About Kaye and Errol

Newspaper Articles Monday, January 12, 1998 Tuesday, January 20, 1998

Errol and Kaye Leslie are Jamaican citizens now living permanently in the United States. Errol is pastor of the Swift Memorial United Methodist Church in Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts while Kaye is employed by one of the banks in the Bourne area of cape Cod. They first moved to the US in August of 1995 when they were appointed to serve the Community United Methodist Church in Byfield, Massachusetts. After three years of ministry, they were transferred to the Cape Cod area of Massachusetts.

They were both involved in a very successful music program at the church in Byfield where Errol taught some of the young people to play several musical instruments. As a result of this effort, some of these same young people were playing along with the organist in accompanying the congregational hymns on a regular basis. The music program at the church where they now serve has seen additional instruments such as trumpets, trombone, cornet, saxophone, violin, tuba, and flute being added to the worship experience from time to time. Kaye presently accompanies the youth and children's choir and together they are working out some contemporary styles of music which they hope to use to further enhance the worship experience.

Prior to their migration to the US, they served in ministry at Methodist churches in their home country of Jamaica. One of the special gifts which they have brought to the wider pastoral ministry is a specialized music ministry which has blessed the lives of several persons who have heard them sing at concerts, in worship services, at conventions or rallies as well as at weddings and funeral services.

When they were united in marriage, God united two lives that had been involved in the world of gospel music at different levels and at different places. They had both been involved in singing and playing with various music groups and at different stages; were both leaders/directors of separate gospel groups even at a point in their respective lives when they did not know that they were going to meet each other. Their marriage brought together musical gifts and talent which have resulted in the establishment of a musical pair that has shared a rich variety of gospel styles with very receptive audiences and congregations.

Errol and Kaye have together done many full length concerts all over their home country where they were kept pretty busy as they shared in a number of churches to a wide variety of audiences. They have continued to share their love for music as they have sung to audiences in New York, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and on the west coast in the state of Washington. One of the unique factors about their music is that they provide their own live instrumentation using instruments such as the guitar, keyboard, harmonica, violin, saxophone, trumpet, clarinet, flute and the accordion. Their repertoire of rhythm and style ranges from the Jamaican reggae and eastern Caribbean calypso to the American Rock and Roll as well as traditional European hymns.

Whereas they have included some of the popular gospel songs in their repertoire, they have both written lyrics and music as well as do arrangements for original songs. They have regularly done reggae arrangements to some of the traditional gospel hymns and as such, their main style may be described as "reggae gospel". They have received standing ovations to many of these songs including their reggae arrangement of "We shall overcome" which they did at the annual Martin Luther King breakfast celebration in Hampton, New Hampshire recently.

The release of their album, IN HIS TIME, has been one of the highlights in their ministry. The album is available both in CD and on cassette. CDs are available at $ 11.95 and cassettes are available at $ 8.95. Please add $ 2.00 shipping plus 50 cents for each additional unit. The maximum shipping charge is $8.00. Send a check or money order PAYABLE TO Errol and/or Kaye Leslie to the address below.

Errol and Kaye are available to do fund raiser concerts for adult or senior groups, youth groups as well as to share their music at wedding receptions, anniversary celebrations or at dinners.

Contact Info

Tel. 508-888-7722/508-888-2962/508-833-8806/508-833-3966 or

Email reveel@cape.com