Biography

Amongst a digital mountain range littered with accomplished folk-ish artists, it's a miracle to come across a cave so rich in jewels as the one beneath Ida Wenøe’s ribcage. Despite an obvious appreciation of Americana, her sound is laced with more English undertones: the kind of sound Edward Woodward might have heard downstairs in the local inn had the Wicker Man been filmed in a remote Danish village while Sarah Lund scoured for clues in her jumper. Like the best of the Nordic Noir leaving the Danish mainland, the recordings are at once both sonically pure & grimy; there’s a shared loneliness that makes you feel that you’re not alone at all; and an honesty to the songwriting that tugs at your sleeve. Sure, she has the usual credible influences from Vashti to Joni, from Neil Young to Danish folk hero Sebastian; and there are hints of Sandy Denny & Linda Perhacs. But to list artists she sounds like would be to miss the point entirely. As anyone who has witnessed a live show can attest, Ida Wenøe is very definitely Ida Wenøe. Second album 'The Things We Don't Know Yet' (2019) was released by Songcrafter Music/Integrity Records. New singles 'One Step' & 'Echoes' are a bewitching teaser for Ida's third album. “Ida Wenøe is equal parts mysterious, brooding & beguiling” - R2 Magazine “Her voice - weary but cute, with the power to cut through - is perfect” – The Guardian “Wenøe’s signature style pairs ethereal vocals with delicately finger-picked guitar” – Line of Best Fit