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About Leigh Newton

Update to the info below:

Leigh has returned to primary school teaching and is no longer available for touring.
Ceduna, SA 2004-2007
Istanbul, Turkey 2008
Baku, Azerbaijan 2008-2009
Imanpa, NT 2009
Norwood, SA 2010
Murray Bridge, SA 2011

Leigh Newton is a songwriter/entertainer from SA who works in both secular and Christian contexts. Although best known as a children's songwriter he also writes for adults and performs to all ages at family concerts.

In addition to songwriting and singing Leigh uses juggling, magic and ventriloquism, and performs regularly in kid's clubs, kindergartens, schools and churches. He presents seminars for music leaders in churches and works in schools on behalf of local churches presenting Christian Option seminars.

Born in Broken Hill NSW, Leigh grew up singing in choirs, and learning piano and guitar. As a teenager he played professionally in cabaret ensembles and folk duos. In the 1980's he played in the popular Adelaide bush band Three Corner Jack.

Since that time he has released nine albums variously for adults and children, probably being most known around Australia for Christmas In The Scrub which places the Christmas story firmly in the Australian culture. Its sequel Christmas in the Shed was published Nov '99.

 Leigh with guitar in studio

He has performed throughout Australia, the Mid-West of the USA and New Zealand. As well as entertaining for over 20 years he has been a teacher (infants and primary), youth worker, foster parent, parish worker and director of camps for pre-adolescent boys with an Adelaide fostering agency.

His albums include:
Christmas in the Scrub
Three Corner Jack
Just Peace
The Peace Songbook
Off By Heart		 Grandma Rides a Harley
Woman Spirit
Monster Tamer
Christmas in the Shed

Leigh's songs have been reproduced in more than 30 different publications for both children and adults, secular and Christian. He is also a winner of the annual South Australian State Folk Festival Songwriting Award.

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