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Who is Lesli Wood?

Lesli Wood is a singer-songwriter-performer who writes and performs with such variety that it is hard to know what you will be hearing when she takes the stage. Clear and powerful vocals punctuate original lyrics from songs born of personal experience and worldwide travels. Her on-stage humor and general rapport with the audience make every show more of a personal visit than just a concert. Whether she is singing about her Aunt Reener's decision to "give it all to Jesus" or her dog's serious flea problem, Lesli's style leaves listeners always finding something that connects directly to their own lives.

Lesli Wood was born in the hills of Arkansas. She has been performing, writing and singing music nearly all her life. Her first band, Oilfield Grass, played festivals and bars around Colorado and Houston, but went various directions in 1995 with a serious industry reorg. Her solo career began in Houston shortly after that, then followed her to Austin in 1997, where she released of her first album titled Child of the Water. Her second album, Larger Than Life brings together a who's who of Austin musicians including Cindy Cashdollar, Richard Bowden, Chris Gage and Christine Albert as well as others. The songs on this new album range from funny songs about the advantages of being "big boned" when racing downhill (Big Bad Betty) to the message that home is where your love is (Here in Your Arms). Lesli has played music festivals in Utah, Houston, Austin, Dripping Springs, is a regular at the Spicewood Arts Festival and has even graced a few bars in the Caribbean and South America . When she is not "channeling" Elvis Presley, she spends time hitting rocks of the real kind as a Doctor of Geology (worldofroc.blogspot.com). She lives with her partner of 23 years in Bee Cave and enjoys traveling to all parts of the world. Lesli most enjoys playing music with her trio of excellent musicians, Robert Asocar, John Dunn and Tal Wiggins. Life is to short to be bored.