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Leslie Alexander

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Leslie Alexander

Instruments: Vocals details
Leslie Alexander grew up on a 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 helped Leslie make her first record Bird in the House in ‘97. Tom Zillich (Westender) said it was “one of the best Vancouver indie releases I’ve heard.” Anyway, it got her off the streets & into some coffeehouses & clubs where she set her sights on the concert stage.

Following her first Western Canadian tours with the songwriters collective Grrrls with Guitars, Leslie has since shared bills with beloved roots music artists such as Mary Gauthier, Harry Manx, & Jim Byrnes. Invited to showcase at NXNE & Alberta Showcase ’03, touring solo, with producer John Ellis (Be Good Tanyas) or with her band the Rosehippies, Leslie's songs about train-tracks & semi-trucks, haystacks & high-rises, telephone lines & barbed wire fences will take you all the beautiful & terrifying places she’s been.

Inspired by the disappearance of grain elevators from the prairies, Leslie’s new CD Savage Country is receiving four-star reviews from DJs and music writers around the world. The #4 Most Played Folk/Roots album on Galaxie Satellite Radio in January 2004, a track from the album also made Leslie a Semifinalist in the International Song Contest 2003. Chosen as CD of the Month in Western Living Magazine, Savage Country hit the Top 20 on Europe's Most Popular Indie Chart, charted at college radio, & has been picked up for airplay on the CBC, BBC, & Australian National Public Radio.
Country/Bluegrass/Rockabilly Pop/Rock/Indie
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Past Events

09
Sep
2018
22:00
Jesse Roper, Jim Cuddy , Whitehorse, Barney Bentall
 
$24.60
Rickshaw Theatre
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18
Nov
2016
19:30
Barney Bentall
A Sooke Food Bank fundraiser, with Barney and his posse of amazing all-star musi...
$35
Sooke Community Theatre EMCS
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31
Oct
2014
20:00 23:00
Barney Bentall
A legend in his own right, Vancouver-based Barney Bentall has been creating musi...
$45
Blue Frog Studios
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28
May
2014
19:30
106.9 The Wolf FM and High Tide Entertainment proudly present: Bachman & Turner,...
 
$100-$125.50
The Port Theatre
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26
May
2014
19:30
100.3 The Q and High Tide Entertainment present: Bachman & Turner, Barney Bentall
 
$79.50-$105.50
Royal Theatre
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21
Apr
2011
02:00
Early show:: Jenny Allen, Leslie Alexander
Jenny Allen and Leslie Alexander Acoustic/Folk/Rock/Roots www.myspace.com/jenn...
Railway Club
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03
Nov
2010
Odds, Barney Bentall, Dustin Bentall
 
Venue
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14
Aug
2010
16:00 22:00
Jon and Roy, Tom Cochrane, Colin James, Barney Bentall, Vince Vaccaro, Fear Zero
 
$59.50
Western Speedway
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16
May
2010
19:30 00:45
Jenny Allen, Leslie Alexander
Sunday, May 16th: JENNY ALLEN & LESLIE ALEXANDER www.myspace.com/jennyallenba...
$8-$10
Railway Club
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27
Feb
2010
15:00
Two Hours Traffic, Barney Bentall
 
Free
Whistler Village Square
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22
Feb
2010
18:30
Colin James, Jill Barber, Dustin Bentall, Barney Bentall
 
Livecity Yaletown
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22
Nov
2008
19:30 22:00
The Grand Cariboo Opry: Barney Bentall, Dustin Bentall, Ridley Bent, Cameron Lat...
The Opry is a highly entertaining classic variety show experience hosted by Barn...
$39.95
St. James Community Hall
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21
Nov
2008
19:30 22:00
The Grand Cariboo Opry: Barney Bentall, Dustin Bentall, Ridley Bent, Cameron Lat...
The Opry is a highly entertaining classic variety show experience hosted by Barn...
$39.95
St. James Community Hall
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01
Sep
2007
16:00 20:00
Winestock 2007 featuring: Jim Byrnes, Bughouse Five, Wyckham Porteous, Dave Desr...
6621 Harbour Hill Drive, Pender Island More info 250-629-8351 or http://www.m...
$30-$50
Morning Bay Vineyard & Estate Winery
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11
May
2007
21:00
Leslie Alexander
 
$15-$20
Firehall Centre for the Arts
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09
Dec
2006
20:00
Benefit for the Potluck Cafe Society featuring: Barney Bentall & The Legendary H...
 
$40
Chapel Arts
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08
Dec
2006
20:00
Benefit for the Potluck Cafe Society featuring: Barney Bentall & The Legendary H...
 
$40
Chapel Arts
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25
Nov
2006
22:00 02:00
Leeroy Stagger, Leslie Alexander, Dustin Bentall
 
Railway Club
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07
Oct
2006
20:00 23:30
CD Release Concert 'Gift Horse': Barney Bentall, Leslie Alexander
Barney has a new album coming out on True North records called "Gift Horse" Au...
$26
Vancouver East Cultural Centre
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06
Oct
2006
21:30 01:00
CD Release Concert celebrating his new CD 'Gift Horse': Barney Bentall, Leslie A...
Barney's NEW Website is: www.barneybentall.ca More info can be found at: www.hi...
$23
Central Bar & Grill
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