Welcome to the Web Site of Chris Lea - Currently Under Reconstruction

Chris Lea - Guitarist, Songwriter and Composer

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Welcome to Chris’s musical world:

* Writing, recording and performing historical based musical dramas.

* Solo singer songwriter influenced mainly by folk and folk rock.

* Solo Guitarist playing a mixture of Flamenco/Spanish, Jazz, Folk, Rock and Pop instrumentals. Suitable for Weddings, Restaurants etc.

* Guitar duo performing Spanish/Latin songs and instrumentals: Los Carreteros with Nick Snobel.

* Folk-Rock duo Eggibred with Stephen Skey.

Chris has played acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, bass and banjo in a variety of bands and duos over the years. Also guitar, bass and banjo in theatre pit bands. Any new opportunities that may arise would be welcomed and considered.

Chris is a qualified school music teacher and works in a number of schools in SE London.

Bachelor of Music (BMus.Hons), Associate of the London College of Music (A.L.C.M),

Please take time out to explore the website and feel free to get in touch.

Chris is based in South East London / North West Kent, with easy access to London, the M25, A2 and Dartford Crossing.

Recorded Music On Offer

Dr. Syn & The Scarecrow

Taking you back to the 18th Century Kent coast. A double album Musical Adventure with Smugglers. Based on the Doctor Syn novels of Russell Thorndike. Released through 'Talking Elephant Records'.

Shackleton's Endurance

The story of the 1914-1916 Antarctic Expedition by Sir Ernest Shackleton and the crew of The Endurance, in music and song. Released through 'Talking Elephant Records'.

His Stories

A musical journey through history (...well at least some of it). Album available as a download.

Hereward The Wake

A musical drama based on the book by Charles Kingsley. Featuring performers from NW Kent folk clubs as the various characters. Centered on the aftermath of the Norman Conquest.

The Mo Ping Up Album

More musical stories recorded while working on the Hereward The Wake musical. Some marking recent events and some more quirky and personal.

Postcard From The Eggs

The Eggibred Album by Chris Lea and Stephen Skey. A mixture of original, traditional and covered tracks. Released through 'Talking Elephant Records'.

Testimonials

Dr Syn & The Scarecrow

A Musical Adventure with Smugglers

The Double Album

“This is a finely wrought piece of work…A lovely ‘musical adventure with smugglers'”.

Kathy and Bob Drage, Around Kent Magazine

“Chris Lea’s conception is truly breath-taking in its scope and originality. He creates an atmosphere that is sometimes dark and dramatic and other times quaint and amusing, while all the while holding the listeners attention. I can visualise Doctor Syn and The Scarecrow being performed live on stage with all the characters dressed in appropriate costumes. Well recommended”.

Arthur Prosser, Kent Jazz Folk Magazine

Rated 5 out of 5

Shackleton's Endurance

The Story of the 1914-1916 Antarctic Expedition in music and song

R2 (Rock n’ Reel) Magazine:

“Chris Lea should be congratulated for a bold and ambitious collection in Shackleton’s Endurance. Although clearly a labour of love there’s enough passion present to encourage further investigation of Shackleton’s story and of Lea’s own work”.

Rated 5 out of 5