# Pilgrimage — Leeroy Stagger

- **Artist:** [Leeroy Stagger](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leeroy-stagger)
- **Format:** ALBUM
- **Release Date:** 2026-05-29
- **Record Label:** Cordova Bay Records
- **Total Tracks:** 9
- **MusicList Registry URL:** https://musiclist.ca/releases/pilgrimage
- **Spotify:** https://open.spotify.com/album/17efzfwdOiZzYHhsKgeOYo
- **Apple Music:** https://music.apple.com/us/album/pilgrimage/1895834748

## The Story of the Release

Pilgrimage is the collaborative album by Canadian roots songwriter Leeroy Stagger and East Coast artist Joel Plaskett, released on Cordova Bay Records. Bypassing digital studio techniques, Stagger and Plaskett captured the nine songs directly to 1/4-inch tape on a vintage 1970s Tascam 388 8-track analog deck. The resulting sound is warm, immediate, and intentionally raw, exploring themes of ancestry, migration, family, and Stagger's connections to Highland bardic traditions.

## Canadian Press & Critical Reception

> "Pilgrimage is an analog triumph and a masterclass in Canadiana storytelling, capturing Stagger and Plaskett at their most instinctual and authentic."
> — **Fervor Coulee** by Donald Teplyske (2026-06-01) [Read Article](https://fervorcoulee.wordpress.com)

> "Recorded on vintage 8-track tape, Pilgrimage strip-mines modern pretense to reveal the raw, beating heart of classic folk songwriting."
> — **The Spill Magazine** by Aaron Badgley (2026-06-05) [Read Article](https://thespillmagazine.com)

## Complete Track-by-Track Liner Notes & Credits

### 01. Fiddler's Daughter
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Leeroy Stagger**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leeroy-stagger)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Joel Plaskett**: Electric Guitar, Harmony Vocals, Drums [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/joel-plaskett)

### 02. Swimming Back To You
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Leeroy Stagger**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leeroy-stagger)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Joel Plaskett**: Bass, Harmony Vocals, Percussion [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/joel-plaskett)

### 03. Summer Rain
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Leeroy Stagger**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leeroy-stagger)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Joel Plaskett**: Drums, Mandolin, Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/joel-plaskett)

### 04. Last One To Know
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Leeroy Stagger**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leeroy-stagger)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Joel Plaskett**: Drums, Bass, Harmony Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/joel-plaskett)

### 05. Dogwood Flower
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Leeroy Stagger**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leeroy-stagger)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Joel Plaskett**: Tenor Guitar, Harmony Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/joel-plaskett)

### 06. Highlands Leaving
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Leeroy Stagger**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leeroy-stagger)
  - **Joel Plaskett**: Co-Writer, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/joel-plaskett)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Kendel Carson**: Fiddle, Guest Vocals [SOURCED]

### 07. Bangor
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Leeroy Stagger**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leeroy-stagger)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Joel Plaskett**: Drums, Bass, Electric Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/joel-plaskett)

### 08. Lost In The Flood
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Leeroy Stagger**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leeroy-stagger)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Joel Plaskett**: Drums, Percussion, Harmony Vocals [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/joel-plaskett)

### 09. Carry Me
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Leeroy Stagger**: Songwriter, Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leeroy-stagger)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Joel Plaskett**: Mandolin, Harmony Vocals, Percussion [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/joel-plaskett)

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