Two contemporary singer-songwriters from opposite sides of the Atlantic will team this summer for a co-headlining tour of the United States.

Ray LaMontagne and David Gray have confirmed 17 dates for their outing, which launches August 15 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. The late summer routing will keep the folk-rockers on the road together for almost four weeks before they conclude their time together on September 10 at Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA.

Acclaimed folk singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne has confirmed a new slate of U.S. concerts for fall, with a special musical flourish to start off the whole venture. LaMontagne will kick off his fall tour plans with two performances accompanied by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

The Maine-based musician and his symphonic accompaniment will grace the stage on October 15 at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, MD, and October 16 at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, MD. After a brief break in his schedule, LaMontagne will return to the concert circuit in November for at least nine additional shows.

Currently on the road for a winter European tour, acclaimed folk musician Ray LaMontagne will return to the States for a new outing this spring. The 21-city tour begins April 2 at the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ, and closes out with an April 30 gig at the Fillmore in Miami Beach, FL.

The month-long East Coast circuit includes an April 7 show at the Calvin Theater in Northampton, MA, an April 19 set at Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, MI, and an April 22 performance at The Pageant in St. Louis, MO. Two dates in Canada are booked for April 14 at Metropolis in Montreal, QC, and an April 15 concert at Massey Hall in Toronto, ON.

Ray LaMontagne has set his first North American tour in support of his new album, "Gossip In The Grain," due out October 14 on RCA Records. The six-week, 28-date fall trek starts on September 30 in Indianapolis, IN and wraps on November 9 in Seattle, WA.

The album was initially scheduled for an earlier release date but LaMontagne, struck by inspiration, went back into the studio last week to record additional material. Recorded in Box, England with returning producer Ethan Johns, touches upon a range of styles and musical settings, it spans pastoral folk, railroad blues, front porch country, and plangent balladry.