# The Flow

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This article is about the album. For the 2022 book, see [The Flow (book)](/source/The_Flow_(book)).

1997 studio album by Chris Leslie

The Flow Studio album by Chris Leslie Released 1997 Recorded Woodworm Studios, Oxfordshire 1997 by Mark Tucker Length 42:44 Producer Simon Mayor, Tim Healey Chris Leslie chronology The Flow (1997) The Gift (1999)

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***The Flow*** is an album by [Chris Leslie](/source/Chris_Leslie_(folk_musician)) released in 1997.

This album is mostly instrumental. Although Chris Leslie is best known for his [fiddle](/source/Fiddle) playing in [Fairport Convention](/source/Fairport_Convention), these cuts sound nothing like Fairport or any of his other prior musical projects. The album demonstrates Leslie's breadth of [musicality](/source/Musicality), influence and inspiration from across the globe.

Tracks 2 and 6 produced by Simon Mayor. Other tracks produced by Tim Healey.

Recorded by Mark Tucker.

## Track listing

1. "Ballydesmond/ Scartaglen" (Traditional)

1. "Eliz Iza/ Derobee de Guingamp" (Traditional / Traditional)

1. "Aignish" (Traditional)

1. "The Witch of the Glen" (Traditional)

1. "Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms" (Words: Thomas Moore; Tune: Traditional)

1. "Lime Rock" (Traditional)

1. "The Old Blackbird" (Traditional)

1. "The Flow" (Chris Leslie)

1. "Niel Gow's Lament for Abercairney" (Niel Gow)

1. "Paddy Ryan's Dream/ The Inimitable Reel/ The Macroom Lassies" (Traditional)

1. "Kishmul's Galley" (Traditional)

1. "Tune for the Land of Snows" (Chris Leslie)

## Personnel

- Chris Leslie – violins, tingshaws, singing bowl, electric tambura

- [Maartin Allcock](/source/Maartin_Allcock) – acoustic guitar, electric guitar

- [Simon Mayor](/source/Simon_Mayor) – mandola, mandocello, mandolin

- Margaret Knight – concert harp

- Anne-Marie Doyle – Irish step-dancing

- [Martin Simpson](/source/Martin_Simpson) – acoustic guitar

- [Ric Sanders](/source/Ric_Sanders) – electric violin, viola, cello

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [The Flow](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r173803) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier))

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