{"id":144684,"date":"2024-05-22T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/?p=144684"},"modified":"2024-05-22T07:26:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T14:26:53","slug":"laynas-soulful-acoustic-pop-acoustic-guitar-sessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/laynas-soulful-acoustic-pop-acoustic-guitar-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Layna\u2019s Soulful Acoustic Pop | Acoustic Guitar Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Layna\u2019s Soulful Acoustic Pop | Acoustic Guitar Sessions\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Ef33TEj7Mo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The acoustic guitar helped transform singer-songwriter<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/LAYNAtm\">Layna<\/a><\/strong> from an apprehensive teen into a powerhouse performer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was angsty kid, with a lot of emotions. I needed a release,\u201d she recalls, \u201cI was in choir and band, and found a release through music.\u201d After realizing the poetry she was writing could double as song lyrics, Layna taught herself guitar and, in time, found she felt at home performing her songs. \u201cI love being onstage, I love sharing energy with the crowd, \u201d she says. \u201cI&#8217;m an onstage girlie; that\u2019s where I like to be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking time out from playing shows with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackopry.com\/\">the Black Opry<\/a> (a wonderful organization supporting Black roots, folk, and country artists), Layna stopped by the Acoustic Guitar studio to share some songs and talk about her musical journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this Session video, Layna plays three original tunes ranging from lovesick (\u201cWaiting on You\u201d) to righteous (\u201cSeventeen Less\u201d) to melancholy (\u201cBirthday Cake\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/private-lesson-104263321\">Support <em>Acoustic Guitar<\/em> on Patreon<\/a> and get access to an exclusive video lesson with Layna. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/private-lesson-104263321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/LAYNA-PRIVATE-LESSON.00_03_53_20.Still001.jpg?resize=900%2C506&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/LAYNA-PRIVATE-LESSON.00_03_53_20.Still001.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/LAYNA-PRIVATE-LESSON.00_03_53_20.Still001.jpg?resize=500%2C281&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/LAYNA-PRIVATE-LESSON.00_03_53_20.Still001.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/LAYNA-PRIVATE-LESSON.00_03_53_20.Still001.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer-songwriter Layna stopped by the AG studio to perform three original songs and talk about her musical journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":144720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"Singer-songwriter Layna stopped by the AG studio to perform three original songs and talk about her musical journey.","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1533],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1542],"class_list":["post-144684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acoustic-singer-songwriter-videos"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/LAYNA-SESSION.00_07_11_13.Still001.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","authors":[{"term_id":1542,"user_id":2,"is_guest":0,"slug":"joeystringletter-com","display_name":"Joey Lusterman","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/436b88127a7aed4992dc57eb6efc6353?s=96&d=mm&r=g","user_url":"","last_name":"Lusterman","first_name":"Joey","job_title":"","description":"Opinionated creative slash beginning guitarist. 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