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Gary Leonard
U.K Line Dance & Country Music Artiste

Welcome to the Biography Page.

About  Gary  Leonard

Gary was introduced to Country music at the tender age of 3 by his Dad, himself an avid Country fan, and that was the start of a long & happy musical journey for Gary.  By 14 he was learning to play guitar and from those first, nervous, hesitant attempts at basic chords he soon progressed to being an accomplished player of lead guitars, acoustic playing, mandolin and so on – and in fact when not actually performing live himself these days he now teaches guitar, bass, drums and vocals to others as well as running his own music workshop & school.

 After playing with bands in rock, pop, blues, soul, and motown Gary returned to his Country roots bursting onto the UK Country scene with GREAT success in 2000 – playing mostly the popular USA Country songs but also with a sprinkling of his own, self-penned songs – quite a few of which are still getting airplay today.   Unfortunately, by the end of 2009, an overloaded work schedule and the necessary mileage driven to manage that constant touring took its toll on Gary’s health and he had no option but to take a ‘Time Out’ from it all to recover full fitness once more, and for 3 years he did just that – working purely locally and without the customary stress that goes with touring.

Now, just 3 years later, he’s chomping at the bit again, happily renewing friendships and old contacts, and this time he’s also going very much down a Line & Western Dance route (while still willing & able to do the more semi-Traditional Country shows that he used to excel in) – his Dance programme is very comprehensive, incorporating some of the classic line dances and a LOT of the very latest dance-hits coming over from America.

With Gary the key-words are “flexible and versatile” and if you link those with a voice that suits almost every style of Country song, plus an extremely warm, friendly personality – especially with his audiences – you will find a performer that stands out head and shoulders above most of his contemporaries in this field.  Try an evening’s entertainment with Gary and you’ll see how true that certainly is.