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L e e L i At age 15 Leeli decided it was high time she got some guitar lessons. Not just from anyone mind you. She wanted to learn from the 16-year-old boy she’d seen playing in the local talent quest. And so it was that Leeli came to be standing on Dan Morgan’s front lawn performing Tenacious D’s Tribute complete with highly choreographed dance moves. “At the end I got down on my knees and said ‘will you teach me to play guitar like you?’,” Leeli – aka Emma Louise - recalls, chuckling. “That’s how it started.” It was also the start of a musical journey that would eventually see her perform across the globe and alongside some of Australia’s finest young musicians. Right from the start the Byron Bay local’s sweet, soulful voice and honest, heartfelt lyrics connected with audiences. Drawing on influences ranging from Bob Dylan and Fleetwood Mac to Glen Hansard and Jack White, she has developed a unique brand of folk pop characterised by intricately crafted songs that tell stories