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Les Picard

...pop classics, ballads, light jazz & country

Brockville/Athens, Ontario, Canada
member since: May 20, 2004

Introduction

Les is an experienced, versatile singer, guitarist and bass player with roots in traditional country, folk, blues and light rock music. He demonstrates solid ownership of the cover songs in his broad spectrum repertoire, spanning genres from pop classics, to light jazz, folk and country. His vocals are smooth, clean and provide easy listening for all his audiences.

Influences include Kris Kristofferson, James Taylor,Carole King, Leonard Cohen, Gordon Lightfoot, Jackson Browne and traditional country legends such as Ray Price and Willy Nelson.

Les' musical origins date back to his childhood and teenage years in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. At age 14, he started playing for local dances, along with his brother and other local musicians. By age 16, he was playing bass guitar and providing vocals for a country trio who played local venues, as well as the Times Square Cafe in Montreal.

Les launched the latest segment of his music career in the Brockville-Kingston region a couple of years ago.

The summer of 2007 was a busy one as he performed singles regularly at the Brockberry (Brockville), Sam Jakes Inn (Merrickville) the Serendipity Bistro (Merrickville)and The Acoustic Grill (Picton), as well as exciting duos with Kevin Davidson on fiddle,vocals and 12-string, at numerous venues throughout the Kingston region.

ON JANUARY 26, 2008, Les & Kevin (fiddle) provided the "Opening Act" for the "Sneezy Waters Concert" at the Joshua Bates Centre in Athens, ON.. This was a well-received performance and provided an exciting start to the 2008 line up of shows.

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