Live at Aeolian Hall

Ron Sexsmith BandJump to Info for Ron Sexsmith Band

With Special Guests

Nora Joy Jump to Info for Nora Joy

Thursday November 13, 2025
8:00 pm   |  Doors Open @ 7:00 pm
$54 Advanced    $59 Doors   

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Headliner

Ron Sexsmith Band

Ron Sexsmith is a three time, Juno award winning singer songwriter from St Catharines Ontario. Born in 1964, Ron was drawn to music from an early age by the melodic songs of the era, which he heard on the radio and by his Mom’s record collection. His earliest musical heroes were Buddy Holly and Elton John. He always loved to sing and started playing guitar at age 14. Although he tried to write songs throughout his teens, it wasn’t until he was 21, when he had his first child, that he truly became a songwriter. Ron eventually moved his young family to Toronto in 1987 to further pursue a career in music. He worked as a courier by day, while performing in the clubs by night. He formed the band ‘Ron Sexsmith and The Uncool’ and started gaining attention from music label executives, though all passed on signing him.

Ron has released albums on a consistent basis since 1995 and has recorded with noted producers Mitchell Froom, Daniel Lanois, Steve Earle, Jim Scott, Don Kerr, Brad Jones, Bob Rock, and Martin Terefe. His extensive song and album catalog has garnered Sexsmith a substantive cult following and an international touring career. His early years of touring included opening for established artists such as, John Hiatt, Elvis Costello, Sarah McLaughlin, Squeeze, Aimee Mann, Coldplay, Nick Lowe, John Prine, Lucinda Williams and many others. His songs as well, have been covered by the likes of Rod Stewart, Nick Lowe, Emmy Lou Harris, Feist, Michael Buble, and Stevie Nicks to name a few. In the past few decades as a headlining artist, Ron has performed at some of the most prestigious venues in the world, such as Massey Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall, and The London Palladium.

Ron will be making his theatrical composer debut in 2025 with the internationally renowned Stratford Festival production of ‘As You Like It’ in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. He currently lives in Perth County, Ontario with his wife, his piano, and his vinyl record collection and continues to be inspired to write, record and perform live worldwide.

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Special Guest

Nora Joy

www.norajoymusic.com/

Nora Joy is a 16-year-old singer-songwriter from Stratford, Ontario Canada. She began crafting songs at the age of eleven with authentic perspectives and catchy melodies. Her unadorned and honest music has been making an impact with one of her earliest songs ‘Tell Me Why’, being featured for the anti bully campaign at her middle years school in 2021.

Nora Joy was selected as an Ontario Youth Discoveries Competition winner in 2024 and was awarded the opportunity to perform at the Owen Sound, Summerfolk Festival. Her solo acoustic performance was noted in the press as one of the key highlights of the festival.

She was personally invited by Canadian songwriter Ron Sexsmith to perform and share the stage with him at his celebrated and sold out ‘Sexsmith At Sixty’ concert in August 2024. Shortly thereafter, she travelled to the prestigious Eastcote Studios in London UK to sing backing vocal’s on Sexsmith’s 2025 album, Hangover Terrace.

Nora Joy is currently working on her debut full length studio album. She continues to perform live, while also penning new tunes to add to her ever evolving song catalog.

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