Ronan Leonard

When Ronan was eleven or twelve, he used to listen to pirate radio stations on his solid state radio under his pillow. His first crush, which was imagined, was for a girl called Laura. A song came out on the radio called ‘Tell Laura I love her’ by Ray Peterson….. How did Ray know? Ronan knew, somehow, he wanted to get into the singer-songwriter world and make these connections through song and music.

Much European touring and supporting a succession of musicians including Slim Whitman, BillyJoe Spears, Mick Hanley, Freddy White and Aslan, eventually ushered Leonard into a solo career.

Ronan’s music has received extensive national radio airplay in Ireland from influential DJ’s such as RTÉ 1 Radio’s Larry Gogan, Ronan Collins, John Creedon and a live spot with Ronan’s band ‘Acoustic Couch’ on the Pat Kenny show. In addition, he has been played on many radio stations across Europe. TV appearances include ‘Open House’ on RTÉ 1.