Press release –
Alt-folk singer-songwriter Leeroy Stagger is thrilled to announce the release of his new album, Pilgrimage, his first with Cordova Bay Records. Due out May 29, the album was co-produced with his longtime friend and collaborator Joel Plaskett. Alongside the announcement, Stagger shares the stunning new single “Fiddler’s Daughter,” which follows the recent double-single release of “Swimming Back To You” and “Lost In The Flood.”
Fresh off a run of sold-out shows across British Columbia, Stagger also announces a tour in support of the new album, with dates across Canada this May before heading to the UK and Germany. Full tour details can be found below and at www.leeroystagger.com.
“‘Fiddler’s Daughter’ was written after my 2024 tour with my hero Steve Earle,” shares Stagger. “The main character is a salty roustabout up to no good. Originally, I had him kill the love interest of his love interest, but then Joel came along and made sure there was no murder. Everyone lives happily ever after. I was also happy to get Truro into a song; it’s where my people settled after coming over from Northern Ireland in the late 1700s.”
The new album was recorded on a Tascam 8-track ¼-inch tape machine, lending the recordings a raw, analog vibe. “It’s old school and about as real as it gets,” says Stagger. “The medium isn’t grandiose; it’s small. You have to lean in and really listen. It’s not as hi-fi or polished as most modern recordings, and that’s by design. I needed something very real and raw, not clinical, not perfect, but deeply human. Rare in these times we find ourselves in.”
“Fiddler’s Daughter” Single Credits
WRITTEN BY: Lee Starck, Joel Plaskett
PRODUCED BY: Leeroy Stagger & Joel Plaskett
MIXED BY: Thomas Stajcer
MASTERED BY: J. LaPointe
MUSICIANS:
Leeroy Stagger: vocals, guitars
Joel Plaskett: drums, vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, tenor guitar, percussion
Tyler Lieb: tenor guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel
Rick May: bass
Ryland Moranz: banjo, vocals
Cindy Fairbank: piano, organ
Daniel Lapp: fiddle
CATCH LEEROY STAGGER LIVE
May 13 –Pictou County, NS – Scotsburn Firehall
May 14 – Charlottetown, PEI– The Trailside Music Hall
May 15 – St Andrews By The Sea, NB – Paddlefest
May 16 – Saint John, NB – Yip Cidery
May 17 – Halifax, NS – The Carleton
May 19 – St Catharines, ON – The Warehouse
May 20 – Collingwood, ON – Studio 79
May 22 – Huntsville, ON – Canvas Brewing Company
May 23 – Toronto, ON – The Cameron House (Backroom)
May 24 – Erin, ON – The Busholme
May 28 – Sainte-Anne-du-Lac, QC – Radis Noir
May 29 – Ottawa, ON – House Concert
May 30 – Lost River, QC – Rickks Room
May 31- Montreal, QC – Casa Del Popolo
