Ayla Nereo

Ayla Nereo is an American musician known for her solo work and her work with the groups Wildlight and Starling Arrow.

Early childhood and education Ayla Nereo grew up in Sonoma County, California. She was home-schooled by her parents until high school and was "raised to appreciate and respect the earth." Some of the music that she grew up listening to includes ABBA, Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan, and classical and traditional Celtic music. In addition to her solo work, Nereo has released music with her brother as the duo Beatbeat Whisper, with dance music DJ The Polish Ambassador, under the name Wildlight,

Reviewer Sterling Martin has called Nereo's music "breath-taking" as well as "expansive and intriguing."

Nereo often plays at large music festivals, and has toured with bands including Rising Appalachia, Trevor Hall, and Nahko and Medicine for the People.

Discography

Solo albums Play Me A Time (2006) Floating Felt (2009) BeHeld (2012) Hollow Bone (2014) Hollow Bone REMIXES (2015) The Code of the Flowers (2016) By the Light of the Dark Moon (2019) Sovereign Kin (2023)

With duo Wildlight Hers Was As Thunder (2013) Hers Was As Thunder (Remixes) (2014) The Tide (2015) The Tide (Acoustic) (2016) The Tide Remixes (2016)

With Starling Arrow Cradle (2023)