Rising singer-songwriter and up to date Wando graduate Isabella Ullo, recognized on stage merely as Isabella, is seeking to make nation music for a brand new era.
“My goal is to keep my music country, I’m never going to do pop country, that’s not who I am,” she stated. “But I want to define a sound for this era.”
Isabella comes by her love of music truthfully: her grandparents have been musicians, and her mom turned down a document deal in Nashville to deal with elevating her household. Isabella realized to play the guitar when she was 7.
“From a very young age, I just had that initial passion and fire for performing — I just always wanted to be on a stage,” she stated.
At 15, she placed on her first-ever stay efficiency on the Honky Tonk Saloon in Ladson, S.C. Within seven months she discovered herself taking part in her personal three-hour units and opening for greater artists from Nashville, however the low-key but rowdy ambiance of Honky Tonk Saloon stays a favourite.
To extra fervently pursue her musical profession, Isabella graduated early when she completed her research in December 2021. She’s now engaged on recording her first single in Nashville.
The music, “Me and Hank,” is an exploration of Isabella’s persona and a reference to nation music large Hank Williams.
“If you want me, you gotta like me and Hank,” Isabella defined. “So Hank is kind of like a personality feature — he’s my country side, the fun, rowdy side. If you don’t know who Hank is, you definitely don’t know the real me.”
The new monitor is about to be launched early this summer time, and within the meantime, Isabella plans to proceed reserving reveals in Charleston and in Nashville. She’s additionally been nominated for greatest feminine vocalist in City Paper’s Best of Charleston, a feat she hopes will proceed to convey new followers to her music.
“I’m very blessed and very grateful,” she stated. “This is what I love to do, and this is my hometown. And I’m very grateful to God for everything, whatever his plan is, I’m working hard to pursue what he put in my heart. And my mother and my brother, I could not do this without them. They do everything to support my music.”
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