Emmylou Harris announces select live shows & a new LP, Ron Sexsmith is touring w/ Caitlin Rose & releasing stuff too

“Hard Bargain, the new album from musical icon Emmylou Harris, will be released April 26 on Nonesuch Records…. Hard Bargain, which comprises 11 new songs by Harris as well as two covers, was produced by Jay Joyce (Cage the Elephant, Patty Griffin). A deluxe edition of the album, which includes a DVD featuring six performances interspersed with interviews, will also be available. In addition, Hard Bargain is now available for pre-order at nonesuch.com with an exclusive manuscript lyric sheet of the album’s opening track, “The Road,” a number of which will be autographed by Harris.

In celebration of the release, Harris will embark on a series of performances including a showcase at the 2011 SXSW Music and Media Conference as well as special intimate shows in New York and Los Angeles. Additionally, on April 27, Harris will perform on the Late Show with David Letterman.”

Emmylou Harris‘s NYC show happens at Bowery Ballroom on April 26th, the date of the Hard Bargain release. Tickets go on AMEX presale Wednesday (3/9) at noon, and regular sale on Friday.

Hard Bargain contains 11 new songs and two covers. The covers are of songs by Ron Sexsmith and producer Jay Joyce. Full track list below.

Ron Sexsmith will hit Highline Ballroom on March 28th as part of a tour that kicks off in North America at the end of March and then hops the pond at the tail end of April for dates in Europe. The shows are in celebration of his new LP Long Player Late Bloomer which is out now and with a bonus DVD via his site.

Some of Ron’s tour, including the Highline show, is with Caitlin Rose who is also heading to SXSW soon, and is touring with Johnny Flynn in May. That brings her back to NYC to play Bowery Ballroom on May 28th.

All tour dates for all of them, Emmylou’s LP track list, and some videos, below….

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EMMYLOU HARRIS – GOODBYE

Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt – Those memories from 1987

Emmylou Harris & Elvis Costello – Love Hurts

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HARD BARGAIN TRACKLIST
1. The Road
2. Home Sweet Home
3. My Name Is Emmett Till
4. Goodnight Old World
5. New Orleans
6. Big Black Dog
7. Lonely Girl
8. Hard Bargain
9. Six White Cadillacs
10. The Ship on His Arm
11. Darlin’ Kate
12. Nobody
13. Cross Yourself

EMMYLOU HARRIS – 2011 TOUR DATES
Mon, 03/14/11 Lexington Opera House Lexington, KY
Thu, 03/17/11 Radio Day Stage Austin Convention Center Austin, TX
Thu, 04/21/11 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA
Tue, 04/26/11 Bowery Ballroom NEW YORK, NY

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RON SEXSMITH – 2011 TOUR DATES
March 09 Halifax NS The Carleton Sold Out
March 21 Minneapolis MN Cedar Cultural Center
March 22 Chicago IL Schuba’s Tavern
March 24 Pittsburgh PA Club Café
March 25 Vienna VA Jammin’ Java Music Club
March 26 Philadelphia PA Tin Angel
March 27 Cambridge MA T.T. The Bears
March 28 New York NY Highline Ballroom
March 30 Edmonton AB Haven Social Club – 7 pm Show
March 30 Edmonton AB Haven Social Club – 9:30 pm Show
March 31 Calgary AB Ironwood Stage and Grill
April 01 Vancouver BC Rio Theatre
April 02 Victoria BC St. Ann’s Auditorium
April 04 Portland OR Doug Fir Lounge
April 05 Seattle WA Crocodile Cafe
April 07 San Francisco CA Café Du Nord
April 08 Los Angeles CA Largo @ The Coronet
April 15 Ottawa ON First Baptist Church
April 16 Peterborough ON Market Hall
April 19 Waterloo ON Starlight
April 20 Hamilton ON Hamilton Place
April 21 Toronto ON Lee’s Palace
April 25 Stockholm SE Göta Källore
April 27 Berlin DE Admiralspalast
April 28 Amsterdam NL People’s Place
April 30 London UK Barbican Theatre
May 02 Paris FR La Maroquinerie
May 03 Cologne DE Kulturkirche
May 04 Ghent BE Handelsbeurs

Caitlin Rose – 2011 Tour Dates

SXSW:
3/16: Billy Reid/American Songwriter Party at Swan Dive 615 Red River St. 4 pm
3/17: Thirty Tigers Showcase at Swan Dive 615 Red River St. 9 pm
3/18: Ninebullets.net Party at Double Down 515 Pedernales St. 4 pm
3/19: Twangfest/KDHX Party at Jovita’s 1619 South 1st Street 1:30 pm

Ron Sexsmith:
3/21: Minneapolis, MN – Cedar St Cultural Center
3/22: Chicago, IL – Schuba’s
3/24: Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe
3/25: Vienna, VA – Jammin’ Java
3/26: Philadelphia, PA – Tin Angel
3/27: Cambridge, MA – TT the Bear’s
3/28: New York, NY – Highline Ballroom
4/04: Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
4/05: Seattle, WA – Crocodile Cafe
4/07: San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord
4/08: Los Angeles, CA – Largo @ The Coronet

Australia:
4/20: ANNANDALE HOTEL, SYDNEY (with The Felice Brothers)
4/21: THE PRINCE, MELBOURNE (with The Felice Brothers)
4/22: BOOGIE FESTIVAL, MELBOURNE
4/23: MEENIYAN HALL, MELBOURNE (with The Felice Brothers)
4/26: TOFF IN TOWN, MELBOURNE – headline show
4/27: RAVAL, SYDNEY – headline show

Johnny Flynn:
5/15: Seattle, WA – The Vera Project
5/16: Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
5/17: San Francisco, CA – Independent
5/18: Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
5/19: Phoenix, AZ – Hard Rock Cafe
5/21: Denver, CO – Hi-Dive
5/23: St Louis, MO – Blueberry Hill
5/24: Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
5/25: Chicago, IL – The Mayne Stage
5/26: Toronto, ONT – The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
5/27: Montreal, QC – Il Motore
5/28: New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
5/30: Cambridge, MA – Middle East Downstairs
5/31: Northampton, MA – Iron Horse Music Hall
6/1: Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live
6/2: Baltimore, MD – The Ottobar

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