Gayle is from County Durham. She has played the viola since the age of seven. She formed Aurora Strings while studying for a BA ( Hons) Music at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. In addition to playing viola, Gayle also manages the quartet.

She has also worked with a range of artists such as Smoove (Acid Jazz Records), The Matinee Orchestra (Arable Records), Beccy Owen and Mercury Music Award nominee Kathryn Williams, with whom she performed at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London and recorded the album Old Low Light.