Detta Kenzie

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Detta Kenzie is an indie-folk singer and songwriter whose music, while often touched by traditional Celtic folk influences, is guided by a thoroughly modern and independent spirit. A former English teacher, her love of language fuels vivid storytelling exploring landscape, womanhood, grief, and rebellion. Blessed with a voice of striking beauty and clarity, Detta performs with uncompromising authenticity, moving beyond outdated expectations of how a female folk singer should sound, delivering performances full of verve, power, and undeniable truth.

Described as “a singer of siren songs with a voice likely to lure the unsuspecting onto the rocks” and praised for her “staggering control and emotional depth,” Detta’s music finds its home in the hearts of those who hear it, staying with listeners long after the last note and earning praise from critics for its honesty and soul.

She has opened for celebrated artists including Martin Simpson and Phil Beer, and collaborated with phenomenal musicians such as Tobias ben Jacob. Detta has also formalised a creative partnership with guitarist Chris Cleverley, acclaimed for his intricate, genre-blurring fingerstyle playing that fuses folk traditions with a contemporary edge.