leyla i. royale

Here’s a gif of myself playing cello last night with Cobalt and the Hired Guns!

I went all gothed out last night to play with Cobalt and the Hired Guns at Wise Fools Pub in Chicago.

Striped pants, fishnet shirt, red lights, velvet curtains, and glitter everywhere.

Take a listen to this lovely recording of myself playing cello and the amazing Hannah K. Watson playing some Telemann.

It’s a brand new recording for our string duo for hire, Chicago Street Strings!  Listen, follow, and if you ever need strings for a wedding or fancy party, you know where to go!

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I LOVE these shots of myself and the wondrously talented Hannah K. Watson busking in from of my favorite place in Chicago, the CHICAGO THEATRE!

(Both photos are taken by the talented Javier Ayala).

Here’s an awesome Vine of me playing at SXSW with Cobalt and the Hired Guns!

(Vine by Jaime Black).

I maybe played cello last night in a Leia costume with a Darth Vader helmet on, while the rest of my band (Cobalt and the Hired Guns) was dressed up as Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Yoda.

Playing in a helmet is NOT easy.

(Photo by Cathy Wica).

Where we are playing tonight, in the Gold Coast in Chicago.

Hannah and I have been hired on to.play a fancy birthday dinner at Maggiano’s this evening! Time for cello and violin duets!

Check out this great photo shot of me playing at my good friend Jessica Hunt’s wedding from a few months ago!

I really like the lines in this image.

The cello is currently very fancy in a house.