a sequence of duos with Leslie. He has also recorded collaborations with Ashley Hutchings including Grandson of Morris On . Chris also takes part in an annual Christmas tour with St Agnes Fountain and also takes part in "A Feast of Fiddles" - a collaboration with Peter Knight, Tom Leary (The Hookey Band), Ian Cutler, Phil Beer (Show of Hands) and Brian McNeill (The Battlefield Band). Personal life He is Buddhist, a vegetarian, and a teetotaler. Discography Solo 1994 - The Gift 1997 - The Flow 2004 - Dancing Days 2013 - Origins 2015 - Turquoise Tales 2020 - Fiddle Back In groups 1985 - Whippersnapper: Promises 1987 - Whippersnapper: Tsubo 1988 - Whippersnapper: These Foolish Strings 1990 - Whippersnapper: Fortune 1991 - Whippersnapper: Stories 1996 - The Albion Band: Demi Paradise 1997 - Fairport Convention: Who Knows Where the Time Goes? 1999 - Fairport Convention: The Wood and the Wire 2001 - St Agnes Fountain: Acoustic Carols for Christmas 2001 - Fairport Convention: XXXV 2002 - Morris On Band: Grandson of Morris On 2002 - St Agnes Fountain: Comfort and Joy 2004 - Feast of Fiddles: Nicely Wrong 2004 - Fairport Convention: Over the Next Hill 2006 - St Agnes Fountain: The White Xmas Album 2007 - Fairport Convention: Sense of Occasion 2008 - St Agnes Fountain: Soal Cake 2010 - Feast of Fiddles: Walk Before You Fly 2010 - St Agnes Fountain: Spirit of Christmas 2011 - Fairport Convention: Festival Bell 2012 - Fairport Convention: By Popular Request 2012 - St Agnes Fountain: Twelve Years of Christmas 2013 - Feast of Fiddles: Rise Above It 2014 - St Agnes Fountain: Christmas is Not Far Away 2015 - Fairport Convention: Myths and Heroes 2017 - Fairport Convention: 50:50@50 2017 - Feast of Fiddles: Sleight of Elbow 2017 - St Agnes Fountain: 25/12 2020 - Fairport Convention: Shuffle and Go 2021 - St Agnes Fountain: Night of a Million Stars Appearances with Steve Ashley 1999 - The Test of Time 2001 - Everyday Lives 2006 - Live in Concert References External links The Hookey Band , including two written and performed by Chris Leslie Website of Fairport Convention Chris Leslie on CND tapes 1956 births Living people People from Banbury English folk musicians English fiddlers British male violinists Fairport Convention members British folk rock musicians 21st-century violinists 21st-century British male musicians The Albion Band members Whippersnapper (band) members