The story of Ukulaylay
Hello, my name is Laura from Yorkshire. I’m a singer, songwriter and I play the ukulele I’m also part of a ukulele band who mainly play cover songs in the East Riding area.
My story began around 10 years ago. I have always loved music from being a child. I started out liking the usual pop bands but during my teens started dabbling in all genres. I was very into 60s and 80s at this time but growing and evolving I began to find my style which has to be electronica. Depeche Mode and Hurts being my main influences but growing up I was inspired not only by Martin Gores lyrics but also Morrissey. I think lyrics tell a story and often can picture your take on their lyrics.
Loving music so much and often scribbling a few notes I decided to play an instrument. I started to learn to play the guitar mainly acoustic but did have a cute electric number. I found some chords a struggle having tiny hands. I also started to attend songwriting weekends up at Dumfries. The beautiful scenery was inspiring. Really sparked the imagination. Attending one of the songwriting weekends I met someone there who introduced me to the ukulele and I have to admit it was love at first sight, so that Monday I went to my local Argos to buy a cheap pink number. I absolutely loved it. After practicing a little and getting better I though it was time to buy a decent one so I did and named her Layla. I sold my guitars and began my ukulele journey. I continued to write and play but never had the courage to perform my stuff only at the songwriting weekends once a year, I joined a local ukulele band, began singing lessons and for a few years this gave me the confidence I needed to believe in myself and own writing.
So after writing a fair few songs and poems over the years I took the leap last year as not being able to do anything gig wise due to the current situation and recorded my first two songs with the help of Strange Reality Music Productions https://www.facebook.com/strangerealitymusic/ . It’s a pretty awesome feeling listening to something you have created. I officially released these – Smile on Your Face and Uncertain on my Bandcamp site http://ukulaylay.bandcamp.com then followed with a video for Smile on Your Face which I made myself and can be viewed on YouTube. I’m very proud of my achievements so far. This is only the beginning of my adventure.
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ukulaylay.com 