Detta Kenzie is a folk singer creating original songs and reworking traditional music.
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Themes of womanhood, redemption and transformation are found in her deeply narrative based songs.
Having worked as a Secondary English Teacher before transitioning into music, Detta’s love of language shines through in her storytelling. Her words capture the diversity of the landscape and its ability to both mould and reflect human experience.
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She has that classic ‘folk revival’ voice, as pure and clear as any you’ve ever heard. Gentle as spring rain and as welcoming as an open door.
Downend Folk and Roots
Detta is a singer of siren songs with a voice likely to lure the unsuspecting onto the rocks.
St George’s, Bristol
She doesn't really sound like Kate Bush but they share a sense of blasted-heath romance. They also share an incredible control, an effortless skip between octaves. Like Bush, she also has that ability to straddle genres, Kenzie is just as much pop as she is folk.
Gavin McNamara, Bristol 24/7
A mesmerising performance by Detta Kenzie whose evocative and hypnotic voice is just spine tingling.
Cornwall Folk Festival
Possessed of a fine, clear voice with an impressive range.
Folk on the Moor