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Leeroy Stagger is a beloved, award-winning Canadian Singer-Songwriter, Producer and Master Storyteller.
Stylistically, his music moves between Folk, Roots and Rock’n’Roll.
There has always been a swagger about Stagger, a slightly cocky self-confidence that’s actually quite endearing. His sound and vocals have a somewhat loose and ragged feel that brings Paul Westerberg to mind, and there’s an open and honest feel to his unaffected voice. This is arguably his best work yet.
He is inspired as much by John Prine and Nick Drake as he is by Tom Petty and Joe Strummer. For the past twenty years, he has been touring North America and Europe, making records and gaining a strong and, more importantly, dedicated following.
His music is written through the lens of a spiritual path through addiction and recovery; he cuts a trail through the human condition in only a way that a veteran observational traveller and artist can.
Leeroy was signed to the infamous Canadian Label True North Records (Bruce Cockburn, Blackie and The Rodeo Kings) as well as industry mogul Danny Goldberg’s (Nirvana, Steve Earle, The Cranberries) Gold Lake Records.
He has supported and toured with Steve Earle, Josh Ritter, Buffy Sainte Marie, Frazey Ford, The Pixies, Modest Mouse, Los Lobos, The Drive-By Truckers, Jason Isbell, and more.
He is just as at home in a cafe with an audience of 50 as he is on a festival stage with an audience of 10,000.
These days Leeroy is raising kids and producing records in his studio, Neighbourhood Recorders. He is also the host of the weekly Dirty Windshields Radio Hour on world-famous CKUA radio.
There are few people you feel you get to know through their music more than Stagger.
A little Steve Earle, a little John Prine, a little Bruce Springsteen and whole lot of his own heart and soul make up Canadian alt / country / folk / rock minstrel Leeroy Stagger’s music.
Awards & Accolades
2018 Nominee INDIE88: Singer-Songwriter Artist of the Year
2018 Nominee WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS: Recording of the Year
2018 Winner WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS: Roots Solo Artist of the Year
2018 Nominee WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS: Recording of the Year
2017 Winner CANADIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARDS: Solo artist of the Year
2015 Winner ALBERTA’S 95.3 PEAK FM: Peak Performance Project
2014 Winner CALGARY FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL: Pros and Prose Contest
2013 Nominee WEST COAST MUSIC AWARDS: Roots Solo Recording of the Year
Responsible Agent
NICOLE ROCHEFORT