Party: Ron Sexsmith

Party: Ron Sexsmith

Carousel One follows Forever Endeavour and Late Bloomer, in a career long line of albums that are all deeply engaging and enriched with songwriting of the highest order. Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Elton John and Steve Earle are declared admirers, with some appearing in his documentary Love Shines.

Feist and Nick Lowe covered his song 'Secret Heart' and Chris Martin (Coldplay) sang on ‘Gold In Them Hills’. Ron has performed 'So Long Marianne' with Leonard Cohen in Toronto, contributed 'This Is Where I Belong' to The Songs of Ray Davies and The Kinks and received a Juno Award for his track 'Whatever It Takes'. In 2013 Ron headlined The Royal Albert Hall.

Carousel One is a warm, deeply involving set that showcases Sexsmith’s great empathy and occasional sentimentality, but also his often-overlooked playfulness. Although the sound and feel are inspired by '70s albums from the likes of Phoebe Snow and Gerry Rafferty, it’s a record that sounds very fresh and modern.

Producer Jim Scott – introduced to Ron by Kevin Hearn (Barenaked Ladies) – assembled a seasoned band: bass player Bob Glaub (John Lennon, Lucinda Williams, Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, Dolly Parton); guitarist Jon Graboff (John Lee Hooker, Dr John); drummer Don Heffington (Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris); and keys player John Ginty (Dixie Chicks, Whiskeytown, Neal Casal, Matthew Sweet).