Lorraine Leckie and Her Demons

Lorraine Leckie was born on a horse in Northern Ontario. In the 1980s she started her career as a makeup artist. After a decade living in Europe, she moved to New York and began working with celebrity clients including Paul McCartney and Heidi Klum. At 37 Leckie got a guitar and was soon performing at venues including Bowery Ballroom Webster Hall and Mercury Lounge with demons Hugh Pool on guitar, Pavel Cingl on electric violin, Keith Robinson on drums & Charles DeChants on bass. Lorraine Leckie & Her Demons' debut album Four Cold Angels released in 2008. Leckie's cover of The Pogues "Dirty Old Town"- a collaboration with Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre - become the opening title track for the 2011 film Dirty Old Town. Tom Semioli (Village Voice) chose Leckie's 2010 solo album Martini Eyes as ‘Best Album of the Year” in the Voice's annual Pazz & Jop. Rudely Interrupted released with Anthony Haden- Guest in 2012. In 2014, LL&HD released Rebel Devil Devil Rebel. Spring 2015, Lorraine released The Raven Smiled in Prague with Pavel Cingl. In 2015, after playing the NYC album release show, Leckie's drummer Paul Triff died. This concert was recorded and released as the 2018 album Live at Mercury Lounge NYC. LL lives in Brooklyn with husband Billy Leroy. Razor Wing Butterfly released in June 2020. Blue and Yellow, for the Ukrainian people was released in Feb 2023, and then “Misfits” that November. LL&HD are working on a full-length album to be released in 2025.