DAVID   LEASK

"the 6/8 time signature..underpins six beautifully mature songs, naturally & ingeniously"

Thanks to David Innes and the UK's Rock'n Reel Magazine for the 4 star review in their Nov/Dec issue

“little known outside of Canada, but this is a persuasive argument for spreading the word.”

Thanks to Mike Davies and FATEA Magazine for the positive ink! Check out the full review below.

An ex-pat Scot now based in Toronto,…

Some folks say everything sounds better in Italian - particularly food or a romantic movie dialogue.  Happy to have my album reviewed by Remo Ricaldone for Planet Country in Italy.  Check out the online version in Italian here or read…

I hope your summer is off to a superb start.  The last couple of weeks have kept me guessing what time zone I’m in.  I flew home to bonnie Scotland where I played at a touching memorial for Grahame…

Thanks to Maverick Magazine for the positive ink below!  After all the hours of writing & recording to deliver these songs, it’s extremely gratifying when your record hits a reviewer’s finely tuned ears and they like it so much, they…

As some of you know, I have a tendency to trot out my tunes and see how they fare in the furlongs of song contests. Over the years I’ve had my share of winners and losers and recently I…

It’s not uncommon to get a peak “behind the scenes” of a studio recording session but I thought you might enjoy this little 1min 30 sec video look "behind the evolution" of the cover artwork by Paul W. Thompson on…

“There’s so many things we can’t hold, let it go” 

As some of you may know, I’ve been holding on to my latest record “Six in 6/8” for the last wee while. Well, I’m excited that the time…

Happy autumn everyone. I hope you’re enjoying the seasonal colour changes wherever you are. I wanted to give you a wee update on a few interesting gigs in the GTA and let you know what’s up with the new record. 

I’m delighted to have been selected to perform at The Songwriter’s Series at Canadian Country Music Week in Saskatoon this September. Looking forward to sharing some songs and listening to the other performers.  Check out this link to learn about…

Hope you are embracing some of the many joys of summer.  For me, maybe it’s the wandering I did through the glens as a wee boy but this year I’ve had great fun sighting almost 30 different birds in…

It was February 22nd, 1997.  Some of you may have been there, some of you may have since bought the album. But 20 years ago today my first solo record 100 Camels was launched at Twiggy's on Queen West in…