aug 10th: ron leary and his 5-piece band will be performing twice at this year's shores of erie international wine festival. 

  thurs sept 4th: opening night w/ sam roberts, alex cuba

      - vineyard stage (5:30pm)

  sat sept 6th: main stage performance (1:30pm)

 * more information about the shores of erie wine festival, tickets and schedules @ www.soewinefestival.com

ontario & manitoba fall tour:

  thurs sept 4th @ shores of erie wine fest amherstburg

  fri sept 5th @ phog lounge windsor

  sat sept 6th @ shores of erie wine fest amherstburg

  mon sept 8th @ cameron house toronto

  wed sept 10th @ townehouse tavern sudbury

  thurs sept 11th @ loplop lounge sault ste. marie

  sat sept 13th @ harvest moon fest clearwater (aft.)

  sat sept 13th @ mondragon winnipeg (9pm)

  tue sept 16th @ green achers wabigoon

  fri sept 19th @ cafe nostalgica ottawa

  sat sept 20th @ blackbird cafe renfrew

aug 3rd: every wednesday in august ron leary and special guests will be performing at the dominion house in sandwich, ontario:

   wed aug 6th w/ scotty "shooze" hughes

   wed aug 13th w/ kelly "mr. chill" hoppe

   wed aug 20th w/ scotty "shooze" hughes

   wed aug 27th w/ kenneth "the pearl"  macleod 

- in the press, windsor arts and music monthly (wamm) presents...the best windsor records ever: ron leary -  theroadinbetween #12 - "a truly incredible collection from windsor's best singer/songwriter." 

july 3rd: a mini-tour is on the horizon with kelp record's mates andrew vincent & andy swan:

sun july 27th @ not my dog (toronto) 

mon july 28th @ manx pub (ottawa)

thurs july 31st @ the spill (peterborough) w/ patrick walsh

fri aug 1st @ phog lounge (windsor) * this is travis reitsma's cd release show, no andy swan

sat aug 2nd @ peter's attic (guelph) * w/ andy swan

june 13th: mini-tour with the good lovelies:

wed june 25th @ house concert (paris, on)

thurs june 26th @ london music club (london)

fri june 27th @ phog lounge (windsor) * ruth minnikin joins us on this one too!

may 16th: this just in.....on thursday june 12th, ron and mr. chill will be opening for merge record's wye oak as part of the national campus radio conference being held in windsor june 9-14. adam fox's field assembly will be rounding out the bill. more information at www.cjam.ca. 

apr 9th: new weekly gig!!!! starts may 7th @ phog lounge in windsor every wednesday. each week ron will be joined by a very special guest. 

mar 14th: ron leary song included in this week's cbc radio 3 podcast with grant lawrence: podcast #147 chinook centre.

feb 23rd: theroadinbetween is now available in toronto at  soundscapes (572 college st). 

jan 14th: ron is heading east again. this time for the in the dead of winter music festival. check out this year's great lineup here.

In the Dead of Winter
MUSIC FESTIVAL
January 29 - February 2, 2008. HALIFAX.

dec 19th: ring in the new year with ron leary and scotty "shooze" hughes at mephisto's grill & lounge in kingsville, ontario. the festivities begin at 9pm december 31st. 

* catch an interview with ron on christmas day at 2pm on cjam 91.5 fm or online at www.cjam.ca.  

* the windsor scene and ron get some love from across the river in america. pick up a copy of this week's real detroit weekly or read the article border patrol online.

oct 27th: some live footage from shows and other oddities can now be seen at www.youtube.com/ronleary

sept 26th: listen in to an interview ron did a few weeks ago in vancouver with tariq hussain and the good folks at cbc radio 3.

aug 4th: coast-to-coast canadian tour is officially underway! more info on the dates page:

thurs aug 3rd @ the loop (windsor, on)

sun aug 5th @ sky lounge (windsor,on)

wed aug 8th @ tranzac club (toronto, on)

fri aug 10th @ south river arts fest (south river, on)

sat aug 11th @ south river arts fest (south river, on)

tue aug 14th @ the club (regina, sk)

fri aug 17th @ broken city (calgary, ab)

sat aug 18th @ black dog freehouse (edmonton, ab)

thurs aug 23rd @ the rime (vancouver, bc)

fri aug 24th @ dark & stormy (langford, bc)

sat aug 25th @ dancing bean cafe (chemainus, bc)

sun aug 26th @ solstice cafe (victoria, bc)

fri aug 31st @ fowler's pub (queen charlotte city, bc)

fri sept 7th @ cafe vivant (saskatoon, sk)

sat sept 8th @ mondragon coffeehouse (winnipeg, mb)

wed sept 12th @ renee's cafe (south river, on)

fri sept 14th @ mitzi's sister (toronto, on)

sat sept 15th @ shaika cafe (montreal, qc)

tue sept 19th @ fulcrum gallery (st. andrews, nb)

wed sept 20th @ baba's lounge (charlottetown, pei)

thurs sept 22nd @ gingers (halifax, ns)

fri sept 23rd @ on the verge (wolfville, ns) 

june 15th: the travelling salesman program is set to take one final bow thursday june 28th from 7 to 8pm on cjam 91.5 fm. formerly called open mic: on air! this award winning campus radio program, in its nearly three years of existence, hosted over 70 different performers and numerous interviews from windsor, detroit and beyond. ron's decided to pack it in for the time being and hit the road. 

the final installment will feature an interview with andrew penner of the sunparlour players and various favourite local detroit river area recordings.

*** a two month coast-to-coast canadian tour is well in the works. the fun and excitement begins this august with stops in windsor, toronto, south river, sault ste marie, thunder bay, winnipeg, saskatoon, regina, edmonton, calgary, lethbridge, vancouver, victoria, montreal, halifax, wolfville, saint andrews, many more.... check the dates page for more details.

april 27th: ron and band are set to play the chrysler theatre on a bill sandwiched in between noam chomsky and juno award winner k'naan on thursday may 17th. 

tickets $18.50: st. clair/chrysler box office (800-387-9181 local 519-252-6579). online at www.chryslertheatre.com.

the event is part of the herman & chomsky media conference taking place in windsor may 15-17. speakers include noam chomsky, edward herman, robert mcchesney, judy rebick, sut jhally, amy goodman.

more info: www.uwindsor.ca/propaganda

an east coast tour is to follow:

 fri may 18th @ mitzi's sister (toronto)

 sat may 19th @ the spill (peterborough)

 tue may 22nd @ fulcrum gallery (st. andrews, nb)

 wed may 23rd @ fair trade cafe (truro, ns)

 thurs may 24th @ gus' pub (halifax)

 fri may 25th @ mersey house (liverpool, ns)

 sat may 26th @ on the verge (wolfville, ns)

 sun may 27th @ sessions cafe (rothesay, nb)

 mon may 28th @ cameron house (toronto, on)

feb 20th: 89X airs an interview with ron this sunday february 25th at 10pm on the homeboy show. tune your dial in the detroit/windsor area to 88.7 fm or online at www.89xradio.com.

feb 12th: cbc radio 3 makes the road in between it's song of the day! check it out here. 

also, the tune sweet valentine will be part of the vinyl cafe's special sad songs theme show this weekend. listen in 10am sat feb 17th on cbc radio two and noon sun feb 18th on radio one. listen online. 

feb 3rd: theroadinbetween now available online through cdbaby. 

jan 9th: ron is set to open for alt-country pioneer steve forbert saturday january 27th at the black sheep inn in wakefield, quebec. (details & other dates). 

jan 2nd: happy new year! it's looking to be a busy and exciting 2007. a coast-to-coast tour is in the works for the summer, some big shows will be announced shortly, and then come fall a return to the studio to get to work on the follow up to theroadinbetween.

dec 8th: 'tis the season....a couple of special shows taking place over the holidays:

wed dec 20th @ the tranzac club (toronto) 

w/ sunparlour players & peter mansbridge & the cbc's

fri dec 22nd @ sky lounge (windsor)

w/ mr. chill & the witnesses & kenneth macleod

* a video is currently in the works for the track "long, long day." keep an eye out for it this spring.

nov 22nd: on the charts - top 200 on canadian campus radio for the months of june, july & sept; 12 weeks on the top 30 cjam (windsor); #27 ciut (toronto); #6 chrw (london), #16 cjsf (burnaby),

oct 30th: heading back to the east coast!!!! ron will be sharing the stage with many fine artists (andrew vincent, dean drouillard, adam warner, al tuck, amelia curran, ray whimsey, the gruff, scott macdonald)

wed nov 1st @ alex p. keaton (london)

thurs nov 2nd @ phog lounge (windsor)

fri nov 3rd @ mitzi's sister (toronto)

sat nov 4th @ tranzac club (toronto)

sun nov 5th @ manx pub (ottawa)

tues nov 7th @ the sleepless goat (kingston)

wed nov 8th @ shaika cafe (montreal)

thurs nov 9th @ underground cafe (fredericton)

fri nov 10th @ on the verge (wolfville)

sat nov 11th @ gus's pub (halifax) 

july 26th: theroadinbetween tops the charts!! cjam 91.5 fm just released its june chart and sittin' at number one was none other than mister leary. yeah cjam!

july 5th: tune into cbc windsor's crosstown friday july 7th between 4 and 6pm for an interview with ron (1550am in the windsor/detroit area or online at www.cbc.ca/windsor)  

all my bags are packed and I'm ready to go......ron hits the road this weekend:

sun july 9th @ manx pub (ottawa) 

fri july 14th @ gus' pub (halifax) 

fri july 21st @ shaika cafe (montreal) 

sat july 22nd @ mitzi's sister (toronto)  

thurs july 27th @ phog lounge (windsor) 

june 18th: it's official....theroadinbetween is out!!!!! 

there's been three great release parties to date (may 13th, june 16th & 17th) featuring some of ron's favourite musicians: dean drouillard, kenneth macleod, adam warner, scotty hughes, matt rideout, josh zalev, adrian lawryshyn, kelly "mr. chill" hoppe and andy magoffin.

june 1st: five songs from "theroadinbetween" to be featured in the new cbc tv drama 11 cameras. producer/songwriter dean drouillard's song 4 a.m. to be the show's theme song.

every tuesday @ aardvark's blues cafe (windsor) w/ mr. chill - 10pm

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thurs sept 4th @ shores of erie international wine festival amherstburg (5:30pm, vineyard stage) w/ sam roberts band, alex cuba & pat robitaille

fri sept 5th @ phog lounge windsor w/ dean's dragon & adam warner

sat sept 6th @ shores of erie international wine festival amherstburg (1:30pm, main stage) 

mon sept 8th @ cameron house toronto w/ bryan arcand

wed sept 10th @ townehouse tavern sudbury

thurs sept 11th @ loplop lounge sault ste. marie

sat sept 13th @ harvest moon festival clearwater, mb - afternoon show

sat sept 13th @ mondragon bookstore & coffeehouse winnipeg  - 9pm

tue sept 16th @ green achers of wabigoon wabigoon, on

fri sept 19th @ cafe nostalgica ottawa w/ meredith luce

sat sept 20th @ blackbird cafe renfrew, on w/ meredith luce

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