Ron Sexsmith

Three new Canadian dates have been added to Ron's tour schedule and tickets are available now. Between February 10 and 12, Ron will be making Ontario stops in Windsor, Meaford and Alliston.

Visit the Tour page for more details and information on where to get tickets.

Ron's first batch of new Canadian tour dates kicking off in 2012 have just been announced.

For more details about these upcoming shows, and for information on where to get your tickets, head to the Tour page now.

Tonight's the night! The Polaris Music Prize, the annual award recognizing the best in Canadian music, will be handed out in a ceremony tonight (September 19) in Toronto. The show will be broadcast live on Sirius XM and CBC Radio 3, and webcast live on MuchMusic.com, starting at 8 pm EDT tonight. The show will also air on Much on September 24 at 1 pm EDT.

Tune into tonight, and cross your fingers for Ron!

Long Player Late Bloomer, shortlisted for this year's Polaris Music Prize, is the subject of the seventh installment of the Polaris Record Club starting right now! Head to PolarisMusicPrize.ca to listen to the album in full for the next 24 hours.

This year's Polaris Music Prize, recognizing the best in Canadian music, will be presented on September 19.

Exciting news today: Long Player Late Bloomer has been shortlisted for the Polaris Prize, the annual award recognizing the best in Canadian music. Some of the other finalists, whittled down from the initial long list announced last month, include Arcade Fire, Destroyer and Hey Rosetta.

The winner will be announced at a ceremony to be held in Toronto on September 19. Keep your fingers crossed!

Don't miss the Canadian television premiere of Love Shines, the acclaimed documentary which follows Ron during the sessions for his new album, Long Player, Late Bloomer.

Love Shines will debut on HBO Canada this Saturday, May 14th at 9:00 pm EDT, and will repeat throughout the month of May. For a look at the complete list of Love Shines airings, please visit HBOCanada.com.

Love Shines, the documentary tracing the recording of Ron’s new album, Long Player Late Bloomer, has been selected as a part of this year’s Hot Docs Festival in Toronto.

The film will be screened three times during the fest:

Fri, May 6 9:45 PM Isabel Bader Theatre
Sat, May 7 9:45 PM Isabel Bader Theatre
Sun, May 8 4:00 PM TIFF Bell Lightbox 2

For more information, please visit HotDocs.com.

If you can’t make it out to one of these screenings, don’t despair: Love Shines will premiere on HBO Canada on May 14. Stay tuned for exact air times.

Ron will be the subject of Luminato's Canadian Songbook show on June 15 at Toronto's Massey Hall. Ron will share the stage with a full lineup of guest artists, to be announced soon. Tickets go on sale April 16 but Ron's fans will have a chance to get tickets first in a special pre-sale. Be sure to sign up to the Mailing List on this site to get the pre-sale password.

Now in it's fifth year, Luminato is one of the top arts festivals in Toronto.

During the SXSW Film Festival, Love Shines triumphed over all other music documentaries shown to bring home the Audience Award for the 24 Beats Category. Ron was in Austin to attend both screenings of the film, and participated in a Q&A session and a meet and greet with fans.

If you haven't yet had a chance to see Love Shines, don't worry. More screenings are in the works, and will be announced as they are confirmed.

The wait is over: Ron's new album, Long Player Late Bloomer, is now available! If you haven't already, head to your local record store to pick up your copy today, or order it from your favourite online retailer.

And don't forget, you can also order the CD, Vinyl (with bonus CD) and Digital versions, plus the Limited Deluxe Edition (which includes a 14-song DVD featuring the CMT Canada specials Late Bloomer and Dakota Sessions, as well as an exclusive lithograph), direct from Ron's new online store.

It's not too late to pre-order Ron's new album, Long Player Late Bloomer, available in CD, Vinyl and limited edition Deluxe versions. Pre-order any version now and you'll instantly receive an MP3 of the song "Get In Line".

In addition, Ron's entire back catalogue is now available at the new Ron Sexsmith online Store. Now's the time to fill in any gaps in your Ron collection.

UPDATE: The advance preview is now over. Thanks to everyone who stopped by for a listen!

It's what you've all been waiting for: a chance to hear Long Player Late Bloomer in its entirety! This weekend only, starting now and running until Monday at 9am EST, visit Ron's Facebook profile and "LIKE" his page for access to unlimited listening.

After a few spins, you'll no doubt want to pre-order the album (if you haven't already). Luckily, the Limited Deluxe, Vinyl and CD editions of Long Player Late Bloomer are available in Ron's new online Store!

Canadian fans, here's your first chance to preview every track on Long Player Late Bloomer. You can now pre-order the new album at iTunes Canada, and listen to clips of each track.

Check it out and stay tuned: More pre-order opportunities for other territories will be announced soon.

Ron is featured in the current issue of British music magazine MOJO. The issue features a two-page spread, profiling Ron as he takes the journalist on a road trip to St. Catharines and discusses his upcoming album, Long Player Late Bloomer. The February issue is on sale now.

Available for a limited time, make sure you snag one of our adorable holiday t-shirts featuring Santa Ron! We've currently got both men's and women's styles in stock - grab one before they disappear again!

(And we've got greeting cards too!)

If you're planning on buying a holiday present for that special Ron fan in your life, please make note of the following Christmas order cut off dates:

North America: December 12, 2010

International: December 2, 2010

RonSexsmith.com is thrilled to offer fans their first listen to "Love Shines, the new single from Ron Sexsmith. The song is streaming now from the player on the right hand side of the site.

On Tuesday, November 9, "Love Shines" will be available on iTunes in Canada as a digital single. Other territories will follow, with dates to be announced. "Love Shines", from Ron's forthcoming release Long Player Late Bloomer, is the title track from the documentary on the making of the album, produced by Bob Rock.

Hi everybody...

Well we've just finished recording on my new record and so all that remains is mixing, mastering, album art and then hopefully we can get it out somehow in 2010. It's been a wonderful session from start to finish and I'm excited for y'all to hear it. With any luck I'll be hitting the road with a full band and a truck load of new songs.

Until then, I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday and nothing but the best in 2010.

Peace and Love,
Ron Sexsmith

If you are planning to give a gift from the RonSexsmith.com store this holiday season, and need it to arrive before December 25, 2009, please be sure to place your order by:

December 11, 2009 - for shipping to North America

Ron is featured on Michael Buble new album, Crazy Love, which has topped the charts around the globe. Michael and Ron duet on a new version of Ron's "Whatever It Takes". There's also a special shout out about the song on the back cover and Michael has been talking about Ron in most of his recent interviews. They've talked about working together for a long time, so it's great to see that dream come true.

In other news, Ron is currently in the studio working on his next album!

Ron will perform at a benefit for War Child Canada on September 14 at the Dakota Tavern in Toronto. At 8:00 PM, duo Colleen and Paul will open the show, followed by Ron with a full band. Tickets can be purchased at MapleMusic.

A round of applause please: at a press conference held this morning, it was announced that Ron's brilliant Exit Strategy of the Soul has been nominated for a Juno in the Adult Alternative Album of the Year category. The awards will be handed out in a ceremony to be held in Vancouver on March 29. Break out the bubbly!