This track is from the album When You're Ready and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/leslievanwinkle2

This song is for the millions of people who break-up - and keep their hearts mostly intact. 

This album is an upbeat  eclectic blend of folk, pop, rock, blues, global sounds and Americana that tramples through love, loss and coming of age.

Let It Rain

This track is from the album When You're Ready and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/leslievanwinkle2

Watching a homeless woman collect tin cans from garbage bins late at night inspired this tribute to one woman's resilience. 

This album is an upbeat  eclectic blend of folk, pop, rock, blues, global sounds and Americana that tramples through love, loss and coming of age.

Maria's Alive

This Celtic styled tune is from the album When You're Ready and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/leslievanwinkle2

This song is an original "old" folk storytelling coming of age song about a romantic mutant who promises the young heroine a magical rescue om the deadly fields on old Ireland.  

This album is an upbeat  eclectic blend of folk, pop, rock, blues, global sounds and Americana that tramples through love, loss and coming of age.

Raven Man

This track is from the album When You're Ready and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/leslievanwinkle2

Upbeat  eclectic blend of folk, pop, rock, blues, global sounds and Americana with themes of love, loss, courage and the unexpected.

I Will Let You Go

This track is from the album This End Up and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/leslievanwinkle

This album is an upbeat  eclectic blend of folk, pop, rock, blues, global sounds and Americana. The songs empower the listener to start where they are and offer insights into the human condition and hope of everlasting love  through time and against high odds. 

We Are the Critical Mass

Setting Sail

Desire Never Dies

Changing Winds

My Heart Is  Nest

Leslie vanWinkle's music is a blend of  retro folk rock, blues, global sounds, and Americana. Her poetical street-wise lyrics explore themes of human courage, spiritual enlightenment, timeless love, and just plain doing whatever it takes.

A multi-instrumentalist, she accompanies herself on guitar and occasionally salts her show with fiddle and mandolin tunes. Her clear, expressive, soulful voice can cast a spell on an entire room.

A multi-instrumentalist, she accompanies herself on guitar and occasionally salts her show with fiddle and mandolin tunes. Her clear, expressive, soulful voice can cast a spell on an entire room. 
Leslie has performed professionally since 1972 and as a solo artist since 1990. She produced an hosted the original unplugged cable series “Northwest Tunesmith” in the 1980s. 

Her first album “When You’re Ready” tramples through love, loss and coming of age. Her 2013 release "This End Up” is a tribute to choices that change lives. 

We Are the Critical Mass

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