Les is the lead singer and songwriter of the much-loved Dublin band The Wilde
\nOscars who released an album (Fish) as well as two EPs (Falling Down,
\nNewspaper) during the 1990s, Les subsequently branched out on his
\nown, releasing two solo albums, Breathe in 1999 and Plan B...Again in
\n2004.
\n20 Greenlea Road is an album which examines Les\u2019 family history- half
\nCatholic, descended from the great harpist O\u2019Carolyn, and hailing from
\nKilmainhamwood, while his father\u2019s side were Jewish emigrees fleeing
\npersecution from Russia and Poland at the end of the 19th century, and
\narriving in Dublin (via London) during WW2. The title comes from the
\nstreet his grandparents lived in, in Terenure, Dublin.
\nWorking in separate studios in 2 different countries, he wrote and recorded the album with his friend, sometime band member Joe Chester.
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\nLes Music Choice
\nJohn Martyn - May you never
\nThe The - Armageddon days are here (again)
\nLes Key - Greenlea Road
\nTitle tune Happy & Shining by the Round.About.Us
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