Leslie Dowdall (born in 1961) is an Irish singer and songwriter from Howth, County Dublin. [1] She was lead singer in trad/rock group In Tua Nua in the 1980s and released several solo albums in the late 1990s. [2] [3] [4]
Leslie Dowdall was born in Dublin and grew up in Monkstown and Rathvilly, Co. Carlow. [5] She was 23 when she joined 'In Tua Nua'. She had previously been recorded by guitarist/engineer Ivan O’Shea with her band ‘The Assembly’. [2] [6]
With Leslie Dowdall as lead singer, In Tua Nua members were celebrating their 40th anniversary as a band on a tour in 2023. [7]