Our Music
Welcome To Our Music Page.
Sandi and I were married in 2008. We began the "Les and Friends" project together in 2014 with the release of the demo EP "Full Speed Ahead." In 2016 we released "Where You Lead," our first full length CD . This was followed in 2019 with the "Nickel CD". We have since released a video collection called "The Videos", a remastered version of "Where You Lead" in 2022, several singles and our "Beauty From Ashes Music YouTube" page.
"Beauty From Ashes Music" is the publishing arm of the "Les and Friends" music ministry
We have so many friends that help us with these projects that we like to acknowledge them as the "Friends" part of "Les and Friends." I could not do this without one very special friend. A special THANK YOU to my wife Sandi. She more than just a partner in this project. She is my soulmate, vocalist extraordinaire, my sounding board when I need an honest opinion, my vocal coach and my best friend.
Downloads of our CDs and singles can be purchased through "Bandcamp". Our music can also be found on major streaming platforms such as "Spotify" and "Apple Music." Physical CD's can be ordered directly from us through our CD/DVD store. Click the pictures or links below to see the appropriate item.
Please feel free to check out our media pages via the links directly below.
Nylon Notes
Stylings of Contemporary Music, Sacred Music and Originals for the Classical Guitar. The tracks are a combination of live recordings, solo classical guitar and fully recorded arrangements.
Release Date: November 22, 2024
Track List
1. Change My Heart O God
2. Fairest Lord Jesus
3. I Surrender All (Live)
4. Just Doodlin
5. We Three Kings
6. Swing Low Sweet Chariot (Live)
7. Classical Gas
8. Bring Me A Little Water Sylvie
9. Like A River Glorious
10. Rain On The Roof
11. Jamaica Farewell
It Starts At Home - The Fourth
We are honored to be involved in the CD production of the initial album project for the New England ministry "The Fourth." "It Starts At Home" is comprised entirely of original Praise & Worship music. You can stream "It Starts At Home" on your favorite streaming platform. In addition, you can buy CD's either here or directly through "The Fourth Ministries."
Release Date: May 28, 2024
Track List
1. The Call
2. Song Of Freedom
3. On The Cross
4. Barabbas
5. Faithful He Is
6. Faithful He Is (Spon)
7. It Starts At Home
8. Come To Him
9. The Invitation
10. Boldly
11. Your Holy Presence
Where You Lead (Remastered)
"Where You Lead" was "Les and Friends" first full length CD. Originally released in 2016, we remastered the original in 2020.
Release Date: March 14, 2020
Track List
1. Where You Lead
2. You Can Use Me
3. Modern Day Isaiah
4. Come On People
5. Babeloney
6. It's Loaded
7. Stony Heart
8. Leave Him For Dead
9. Come To Me
10. Friends Are Friends Forever
11. Where You Lead Barebones (Bonus Track)
12. Don’t Know About Your Jesus (Bonus Track)
Special thanks to our friend Bob Peabody for his critical contributions to this CD. We also thank our friends Dasia Routier, Dave Spaulding, Mike Sylvester, Mehgan Maganti, Emma Theberge and Hannah Donnelly for their contributions.
Nickel
"Nickel" was started in 2017 and was interrupted for over a year due to the untimely loss of my granddaughter. We picked up the project again the last quarter of 2018. Nickel was released on July 7, 2019 on schedule.
"Nickel" is the first CD that was done completely in house, from conception to production. We used to outsource mastering, disk reproduction and printing. This time around we controlled the entire process.
Release Date: July 7, 2019
Track List
1. Hear My Prayer
2. Sheep And Goats
3. Nickel
4. She Hit Me With A Can Of Peas
5. Psalm 4 Today
6. Just Doodlin
7. Tree Of Life
8. My Great Shepherd
Special thanks to our friends Rich Gaudreau and Donnie Gaudreau for their contributions to this CD.
The Videos
In 2020 COVID-19 affected all of our lives. As musicians, we could no longer play live. During this time, we explored the option of developing an online video presence. “The Videos is the” is a collection of our best and most popular videos.
We released the original version in June of 2021. In November a HD version was released. In order to play the newer HD version you must have either a Blu-ray player or a newer DVD that supports dual layer disks. If you are watching on a computer you must also have a software DVD player that supports the AVCHD specification
Price $5 (Standatd Definition) $7 (High Definition)
The Singles
We have released the following singles. Click on the links below to access them in Bandcamp.
These singles can be streamed and/or purchased on Bandcamp and Spotify
The following friends helped in the making of one or more of these singles. Thank you Bob Peabody, Bill Ellis and Sheila Harris.
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