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Leslie Alexander
Acoustic / Country / Folk Rock



Vancouver,
Canada

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   Leslie Alexander: General Info
Member Since5/9/2005
Band Websitelesliealexander.com
InfluencesMy parents, Emily of New Moon, Anne of Green Gables, the Girl of the Limberlost, halloween, the Lennon Sisters, Sunshine Superman, Dream Weaver, Catholicism, CKXL, mean girls, Mrs. Rigeaux, Jeff Butler, Ma Crosby, Camp Columbus, John Denver, the silence of the lambs, Supertramp, Fleetwood Mac, lilacs, the Boss, rednecks, the prairie, Henry David Thoreau, Brenda Anderson, Jane Siberry, Pink Floyd, Grant Reddick, Led Zeppelin, marijuana, vodka, Ted Straughan, busking, Back Alley John, Scott Peck, Ron Halliday, Michael Malcolm, AA, C.S. Lewis, Carl Sagan, Robert Frost, Tom Waits, Tom Wolfe, Neil Young, Linda McRae, William Blake, Father Bob, Rickie Lee Jones, Steve Earle, John Ellis, Thor Froslev
Sounds LikeYou Tell Me
Record LabelSuperoops Records / PHD Canada Distribution
Type of LabelNone







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   About Leslie Alexander
Leslie Alexander grew up on an Alberta sheep farm & couldn't wait to get to the city. She hit the road, made a bunch of mistakes & wrote songs about them. She wound up singing on a street corner in Vancouver for spare change. She does not consider this a mistake.
Along came producer John Ellis (Be Good Tanyas), who put together Leslie's first CD Bird in the House (1997). Tom Zillich (Westender) called this collection of tunes about street life & redemption “one of the best indie releases I've heard.” Anyway, it got Leslie out of the rain & into some coffeehouses where she set her sights on the concert stage.
Then she contributed a recording to the Grrrls with Guitars Compilation ..1(FESTIVAL 1999), jumping in a van with a bunch of other Grrrls to tour Western Canada. Noticing the disappearance of grain elevators from the prairies, Leslie began writing songs about the contrasts between her rural roots & her new home in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside that would become her second record Savage Country.
Fellow ex-busker Harry Manx turned up, fresh off the plane from India, so Leslie gave him a good dinner & a few gigs. John Ellis & Wyckham Porteous took them both into the studio to make Savage Country (PHD Canada 2002), also enlisting the help of the Be Good Tanya's Sam Parton, Angela Harris (Maximum Music) & Linda MacRae. Since then, Leslie's appeared on concert & festival stages across Canada, headlining or sharing the spotlight with the likes of Mary Gauthier, Corb Lund, & Jim Byrnes. Music writers praised Savage Country wherever she went, the record turning up on Campus, CBC, BBC, & Australian National Public Radio playlists. In 2004, Savage Country was ..4 Most Played Canadian Folk/Roots album on the CBC's Galaxie Satellite Radio. Today, Leslie's songs are receiving international airplay on her own recordings as well as cuts with other artists and have been licensed to film and television.
Invited to open shows for Barney Bentall in support of his upcoming record on True North (Spring 2006), before long Leslie became a part of his acoustic-based trio, playing banjo, guitar & piano. Pre-production with John Ellis & Wyckham Porteous for her third record was underway when Jane Siberry popped out of the crowd one night & offered to help, contributing vocal tracks & inviting Leslie to open shows for her. Barney & Dustin Bentall also pitched in, as well as folk/roots Sony/BMG artist Jeremy Fisher.
A collection of songs about life, death & dandilions in the concrete, the Garden in the Stones has generated some pre-release buzz as two of its tracks advanced to the semi-finals of the International Song Contest & two others were chosen to be featured on compilation CDs representing Sonicbids & the Pacific Music Industry Association.
Leslie is currently planning to sow seeds across Canada with her first coast-to-coast tour in support of Garden in the Stones. Performing solo or with her band The Wild Rose Hippies featuring John Ellis on pedal steel, banjo, & guitars, Leslie's unique perspective, songs & stories combine to create a show that moves from pin-drop intimacy to foot-stompin', flat-out folk rock'n roll, taking you all the beautiful & terrifying places she's been.

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Pat Covernton





Aug 20 2008 5:25 PM

Hi Leslie.

Hope your doing good.

Karen and I would love to see you soon.

Pat
Entertainment West





Jun 18 2008 4:55 AM

Hey Leslie,

Fantastic Voice. Hope to see you around town.

Brent (EW)

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Karen Larson





Apr 22 2008 10:40 PM

What's happening beautiful sister.
I bet you hardly have time to show up on the myspace thing:-) xoxo
SandyBone





Feb 12 2008 7:02 AM

Hey Leslie,
Just dropped by to say hi. Sure do love the new tunes. Just plain beautiful. Hope life is good for you and your's. Cheers, Sandy
kym brown





Jan 28 2008 12:43 PM

Hey Leslie Alexander,
was listening to you on my i pod yesterday while wallking round Camden,
Gonna build a Garden...
hee well, you know the rest.
Keep discovering new aspects of your brilliance, kinda infinite your writing is...
Please give us another album soon!!!
xo
Lindsay Jane





Jan 8 2008 10:40 PM

Hey Leslie Alexander

Hope you Have a fabulous 2008!

Much love to you!

XO
LJ
Pat The White





Jan 8 2008 8:01 PM

Bill Jackson





Jan 6 2008 3:02 PM

new pics on the whores page

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Mamaguroove





Jan 3 2008 7:58 PM

Hey did i show you this video from the other night yet?


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Dec 26 2007 11:02 AM

Darrel Delaronde and Saskia





Dec 11 2007 6:52 AM

Hey Friend! Here's hoping you are healthy and happy! Love, Saskia mit Darl
Marty Bernard





Dec 7 2007 12:37 PM

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Chuck





Dec 2 2007 4:28 PM

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donnerztag





Nov 24 2007 4:37 PM

Hello Leslie!
Chuck





Nov 24 2007 1:16 PM

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Adrienne Pierce





Nov 23 2007 2:38 AM

thanks again for everything. your house is beautiful and warm like you and you make a mean quinoa salad. i still have the "i am not blue" chorus in my head. :)
Chuck





Nov 18 2007 2:14 PM

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Rae Armour





Nov 15 2007 7:49 AM

Trying to track down the spam ID that was sent to you from my
myspace. It did NOT originate from me, I have NO idea how it arrived on your site-from me. Apologies. sorry for any incovenience.
Rae
kym brown





Nov 12 2007 1:22 AM

Just stopping by to say hi and send some love... Your tunes sound Fantastic in the London landscape...X
Chuck





Nov 11 2007 6:04 AM

peaceful times..





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Nov 10 2007 9:13 PM

Chuck





Nov 9 2007 6:11 PM

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Nov 6 2007 7:21 PM

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Nov 1 2007 4:45 PM

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Oct 28 2007 2:06 AM

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Karen Larson





Sep 28 2007 7:33 PM

Hey you Beauty! It was so wonderul to see you at the Grrrls show on Tuesday! I had a feeling you were gonna show up...Love you, you bright bright light xo
Nadine Davenport





Sep 21 2007 3:47 AM

Dave Zeman





Sep 5 2007 3:54 AM

hi... you're back in the top friends again... hope you had a great summer.

Dave
donnerztag





Aug 10 2007 4:49 PM

This is not the real world,
but it’s good to have friends like you!

Wonderful music!

- donnerztag -

Karen Larson





Aug 6 2007 11:20 AM

Hey Les, just checking in..always thinking of ya, especially when I'm trying to come up with a good song to write:-) Been doing amazing things here in our studio, Pat and myself. Love you xo
Bibi





Jul 31 2007 2:39 PM

thanks for the add!Bibi.
Ario Casi


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Jul 31 2007 12:42 PM

Nice Voice.. Thanks For The Friendship.
Pat Covernton





Jul 30 2007 6:31 PM

Hi Leslie!

Hope all is well with you.

Come by to visit when your in town.

Cheers!
Pat
Andres Godoy





Jul 4 2007 2:23 AM

Leslie
Nice songs and sound....sweet voice....
I enjoy your style so much....

Thanks for the good spirit of your music...

From Chile
luck and more luck

Andrés









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The Nyne





Jun 28 2007 6:16 AM

Just droppin' by for a little ear candy. Rock on!

"Most people wouldn't know music if it came up and bit them on the ass."
Frank Zappa
Chuck





Jun 8 2007 7:40 AM

Cherise





Jun 7 2007 3:21 AM

How are you doing superwoman? I've had your song "sleep" in my head all day. Any chance yer comin' out for NXNE?
Nashville Record Producer





Jun 2 2007 12:24 AM


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May 30 2007 9:53 PM

Just droppin' in for the ear candy!

"A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?
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