Ron Sexsmith

Ron Sexsmith announces pair of 60th birthday UK shows

May 16, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

“I’m definitely going to have the brakes on all year because I don’t want 60 to come too fast, haha, “ said Ron Sexsmith when interviewed by AUK’s Martin Johnson in early 2023. Now, after sixty […]

Ron Sexsmith Union Chapel 16 05 2023 image credit David Jarman

Live Review: Ron Sexsmith at the Union Chapel, London – 16th May 2023

June 1, 2023 David Jarman 0

London’s Union Chapel was a suitably intimate venue for Ron Sexsmith‘s solo show, one of 6 UK dates, following an extensive Irish tour. Sexsmith was introduced by Bob Harris who recalled how they first met over […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Ron Sexsmith Songs (Part One, 1995-2006)

March 24, 2023 David Jarman 4

I knew I was setting myself a challenge in picking the top 10 Ron Sexsmith songs, having preferred this to his top 10 albums, and in the end, I’ve opted to make it a two-parter, part […]

Ron Sexsmith “Vivian Line”

February 22, 2023 Guy Lincoln 0

Mayor of Melody Town, Ontario re-elected for the 17th time. Americana songwriting has a history. Perhaps more than any other genre of popular song, the annals of whatever it is that presents as Americana are littered […]

Interview: Ron Sexsmith on nearing 60 and leaving Toronto

February 7, 2023 Martin Johnson 2

Take a pinch of Ray Davies, a slice of R&B, and the essence of Leonard Cohen and Gordon Lightfoot. Ron Sexsmith is a singer and a songwriter who excels at both functions. He didn’t release his […]