do a show in Toronto as a warm up for the Coldplay tour. The gig
is January 17, at Hugh's Room, 2261 Dundas St. W. This is a small venue with
only 200 capacity – it will sell out. Tickets are available ONLY through venue, Read More
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