{"id":26424,"date":"2025-02-19T17:07:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T22:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/?p=26424"},"modified":"2025-02-19T17:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T22:07:04","slug":"eleven-year-old-making-a-swift-rise-in-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/2025\/02\/eleven-year-old-making-a-swift-rise-in-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Eleven year old making a “Swift” rise in music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Contributed by Scott Murdoch<\/strong>

Eleven-year-old Leah Kagarise brought Lake Monticello\u2019s Bunker Bistro Open Mic audience to its feet Nov. 13 as she delivered three of her own original songs: \u201cDream World,\u201d \u201cKid Again,\u201d and \u201cNot Today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Leah, who will return to the Bistro Feb. 26, she sat for an interview about her music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How old were you when you started playing and writing? And was there any song or artist that inspired you to play and sing?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started playing guitar at 7 years old. My first year and a half of lessons were over Zoom because it was during Covid. I was able to practice a lot at the beginning because I was home so much. I started writing songs before I started taking lessons, not really knowing how to play guitar, but it was fun for me. Then, I started writing better songs as I learned how to play guitar and learning about the structure of songs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor Swift has always inspired me because I listen to her a lot and her first instrument that she learned was also guitar. And she\u2019s a really nice person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who are some of your favorite singer\/songwriters?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides Taylor Swift I also like Andy Grammer and Gracie Abrams.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you describe what you are feeling when you play in front of an audience? And what are some of the venues where you have played? Do you have a favorite?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel really happy when I am playing in front of an audience. I don\u2019t really feel nervous. I just feel the emotions of the songs. I also feel happy because I know people are listening to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have done another open mic at The Southern and they also invited me to play at a Singer\/Songwriters Showcase. That was really cool because there was a huge audience, and I got to play five songs, and I got paid for it. I also got to write my name on the wall there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you play any instruments besides guitar? If not, do you have an interest in any?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t play piano, but I have interest in learning piano because I will sometimes look up songs and learn how to play them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do your songs come to you naturally, or do you sit down and say \u201cI\u2019m going to write a song today about XYZ\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best songs are the ones that come to me. I never just say I need to go write a song. Sometimes, I\u2019ll be just walking in my room and write a song. And normally songs just start with me playing around. Then, if I like one, I keep going, and it turns into a song. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you see yourself continuing your music as a hobby or something more?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right now, it\u2019s just a hobby, but whenever opportunities come, I want to try them. We are going to a studio to record some of my songs soon. It could be really cool to have a job but release music and songs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Contributed by Scott Murdoch Eleven-year-old Leah Kagarise brought Lake Monticello\u2019s Bunker Bistro Open Mic audience to its feet Nov. 13 as she delivered three of her own original songs: \u201cDream World,\u201d \u201cKid Again,\u201d and \u201cNot Today.\u201d  Leah, who will return to the Bistro Feb. 26, she sat for an interview about her music. How old […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26416,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,137],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-lake-monticello"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26424"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26424"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26425,"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26424\/revisions\/26425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fluvannareview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}