Leela Grace is a nationally-known singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, percussive dancer and teacher of music and dance originally from Missouri. Leela has performed and taught nationally for over 30 years, first with her family, and now as a solo musician and with her sister Ellie Grace (as Leela and Ellie Grace). She has earned critical and audience praise for the "great depth and insight" of her original songs, which have been featured on NPR's All Songs Considered and chosen for inclusion on a "Best of Portland Acoustic Music" compilation CD. She picked up the banjo as a young teen and has developed her own exceptional clawhammer banjo style, marked by clear, bright melodies and powerful rhythm. Leela is also recognized as a dynamic percussive dancer whose style draws most strongly from Appalachian clogging, but also incorporates Irish step dance, rhythm tap, body percussion, and much more.

In the midst of a global pandemic, a world literally and figuratively on fire, and a seemingly endless array of injustices mounting, Leela is raising young children and seeking small, imperfect ways to make a difference. She hopes to use her music and her teaching to uplift her fellow humans, fight for the most vulnerable, and bring her intersecting and often far-flung communities together in harmony. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her partner and two children.