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The magical sound of whistles, guitars & mandolins
Music & Composition
A family of musicians — from contemplative songs of praise to the living tradition of Appalachian music.
Composer & Instrumentalist
Thomas Leech
Thomas Leech writes and records instrumental and choral music, playing Irish whistle, mandolin, guitar, and keyboard. His songbook Sing … with one small voice presents 34 original contemporary and contemplative songs of praise, arranged across Of Grace & Mercy, The Psalms, and Of Prayer & Praise.
The Woodridge Publications YouTube channel presents instrumental musical videos conveying highlights of the songs — with timed lyrics and visual vistas, enhanced by whistles, guitars, mandolins, and cellos.
Section One
Of Grace & Mercy
Seventeen original compositions chronologically tracing the arc of biblical history — from ancient prophetic words to the incarnation and apocalyptic mysteries.
34 original compositions
Sing … with one small voice
Section Two
The Psalms
Thirteen original compositions reflecting timeless expressions across the widest range of human emotion.
Section Three
Of Prayer & Praise
Four original compositions and two arrangements of timeless masterpieces — intense expressions of the seen and faith in the unseen.
Recording Artist & Educator
Professor Tall Paul
Asheville, North Carolina
From Asheville, North Carolina — the heart of Appalachian music — Professor Tall Paul records and performs on guitar, mandolin, cello, and bass throughout western North Carolina. He teaches guitar and music theory at A-B Tech and offers private lessons across a range of stringed instruments as well as music theory.
Recording sessions at Woodridge Studios include Tall Paul & Tom: Winter in Asheville and the instrumental I Will Lift Up My Eyes.
The Instruments
Strings, whistles & voice
Across two generations, the Leech family plays Irish whistle, guitar, mandolin, cello, bass, and keyboard — blending the precision of composition with the warmth of Appalachian folk tradition.
Their recordings live at Woodridge Studios and on the Woodridge Books & Music YouTube channel, where instrumental videos pair the music with sweeping visual vistas.