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Artist
If Wen
8+ albums
Surfacousticsinger-songwriterfolktronicabadly drawn boy
about
If Wen's barn produced beach nu-folk has received outstanding reviews and much radioplay in the USA and Canada, and on MTV, but in the UK so far he is "too folkie" to gain the attention of the mainstream media. If Wen doesn't care. He says he is anti-pop, and anti-mainstream. His debut album continues to sell worldwide, and he continues to record alone in a barn in West Kernow (Cornwall, UK). If Wen is now recording a second album, again in a barn in Kernow. For media enquiries about If Wen contact James H Soars + 44 (0) 1604 456561 Mob +44 (0) 7758 781032 james@jameshsoars.com - For festival bookings If Wen is represented by BPA Live contact Dave Moss-Blundell +44 (0)1765 605987 dave@bpa-live. At the core of If Wen's sound is a fragile combination of quiet fingerpicked acoustic guitar and gentle, breathy vocals. To MTV2's credit they have picked up on a Super 8 cine film shot near the barn for the title track Take a Look at the Sea and this has broadcast repeatedly on their cult programme "120 minutes." Radio DJs beyond the UK have taken If Wen into the Top 50 for folk music airplay worldwide. The "If" was a nickname, and the "Wen" is from the Celtic language. "..the most overtly catchy of if wen’s anthems, like Love Letters, have something of the opulent feel of Paris-1919-period John Cale – which should be taken as quite a complement." David Kidman, Folk and Roots. "..not only a selection of natural, soothing acoustic tracks but a celebration of nature and its b
