• Four voices coalesce, rooted in rhythm. Raised on the North American traditions of blues, folk, and soul and inspired by their world travels, the four women of Ley Line transcend genres and languages. Ley Line creates a global soundscape; blending influences from Brazil, Latin America and West Africa. Dynamic harmonies run like a current through textures of stand up bass, guitar, ukulele and world percussion. With strong ties to world folklore traditions, Ley Line’s multilingual compositions evoke the beauty of the human experience through our connection to nature and each other.

    Ley Line was created in 2016 as the merging of two duos. The band was born during the completion of their premier album Field Notes, and their self-managed tour from Texas to New York. From that point on, Ley Line has been touring nationally and internationally, performing at music festivals, facilitating educational programs for youth, recording original music and collaborating with other artists. Ley Line has performed at Austin City Limits Music Festival, SXSW, The Northwest String Summit, Kerrville Folk Festival and alongside Bonnie Paine of Elephant Revival at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Ley Line is acknowledged by their hometown of Austin, Texas as nominees for the Austin Chronicle’s 2020 Band of the Year and Album of the Year. In 2019 they won a major grant through the artist development program Black Fret and have been featured as “artist of the month” on KUTX.

    Ley Line is inspired by a deep appreciation for folk music and the way it travels and evolves across borders and generations. The members of Ley Line draw influences from Brazil, Latin America, West Africa and beyond and seamlessly connect it to the roots of American folk music. Their multilingual compositions prove the point that music is a universal language that connects us all. In addition to live performances, Ley Line offers educational programs that cultivate dialogue about cross cultural understanding and explore self expression as a tool to connect across differences. 

    In 2020 Ley Line released their sophomore album “We Saw Blue” and received local and national recognition. The Austin Chronicle called their newest album, “a healing wash,” stating that, “In a time of isolation and turmoil, Ley Line’s sound soothes with a promise of deeper connection.” In 2021, the band completed the accompanying visual EP that illuminates the inspiration of the album, a three month journey through Brazil. Songs weave from traditional Brazilian “Coco” to American blues and folk. The accompanying visuals, filmed and edited by Ley Line, explore an innate connection to the earth and the role that cultural art plays in personal and collective transformation.

    • Black Fret Major Grant Recipient

    • Austin City Limits Festival

    • Telluride Bluegrass Festival

    • KUTX 98.9 "Artist of the Month"

Who is Ley Line

  • BOB BOILEN, NPR ALL SONGS CONSIDERED

    “Ley Line is four singers, including a pair of twin sisters, who find inspiration in music from Latin America, West Africa, and Europe as well as North America. The simplicity is what I loved most about this Austin-based group, both in its spare percussion and lovely harmony.”

  • KUTX Austin Music Minute

    The Austin-based quartet curates a unique sound connecting the music they grew up with sounds from around the world, inspired by their travels. Imagine blues, folk and soul done through a global, multi-lingual perspective. That’s the magic right there.

  • The Austin Chronicle

    Ley Line commits charm to soothing Latin American soundscapes …The quartet constantly educates itself on and connects with the communities they’re playing for.

  • We Are Austin: CBS

    Transcending language and genre, the ladies of Ley Line create a sound that is grounded and truly unique, not to mention beautiful.

  • Jennifer Levin of the Santa Fe New Mexican

    The four women of Austin who call themselves Ley Line Line sing a folky mixture of cross cultural multilingual music that fuses the light feel of buskers on the street with the singer songwriter chops of Gillian Welch or Neko Case.

  • Pedro Morales: Musical Artist

    Su música es un camino en donde van apareciendo paisajes sonoros de distintas naturalezas. El mar se hace presente…y vemos como se van escribiendo los versos en la arena. Ley Line rompe las fronteras a travéz de su ritmo y su palabra, como aves que multiplican su voz para atravesar los cielos. [El grupo] se refleja un mensaje de amor que florece en los anchos y sagrados caminos de la tierra, caminos hechos para encontrarnos y abrazarnos como humanidad.”

    “Their music moves you through a variety of soundscapes and nature. The ocean is present, and you can see their lyrics written in the sand. Ley Line breaks down borders through rhythm and lyric, in the way that birds sing together to travel the skies. They share a message of love that flowers along the wide and sacred paths across the Earth, paths on which we discover and embrace our humanity.