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Chris Leslie (15 Dec 1956 - )

Male Person - United Kingdom

Releases (2)

Official

Album

  1. Dancing Days 2008
  2. Turquoise Tales

Relationships (4)

Supporting Artist For

  1. The Ric Sanders Group

Member Of

  1. Fairport Convention (1995)
  2. The Albion Band (1996 - 1997)
  3. Whippersnapper

Recordings by (34)

  1. Breton Air 0:54 (1996)
  2. The Sweet Nightingale 1:24 (1996)
  3. Bess O' Bedlam 1:45 (1996)
  4. Deus Ganinm D'am Bro (Solo Fiddle Tune from the Scottish Highlands) 1:41 (1998)
  5. While You Sleep / The Willow Arch 3:31 (1999)
  6. If Rivers Turned and Flowed Upstream 3:54 (2001)
  7. Old Marlborough 4:07 (25 Apr 2005)
  8. Haste to the Wedding / Blue Bells of Scotland / Shepherds Away 3:06 (25 Apr 2005)
  9. Janet Blunt Poem 2:43 (17 Mar 2008)
  10. Flowers of Edinburgh / Old Tom of Oxford 2:44 (2008)
  11. Laudnum Bunches / Orange in Bloom / Banks of the Dee 2:21 (2008)
  12. Bower Processional 3:32 (2008)
  13. Princess Royal / Speed the Plough 3:32 (2008)
  14. The Dancer 3:51 (2008)
  15. Jockey to the Fair / Double Jig 2:37 (2008)
  16. Lumps of Plum Pudding / Bean Setting / Bobbing a Joe 3:14 (2008)
  17. Sweet Jenny Jones / Brighton Camp / Beaux of London City 4:56 (2008)
  18. Stourton Wake & Jig 4:21 (2008)
  19. Haste to the Wedding / Bluebells of Scotland / Shepherd's Away 3:08 (2008)
  20. Bumpus O' Stretton 3:40 (2008)
  21. Morning Star / Getting Upstairs / Wheatley Professional 3:21 (2008)
  22. A Secret 7:06 (2008)
  23. The Gibson Girl 5:20 ()
  24. I´m Already There 7:30 ()
  25. Snow On Stone 3:55 ()
  26. Another Me 4:14 ()
  27. Handsome Molly 3:33 ()
  28. Turquoise Tales 3:56 ()
  29. Devil´s Work 3:32 ()
  30. I Wandered By A Brookside 5:00 ()
  31. Talking Tunes 5:26 ()
  32. Song Of Bernadette 4:08 ()
  33. The Fossil Hunter 5:20 ()
  34. Swans On The Lake 4:49 ()

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. The First Day of Spring 5:00 Jay Turner (1991) violin
  2. Down By the Old Embankment 3:54 Steve Ashley (1991) violin
  3. Matty Groves / The Rutland Reel / Sack the Juggler 10:51 Fairport Convention (1993) violin
  4. Con Casey’s Jig / Tripping Up the Stairs 4:13 Fairport Convention (1993) violin
  5. It’ll Take More Than the Blues 4:22 Fairport Convention (1993) violin
  6. I Wandered by a Brookside 5:12 Fairport Convention (1993) violin
  7. Pan Opticon 6:59 Coldcut (01 Jun 1997) fiddle
  8. Dangerous 4:39 Fairport Convention (Jun 1997) mandolin, bouzar / gouzouki
  9. Here’s to Tom Paine 5:15 Fairport Convention (Jun 1997) mandolin
  10. Life’s a Long Song 2:38 Fairport Convention (Jun 1997) mandolin
  11. I Heard It Through the Grapevine 3:53 Fairport Convention (Jun 1997) violin
  12. John Gaudie 5:07 Fairport Convention (Jun 1997) violin
  13. The Bowman's Retreat 3:04 Fairport Convention (Jun 1997) violin
  14. Spanish Main 4:31 Fairport Convention (Jun 1997) electric guitar
  15. Wishfulness Waltz 5:44 Fairport Convention (Jun 1997) violin
  16. Sailing Boat 5:27 Fairport Convention (Jun 1997) mandolin
  17. Slipology 3:03 Fairport Convention (Jun 1997) mandolin
  18. The Golden Glove 6:05 Fairport Convention (Jun 1997) mandolin
  19. When the Ship Comes In 3:10 Steve Gibbons (1998) violin
  20. The Holly and The Ivy 2:42 David Hughes & Chris Leslie (1998) mandolin
  21. Away in a Manger 3:05 David Hughes & Chris Leslie (1998) mandolin
  22. Auld Lang Syne 5:43 David Hughes & Chris Leslie (1998) mandolin
  23. In Dulci Jubilo 4:52 David Hughes & Chris Leslie (1998) mandolin
  24. Once in Royal David's City 3:14 David Hughes & Chris Leslie (1998) mandolin
  25. Seventeen Come Sunday 3:07 Fairport Convention (1998) mandolin
  26. Rain 7:30 Fairport Convention (1998) electric guitar
  27. God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman 2:46 David Hughes & Chris Leslie (1998) mandolin
  28. The Lady Vanishes 4:53 Fairport Convention (1999) violin

Vocals

  1. The First Day of Spring 5:00 Jay Turner (1991) background vocals
  2. I Wandered by a Brookside 5:12 Fairport Convention (1993) lead vocals
  3. Here’s to Tom Paine 5:15 Fairport Convention (Jun 1997) background vocals
  4. The Golden Glove 6:05 Fairport Convention (Jun 1997) background vocals
  5. Wishfulness Waltz 5:44 Fairport Convention (Jun 1997) lead vocals
  6. Dangerous 4:39 Fairport Convention (Jun 1997) background vocals
  7. Life’s a Long Song 2:38 Fairport Convention (Jun 1997)
  8. John Gaudie 5:07 Fairport Convention (Jun 1997) lead vocals
  9. Sailing Boat 5:27 Fairport Convention (Jun 1997) background vocals
  10. God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman 2:46 David Hughes & Chris Leslie (1998) lead vocals
  11. The Holly and The Ivy 2:42 David Hughes & Chris Leslie (1998) lead vocals
  12. Auld Lang Syne 5:43 David Hughes & Chris Leslie (1998) lead vocals
  13. Rain 7:30 Fairport Convention (1998)
  14. Away in a Manger 3:05 David Hughes & Chris Leslie (1998) lead vocals
  15. When the Ship Comes In 3:10 Steve Gibbons (1998)
  16. In Dulci Jubilo 4:52 David Hughes & Chris Leslie (1998) lead vocals
  17. Once in Royal David's City 3:14 David Hughes & Chris Leslie (1998) lead vocals
  18. Seventeen Come Sunday 3:07 Fairport Convention (1998)
  19. The Heart of the Song 3:43 Fairport Convention (1999) background vocals
  20. Don’t Leave Too Soon 4:27 Fairport Convention (1999)
  21. Rocky Road 5:01 Fairport Convention (1999) lead vocals, background vocals
  22. The Game Pieces 4:13 Fairport Convention (1999) lead vocals

Credited as (4)

  1. Chris Leslie
  2. David Hughes & Chris Leslie
  3. Ric Sanders, Chris Leslie & Tom Leary
  4. Simon Nicol & Chris Leslie

Works (36)

Arranged

  1. The Good Fortunes
  2. Western Wind

Wrote

  1. Behind the Darkness

Composed

  1. Mercy Bay
  2. Rui's Guitar
  3. Wouldn't Say No
  4. The Festival Bell
  5. The Wood and the Wire
  6. The Dancer
  7. Wandering Man
  8. Banbury Fair
  9. The Lady Vanishes
  10. Don't Leave Too Soon
  11. Myths and Heroes
  12. The Fylde Mountain Time
  13. Theodore’s Song
  14. Love at First Sight
  15. Grace and Favour
  16. Weightless / The Gravity Reel
  17. The Game Pieces
  18. Close to You
  19. Still a Mystery

Lyrics

  1. Banbury Fair
  2. The Lady Vanishes
  3. Don't Leave Too Soon
  4. Mercy Bay
  5. Rui's Guitar
  6. Wouldn't Say No
  7. Ukulele Central
  8. The Festival Bell
  9. The Wood and the Wire
  10. The Dancer
  11. Wandering Man
  12. The Game Pieces
  13. Close to You
  14. Still a Mystery

Links (4)

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Leslie_(musician)

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/383592

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1851900/

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2521367