Lena Maude is known for her quirky presence that is both extremely playful and very serious. Her music shimmers between intimate indie folk and ambient experimental pop using intricate fingerstyle guitar, wide-ranging vocals, looping textures, and any object that makes sound.

"Whimsical poetry in song, tricksterish like the north country wind."

- Jeremy Siegrist of theillogicalspoon.com, community steward

With origins in Midwest DIY scenes, Lena draws influence from poetic songwriters, small-town life, and the dream world. Her lyrically deep songs entwine nature, myth, mystery, and the tender condition of being alive. Lena performs with abundant emotion and expressive physicality. At live shows her visual art complements the music with themes of light and dark intermingling.

"Ethereal but grounded, raw yet sincere, haunting yet visceral, her work weaves colorful tales of memory, dreams and the intimately personal... dances between morose sincerity and incredible playfulness."
 - Lily Venable, MQT Monthly 

In a childhood that often felt like living underwater in a kaleidoscope, Lena sought remedy through voracious reading, prolific writing, nature immersion, rampant doodling, and being silly. These habits have formed the nexus of her musical career. After being gifted her first guitar at age 15 Lena quickly taught herself how to play. Songwriting has slowly gained presence like a saguaro after many hours of contemplation. 

For a 7 year cycle in the far north of the Keweenaw Peninsula Lena contended with the Self, life purpose, and ‘burnout’. Toting a large repository of unheard songs, Lena hit the road during winter of 2025 on the Change Everything You Know personal tour. She let go of nearly all her belongings and made it a mission to augment beliefs and habits. For the first time in her life, Lena is now focusing on music full time.

"With core themes of connection, meaning, observation, grace, and honesty, Lena uses whatever is within reach to communicate a cry we all recognize -- something pre-linguistic, yet fully embodied. A provocation of knowing." 
- JP Harrison, Technology Wizard 

Listeners are invited along for the journey of exploring the deeply meaningful with a touch of big-picture humor. Originally from Michigan, Lena is currently in the Western Slope of Colorado working on new releases including a confessional folk album titled Tender.