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Chris Leslie is a British folk rock musician from Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. He is best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the band Fairport Convention. He was born on 15 December 1956 in Banbury, United Kingdom. Leslie began his musical career in the early 1970s, playing in various local bands in the Banbury area. In 1974, he joined Fairport Convention, replacing the band's original lead singer, Sandy Denny. Leslie wrote and sang lead vocals on several of the band's albums, including Rising for the Moon (1975) and Gottle O'Geer (1976). In the late 1970s, Leslie left Fairport Convention to pursue a solo career. He released his debut solo album, Law and Order, in 1979. He has since released several more solo albums, including The View from the Hill (1996), The Time and Tide (1998), and The Blue and the Grey (2001). Leslie has also collaborated with other musicians, including Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick, and Simon Nicol. He has also released several albums with his band, The Leslie Brothers. Leslie is currently a member of the band The Full English, which also includes Thompson, Swarbrick, and Nicol. He is also a member of the folk supergroup The Imagined Village, which includes members of The Levellers, Eliza Carthy, and Martin Carthy. As of 2021, Chris Leslie's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.

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Occupation Musician · songwriter
Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 15 December, 1956
Birthday 15 December
Birthplace Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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1997

In 1997 he joined Fairport Convention as singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has recorded five solo albums - The Flow, The Gift, Dancing Days, Origins and Turquoise Tales. At first sight Dancing Days appears to be a Fairport Convention album, as it features Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Ashley Hutchings and Ric Sanders. However, each of these artists appears only in a sequence of duos with Leslie. He has also recorded collaborations with Ashley Hutchings including Grandson of Morris On .

1981

From 1981-1983 Chris Leslie studied violin making, under the watchful eye of maker Patrick Jowett, at the Newark School of Violin Making in Nottinghamshire, England. He currently plays the second fiddle he made at Newark on stage.

Since then he has worked with Whippersnapper, the Albion Band, All About Eve, Simon Mayor and Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull). In 1981 he contributed to a cassette tape produced by CND. It was called "Demo Tape" and had limited distribution. Also on the tape were songs by Fairport Convention. In 1983 he contributed to "More Demo Tapes", again a cassette for CND. He accompanied Steve Ashley on the song "Down By the Embankment" on the album "All Through The Year" (1991). This was a compilation of original tracks. He appeared on "People on the Highway" (Bert Jansch tribute album, 2000). There were other appearances on Steve Ashley albums (see discography). In 2003, Chris played violin on several tracks from Mostly Autumn's album Passengers. In late 2007 he recorded violin and mandolin parts on Dan Crisp's debut album 'Far From Here'.

1976

Leslie made his first recording at the age of 16, with a Banbury-based folk rock band and then went on to forge a successful career around the folk clubs with his brother John - cutting their first album, "The Ship of Time" in 1976. During this period he was also the fiddle player for The Hookey Band and a member of the morris dancers at Adderbury. It was around this time that he first came to the attention of Fairport's Dave Pegg.

1969

Leslie grew up in Banbury, Oxfordshire. His brother John steered him toward The Watersons' Frost and Fire, Dave Swarbrick, and The Corries. In 1969 he began to teach himself fiddle and modelled himself on the fiddle-playing of Dave Swarbrick of Fairport Convention, Peter Knight of Steeleye Span, and Barry Dransfield.

1956

Christopher Julien Leslie (born 15 December 1956 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England) is a British folk rock musician. He is Buddhist, a vegetarian, and a teetotaler.

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