Jerry Leger

Proudly from the East end of Toronto, Ontario, Jerry Leger is an acclaimed Singer/Songwriter who has released an impressive amount of art. Albums, singles, a poetry book, and later this week for his mailing list subscribers a film called, “The Apartment Show He Never Gave”. He has been called “one of Canada’s best” by Exclaim, a “gifted storyteller” by The Toronto Star and "One of the best Canadian songwriters" by Rolling Stone. Ron Sexsmith, Jim Lauderdale, and Michael Timmins (of Cowboy Junkies) are known fans and supporters of Jerry Leger. For more on Jerry visit: www.jerryleger.com

Jerry Leger is a singer, songwriter and poet based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His albums include Songs From The Apartment, Time Out For Tomorrow, and Nonsense and Heartache, among others.

Acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter Jerry Leger was supposed to be on tour in Europe this spring in support of his ninth studio album “Time Out For Tomorrow”, but unfortunately, like the rest of us, he is sheltering at home as we wait out the first wave of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Jerry's been keeping busy playing some livestream shows, and he's just released a surprise 10 track lo-fi collection "Songs From The Apartment", recorded solo at home. These are songs that Jerry had written, quickly demoed but never released. They are out in the world now, and some of them, like a lot of Jerry's music, are really, really good. Join us on Episode 512 of Folk Roots Radio… as we go 'In Conversation' with Jerry Leger to chat about his music, and both new albums. Check out the full playlist on the website:

Opera and riot grrl just don’t mix. Don’t worry — I don’t experiment with that here, just wanted you to share my pain. This episode features much, much better music with: Jerry Leger -- “Read Between the Lines” (Time Out for Tomorrow) The Restoration -- “I’ll Never Leave You” (West)  Sarah Elizabeth Haines — “Losing Game” (Pretending to Sleep)  Austin Lucas -- “Alone in Memphis” (No One Is Immortal!) Little Teeth -- “Amphetamine” (Redefining Home) Tanya Ransom — “Armour” (Single)  True Dreams -- “The Scum” (No. 1) Joan Armatrading -- “Love and Affection” (Love and Affection) Katie Pruitt, “Expectations” (Single) Nellen Dryden — “Tullahoma” (Single) Send me music via SubmitHub! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst

One look at his record collection and you know he didn’t choose to become a musician – it chose him.  Dylan, Hank Williams Sr., Leonard Cohen, Buddy Holly, and Byrds, Jerry Leger’s collaborators and contemporaries include Ron Sexsmith and Michael Timmins (Cowboy Junkies).  Get acquainted with this gentle and inquisitive soul, guitar in hand and happy to perform. https://www.audible.ca/pd/Radio-Records-Rockstars-Audiobook/B07JGF7PS7Support the Show: https://www.jeffwoodsradio.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Producer Kevin Dietz has once again offered his services to the winner of CBC Searchlight 2017, as part of our Canadian Musician Career Booster Prize Pack. Dietz is the head engineer at Mississauga's famed Metalworks Studios and worked with artists from Tom Cochrane and Randy Bachman to Alexisonfire and Silverchair. We'll talk about his work with last year's winner, Desiree Dawson, how artists can best prepare for a studio session, and more. Jerry Leger’s new album, Nonsense And Heartache, showcases a combination of primal rock and roll and raw, confessional balladry. The separation between the two is evident by the album’s title, and it is in fact two distinct collections of songs presented on two slabs of vinyl. In many ways, Leger’s artistic path has been leading up to this ambitious display of both sides of his musical personality, fueled by countless nights playing in Toronto bars with a loyal band equally committed to keeping rock and roll’s original flame burning. Apocalipstick is the follow up to The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer's 2014 release A Real Fine Mess, which received considerable recognition, including a Blues Album of the Year JUNO nod and win for the Blues Album of the Year and Alternative Album of the Year at the WCMAs. As the band explains, the new album came together "from the desire for companionship, the endless pursuit of tone, the strength and glue of family, and above all, the love and admiration for each other's skills." We'll unpack exactly what that means and what's to come for the duo.

We stick in Toronto for today's show, with prolific songwriter Jerry Leger and relentless folkin' bluegrasser Darren Eedens. Pinball Sessions are live, off the floor, pressure free recordings by some of Canada and the World's best artists. Recorded in Guelph, ON at the Pinball Studios, full sessions are released twice a week and can be heard and downloaded for free at http://pinballsessions.com. THE MUSIC: JERRY LEGER - CASHING IN Session: http://pinballsessions.com/2014/04/07/jerry-leger/ * Web: http://latentrecordings.com/jerryleger/ * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jerrylegermusic * Twitter: https://twitter.com/JerryLeger DARREN EEDENS - MAMA SMILES Session: http://pinballsessions.com/2014/03/20/darren-eedens/ * Bandcamp: http://darreneedens.bandcamp.com * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darreneedensmusic * Twitter: https://twitter.com/darreneedens --- Find Pinball Sessions Online: Web: http://pinballsessions.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PinballSessions/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pinballsessions Instagram: http://instagram.com/pinballsessions/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/109652065469078482120/posts --- Sign up for our newsletter for regular updates on upcoming sessions, contests and other goodies! -http://eepurl.com/uQkyD Rate and Review us on iTunes, Podomatic, or whoever you consume our podcast! It helps more than you could ever know! iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/pinball-sessions-podcast/id678367272?mt=2 RSS (Android, WebOS and others): http://pinballsessions.podomatic.com/rss2.xml Each time you rate and review us, four independent musicians get unexpected fan-love on Twitter.