Back in 2018 Copenhagen natives, singer songwriter Trinelise Væring and multiple Danish Music Award-winner jazz saxophonist Fredrik Lundin, handpicked an ensemble of musicians from very different walks of the Scandinavian music scene for what they imagined to be a special project for one special occasion only.
Three years and a covid-pandemic later they lead an ebullient 10 piece powerhouse of a band with a new album on the way and enough live concerts already under the belt to call themselves a touring band. 

With a genre fluid approach to songwriting and an all together unconventional instrumentation with 4 vibrant singers, fiddle, hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, cittern, saxophones, flutes, 2 drummers and double bass, Tone of Voice Orchestra offers adistinctive and fresh new sound.
Catchy hooklines, shamanic beats, evocative lyrics in combination with strong individual contributions from each band member, create a range of expressions spanning from the enchanted to the mundane, from the sorrowful to the ecstatic.

Tone of Voice Orchestra comfortably straddles the divide between multiple genres such as Scandinavian roots, jazz and indie-pop, while blending the famous Scandinavian sound with global folklore, Americana and North African textures as well as a variety of indie-pop and alternative folk bands. All of these influences from i.a. Eastern European feed into one another and grow lush new forms when added to Tone of Voice Orchestra’s melting pot.

Tone of Voice Orchestra’s debut album , Tone of Voice Orchestra, produced by Dennis Ahlgren, was released on March 11th, 2022. Listen below. The album was awarded a Danish Music Award “Jazz Vocal Release of the Year”

Second album “Runing from the Devil” was released November 7th 2025.

Read reviews below.

Tone of Voice Orchestra are:

Vocals - Trinelise Væring, Elisabeth Vik, Lene Nørgaard and Nanna Schou Dreier
Hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, cittern - Christian Mohr Levisen
Fiddle - Arendse Nordtorp Pedersen
Saxophones and flutes - Fredrik Lundin
Double bass - Joel Illerhag
Drums & percussion - Jesper Uno Kofoed and Knut Finsrud

Quotes from album reviews:

(Live reviews below)

“Running from the Devil” 
Roots Music Canada: “full of great playing and packed with musical surprises.”
Rhythms (Australia):  “Unique (..) in a style that’s is incontrovertibly their own. 
Jazz Journal (UK):) “the whole adding up to one big barrel of joy.” 
RootsTime (Belgium): " simply outstanding!”
ALL THAT… (DK):  ★★★★★ “ dramatisk, smukt, overraskende”
GAFFA (DK): ★★★★★ “overbevisende" 
FOLKER (Germany) “absolutely unique” (…) they virtually form their own genre”
JAZZthing (Germany)  “this is truly great cinema for the ears.”
John Noyd’s Substack (USA): “Unique, sustainable and entirely inviting"
Nettavisen (Norway): “ totalt unikt.”
Al Piffero (Italy): “thoroughly enjoyable”
Heaven Magazine (Netherland):“a rather original sound"
Kulturen.nu (DK):  ★★★★★ “Et dybt tilfredsstillende album” 
Rootszone (Denmark): “jeg måtte overgive mig”
Musikpulsen (Sweden)(score 9 of 10): “genre-bending and exiting ” 
Salt-Peanuts (Norway): “denne pise gode udsendelsen”
Irish Music Magazine (Ireland): “ something else entirely”
Foolk Magazine (Italy): “this beautiful and enjoyable album”
New Folk Sounds(Netherland):“The music is infectious"

“Tone of Voice Orchestra”

Roots Music Canada:“ToVO certainly live up to the hype” 
“What I can say with absolute confidence is that this music is beautifully crafted. The vocal arrangements are especially stunning (…) The choice of instrumentation on each track is superb and the quality of the performances and the production is first class. (…) ToVO certainly live up to the hype and will take you on a musical journey that is full of great playing and packed with musical surprises. I would heartily recommend that you     take time to listen to this album”(Tim Readman)  READ  

Rhythms Magazine (Australia): “Refreshingly original”

“Unique is a vastly overused and abused adjective in the vocabulary of album reviewers, but in the case of the award-winning 10-piece Danish band known as Tone of Voice Orchestra it’s genuinely applicable. (…) TOVO brings together refreshingly original compositions and a cornucopia of styles from across the roots music spectrum, in a style that’s is incontrovertibly their own.(…) “In summation, Running From the Devil is an admirably bold musical tapestry that sashays between the contemporary and the past as the Tone of Voice Orchestra seamlessly blends Scandinavian and global influences via irresistible grooves and hooklines, lush instrumental textures, improvised solos, and moments of stillness and intimacy.”
(Tony Hillier) Print only


RootsTime (Belgium)“this music sounds irresistible (…)  simply outstanding!”
“powerful vocals go hand in hand with organic-sounding melodies, sophisticated arrangements, and boundary-crossing danceability. All of that is abundantly present here. At one moment you’re reminded of klezmer music, the next it sounds as if the voices have been imported from the Gregorian calendar, or as if the jazzy folk of Scandinavia has been given new life. It is precisely this variation in approach that makes the album so captivating,” (originally in Belgian) Dani Hayvaert READ  

Jazz Journal (UK) “the whole adding up to one big barrel of joy." 
“There is a wonderful combination here of wildness and discipline, of rolling danceable rhythms (Running From The Devil, Coming Up For Air), refigured folk tropes (the violin-led Belly Up, Trommedans, which features fine work from Lundin) and near-philosophical reflection (…) However, the main thing to enjoy on this irresistible album is its overall zest and bold originality” READ  

John Noyd’s Substack (USA): “Unique, sustainable and entirely inviting"

"The spirit of Woody Guthrie and The Staple Singers poured into Celtic fiddle, Middle Eastern pipes and Jazz saxophone dance among fiery folk choirs as ToVO celebrate community rejuvenating common humanity with lively individuality. Unique, sustainable and entirely inviting, “Running from the Devil” rejoices in Gregorian choruses, klezmer energy rising inside agrarian work-songs and rhythmic convictions ringing in passionate ballads and radical advocacy. (READ)  

Irish Music Magazine (Ireland): “oh those bagpipes and Hurdy-gurdy make it something else entirely” READ  

IN ENGLISH TRANSLATED FROM OTHER EUROPEAN LANGUAGES:

Folker (Germany) “absolutely unique”

“A term still has to be invented for the music they create.(…) they virtually form their own genre….. An exhilarating album that stays with you long after listening.” 
Print (Febr. 2026) and Web Folker. World  READ 

JAZZthing & blue Rhythm (Germany)  “Cinema for the ears.”

“They’ve done it again (…) overflowing with creativity (…) striking grooves, catchy hooks, lush instrumental textures, improvised solos, and moments of silence tumble over one another—though only seemingly at random. (…) If the term weren’t so overused, it would fit perfectly here: this is truly great “cinema for the ears.” (Print March 2026) READ

Al Piffero (Italy) “thoroughly enjoyable”

“Sophisticated arrangements, lovely vocal blends, thematic cohesion, and a generally light approach serving immediate, groovy, airy songs with pristine sound.(…) The result is a classic second album of consolidation (…) thoroughly enjoyable (…) In short: I liked it, and I think most of you will too. (originally in Italian) READ  

Heaven Magazine (Netherland): “a rather original sound that is as charming as it is engaging” READ  

New Folk Sounds (Netherland):“The music is infectious"  READ

Foolk Magazine (Italy): “From the opening track, “Tourist in God’s Mercy,” the album’s multifaceted character is immediately clear” READ

Live reviews:

All That..  2026: “Loving hands and collective energy created true euphoria” 
 (“Kærlige hænder og kollektiv energi skabte ægte eufori”) 

Under that headline the Danish site/magazine Allthat.dk  delivered the most glorious review of our release concert Febr. 2026 at Hotel Cecil
These are some of many highly quote worthy one-liners: 

"unique, but never strange or difficult. Tone of Voice Orchestra doesn’t work with filler—only colors, contrasts, and precisely measured ingredients.(…) a collective space where genres dissolve, individualists merge (…) spot-on solos (…) Enchanting sonic romance (…) Music with a message (…) Nothing was preached—but awareness and hope were shared (…) Professionalism and virtuosity (…) an international outlook (…) struck soul, spirit, heart, and mind (…) Better than antidepressants”

Mads Kornum ends his piece with encouraging all festival-programers to book Tone of Voice Orchestra, that is if  they “are looking for a stimulant that is both legal and highly addictive? The solution could be simple: book ToVO. You leave the concert high, uplifted, and a little more human than before." READ

Kulturen. nu wrote in 2024 “ A universal primal force”
“If you are in doubt that female singers have a connection to universal primal force—something reminiscent of a spiritual, unique, and wordless contact with Mother Earth herself—then you need to listen to Tone Of Voice Orchestra (…)From the first song, "He Loves Her For It" the audience in the packed hall was blown away. (…)The music is wild and distinctly unique (…)The music's lyrics are clearly feminist, but also universal and political, as in the climate-concerned "We Owe The World. (…) the night ended with the encore "Driven," the enthusiastic audience gave a standing ovation. It was an evening where listeners were repeatedly carried away on a magical carpet of beautifully harmonizing female voices”.  READ

Side.33  in 2022: "contagious from the very first note"
“The harmony, the energy, the sheer joy of playing emanating from the stage was contagious from the very first note, and spread like dimples on the faces around the hall at the extremely well-attended venue.(…) And that is exactly what TOVO has. They have the whole package. They have the skills, they know the craft and they have the creative power to convert it all into an expression that feels like the soundtrack to a sensual revelation.” Side.33  (2022)

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