I was born in Stockport, Cheshire and moved to Lincolnshire in 1981, where I have since worked as a teacher of both the visual and performing arts, working with students of all ages, including adults.
I have held three large, one-man exhibitions of my work, the most recent being at the Sam Scorer Gallery in Lincoln. The exhibition, entitled ‘New Horizons’, was seen by over 600 visitors (including people from the USA, Australia and the Far East) and was very well received and a number of original works and prints were purchased.My work, especially the large pastel Landscapes are very popular and a growing number of people have already become collectors.
As a songwriter and musician, I have performed in Folk Clubs and at Folk Festivals all over Britain and a number of my songs, “Be Sure”, “First and Last Time”, “Young Soldiers Lament” and “Closing Song” have been performed by other folk singers.
Introducing our first release with the amazing artist Les Brown; ‘Reflections’!
A Lincolnshire-based singer/songwriter, Les Brown has been writing and performing his own songs in folk clubs and at folk and blues festivals since the mid-eighties, and he has so far written and recorded eleven CD albums, as well as also having written, directed and produced a stage musical “Tommie's War” in 2004. Mainly accompanying himself on guitar, which he plays in a variety of open tunings, Les also plays bouzouki, ukulele, piano, concertina, harmonica and banjo, and at times sings unaccompanied.
All of this and more are avilable on Reflections, a beautiful album with tons of introspective musings and delightful melodies, this is a true reflection on Les’ years of experience, practice and refinement of Lincolnshire Folk.