''The Flow'' is an album by

Chris Leslie Christopher Michael Leslie (born 28 June 1972) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley from 1997 to 2005 and Nottingham East from 2010 to 2019. A former member of the Labour Party, he defected to form ...

released in 1997. This album is mostly instrumental. Although Chris Leslie is best known for his

fiddle A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, th ...

playing in

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, these cuts sound nothing like Fairport or any of his other prior musical projects. The album demonstrates Leslie's breadth of

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, influence and inspiration from across the globe. Tracks 2 and 6 produced by Simon Mayor. Other tracks produced by Tim Healey. Recorded by Mark Tucker.

Track listing

# "Ballydesmond/ Scartaglen" (Traditional) # "Eliz Iza/ Derobee de Guingamp" (Traditional / Traditional) # "Aignish" (Traditional) # "The Witch of the Glen" (Traditional) # "Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms" (Words: Thomas Moore; Tune: Traditional) # "Lime Rock" (Traditional) # "The Old Blackbird" (Traditional) # "The Flow" (Chris Leslie) # "Niel Gow's Lament for Abercairney" (Niel Gow) # "Paddy Ryan's Dream/ The Inimitable Reel/ The Macroom Lassies" (Traditional) # "Kishmul's Galley" (Traditional) # "Tune for the Land of Snows" (Chris Leslie)

Personnel

* Chris Leslie - violins, tingshaws, singing bowl, electric tambura *

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- acoustic guitar, electric guitar *

Simon Mayor Simon Mayor (born 1953) is an English mandolinist, fiddle player, guitarist, composer and humorist. He is noted for a series of instrumental albums featuring the mandolin, live performances with his partner Hilary James and his groups The Mandoli ...

- mandola, mandocello, mandolin * Margaret Knight - concert harp * Anne-Marie Doyle - Irish step-dancing *

Martin Simpson Martin Stewart Simpson (born 5 May 1953) is an English folk singer, guitarist and songwriter. His music reflects a wide variety of influences and styles, rooted in Britain, Ireland, America and beyond. He builds a purposeful, often upbeat voi ...

- acoustic guitar *

Ric Sanders Richard Sanders (born 8 December 1952) is an English violinist who has played in jazz-rock, folk rock, British folk rock and folk groups, including Soft Machine and Fairport Convention. Biography Sanders' first experience with a professional ...

- electric violin, viola, cello

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Flow, The Chris Leslie (folk musician) albums 1997 debut albums