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Ayla is an exceptional talent. From the greener pastures of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, this resounding and emotive songstress is spellbinding. Her blend of strife and serenity, politics and peace, and her enchanting vocal prowess compels the heart and evokes the soul. Currently playing round the South West, her beautifully haunting soulful sounds are simply unmissable. '
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..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Music to me is an incredibly refreshing gasp of air, something that stirs from deep within, blooming and blossoming from my very depths of me. My songs are written in moments of intensity and overwhelming emotion, flickers of beauty, pain, curiosity, hurt, yearning, love, bliss… They unravel according to no rules or plan, seeming to come through me, not from me.
It is my way of working life out, seeking out truth, questioning, challenging, provoking, and understanding the ways of people and the world. It is an expression, and release, a gentle being that reaches out its soothing arms to catch me before I fall.
I believe in a world where love, truth and nature prevail and flourish over greed, ignorance and concrete darkness. My distress at the state of the world and its many profit crazy men and women, creates inspiration from which many of my songs stem. However I devotedly believe that with ‘all its sham drudgery and broken dreams it is still a beautiful world’. Music is my refuge, my silence, my serenity, my peace
aylala, when are you back? i am excited to see what the felt has become! and do you still have the sheep wool? a waistcoat is currently residing in my head and needs to be MADE! lots of love x x x
oi! you're online, i'm online, hope you're fine, i put a lime, in my beer, and now i am drinking it??:) just saw the sunset in the south of France, green flash and everything, was spectacular!! love love love:)
hello my sausage, sorry fabians brother wrote that last comment. sick fuck. anyway, im in france now, just sending you some love and all that stuff. Beach break was sick. you were amazing. hope you're well, tell us what you're up to cos i've got quite a few possible gigs this summer. yipyipyip. :) x
We’ve posted a video of our single Suddenly on the page. Our most recent single, Dirty got played on BBC 6 Music Tom Robinson’s show! Have a listen to the music and let us know what you think!
hi ayla how are you? im just wondering who is going to voice camp this summer and wether ur one of them. hope alls well! your music is sounding lovely! lotsa love xxx
waaaaah! felt waistcoat....yes! thats amazing, busted out a corsety/waistcoaty/thingy in an hour last night....found an old pair of officey school trousers and was just like 'hmmmmmmmnnnnn' i like! just to tell you...rokia traore has myspace! just three little songs of the album, kele mandi is sooo incredible. and ill try and find some way of getting the album off this damn machine of mine! lots of love xxxxxx
my dearest cutesweet tootsweet... everything is sunny here, lots of positive energy buzzing about, pretty hectic at times but im enjoying bashing out the last lil leg of this madness, a madness that is constantly teaching me how the world rolls, how the sunrises, how people think, how i communicate, important stuff, but i will be ready for the summers bright adventures soon enough, only 6 weeks to go... just chatted to van man, he's on the mish for my little bimbling home, i have feelings she will be quite a sweety. mmm... just wanted to know which of those cds u have, let me know and i'll make u the rest of them, plus i'll probebly blob in some other choooones for ur listening pleasure. yippeee. love you mrs. i'm still on the falmo before sunrise buzz, let me know if anything gets in the way of that - so happy to float where ever im taken, no plans are fixed, every day as a sparkling blessing, to be taken in with open eyes, seeing the beauty in even the grumpiest old man, or the silliest youth. blaaaahhh rant, love... blob u alternater. x x x ps we'll hold our hands up together, and sail our dreams. yess pleaaaassseee... x
was so lovely seeing you over easter....how is the felt doing?
how are you? was wondering if you have a picture of the beautiful earrings?
am now having my placement at the lister and am finding 9-5 incredibly draining, but full of amazing people, watching them come through situations with a strength of spirit that i find so inspiring...lovely but hard
hey ayla, just realised i got all hacked nd sent u loads of spammy msg's, many apologies, hope all is peaceful- im back falmouthwards in a few days so shall see u about. keep it dusty Xx
ello ello my long lost hobbit! sorry didnt get a proper chance to bid farewell to thee for easter, hope you're havin a good one, and enjoying precious family time! when are you back to the home lands of kernow? anyway me bird take care, and i shall see you soooon! much much love molls xx
oh babble babble! seeing you has put me on a funny path of coincidences.... firstly went for chilli at naomis only to see the woman she is living with has been exploring natural dyes, the colours ayla, they were gorgeous, i cant wait to see what colours you make!
and then happened to mention my quest for natural feathers to one of the guys who was round, only to find he know someone who plucks chickens for the market and will pass them on to me for free!.....dont truly know how i feel about this though, being plucked for meat vs the harder task of finding natural molted feathers? hmmmmmn thinking...
bah! then went to Harvest Moon, theyve taken four of my bags to see how well they sell! thank you for making me do this, there going to wait and see how they do and then maybe ask for more!
coincidences are connections in our destinys we cannot always see.....love this phrase wooop!
hey, glad ur well, could i book u in for saturday the 5th of april? how much do u charge? would love to jam, would be cool to get some wonderful vocal harmonies going on. cant wait to hear u play x
bllooooobbb. ah how joyous it is that that word is still going so strong, im fascinated at its versitility and its strength in this crazy world of the english language. and how people pick it up pretty heavily... bbaaah hha. thats so funny bout drunky popping up in our lives just as he did that morning in cambodia when we giggled about fixing his blobs on the bus... dreadzone played here too but i didn't get to see them, bum. but been listening to them alot actually, hmmm anyhoo... oh im feeling in one of those moods where splyyyth just blobs out my mouth... bit of psycho babble never hurt anyone! 30th is perfect, i'll be in the beautiful yurt and i would be honoured to have you come join me my dearest. yknow sometimes you never leave my mind in a whole day. oooh i'll try and get a us a gig, will u be staying a night? then i could get us a 30th eve one and we can sing together!! eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee... i love you, basically. love. did i say i saw noodles at synergy? insane night of dancing and magic meeting so many festy randoms and total ecstatic amazingness... i really do blob you. sees you soon. x x x x x x
alya how are u? im putting together some gig nights at the vic in hitchin over april, they will be held on saturday nights, when will u be back from uni? would really love to hear u play again peace and paint, han xxx
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hellooo, i just listened to your new track, you've got so much character in your voice it's amazing. im surrounded by alot of singers here but very few actually stick out. i really like all your songs i wish i could come cu play. maybe in the summer me, you and miss susie could meet up and make some music. u guys are always welcome to stay at mine. keep writing. love {L} x x x
bbaaaaaahhhh KORA are playing at WOMAD!!! eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.... bbrrrrrrrr.... we'll be workng ay?? hope all went well getting hold of adam... beautiful picture my lovely ayla. x x
