Biography
Canadian singer-songwriter and internationally touring artist Lesley Young serves up a rich brew of contemporary folky-pop with a jazz twist. She melds sounds and rhythms into a vision of passion and loveliness. The title track of her second disc, Inside, was finalist in both folk and pop categories in three international song competitions and 2nd place winner in a songwriting competition in France. Her song Jezebel, was also chosen a finalist, in the folk category for The Great American Song Contest. Artists who have inspired Lesley include Suzanne Vega, Nick Drake, George Gershwin, Leonard Cohen, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Joan Armatrading, Bruce Cockburn, Ali Farka Toure, Buena Vista Social Club, Pat Metheny and Rickie Lee Jones.
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