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Irish Girl

Irish Girl Video

This is turning out to be one of the favorite songs on my latest album titled Across The Water! Irish Girl is a traditional tune of tender intimacy. The arrangement is sweet and simple but quite beautiful.  Grand piano with…

Cloud of Witnesses

Head in the Clouds

Come with us and put your head in the clouds for just four minutes and we think you will come back refreshed and renewed.   Our latest music video from the ACROSS THE WATER project celebrates the beauty and mystery…

New Lorica Music Video

Check out the Video Section on this web site for a beautiful new music video from the Across the Water project.  The musical mini movie features the gorgeous photogaphy of Adrian Costigan.  Lorica is a song composed by Bill Leslie…

Number One Ranking

I am thrilled to announce that “Across The Water” has been voted the top world radio album by international radio hosts.  The Zone Music Reporter rankings for October just came out and we took the top spot in our debut…

Anatomy of a CD

What goes into making a musical CD? I hear that question a lot. One of my favorite parts of the process is the music video at the end of the journey. The music has been written, revised and recorded and…

Garry Crites on Across the Water

Review of Across the Waters by Garry Crites There is a wonderful Celtic legend about an Irish lord named Cenn Faelad who, in battle, suffered a terrible injury to his “brain of forgetfulness.” From that moment on, he was unable…

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New Video the Boatman

My new musical album Across the Water is about anticipation – waiting for a fog to lift or a thunderstorm to pass so that one will discover something incredibly beautiful in the distance. This CD is my story of Ireland….

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Breaking: New Album Released

The long-awaited follow-up to Bill Leslie’s World Radio Album of the Year for 2013 is now available! ACROSS THE WATER was released Sunday, October 4, 2015 during a CD launch party and concert at Quail Ridge Books and Music in…

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