Ida Nilsen

Ida Nilsen

Ida Nilsen is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter and musician. She has been a member of the bands Radiogram, The Violet Archers, The Beans, The Gay, and most recently The Buttless Chaps, Great Aunt Ida and The Choir Practice. Ida has appeared as a guest musician on albums by , Jerk With a Bomb, Montag and Veda Hille.

She formed her own band, Great Aunt Ida, in 2003. That band released its debut album, "Our Fall", in 2005. Her most recent record with Great Aunt Ida, titled "How they Fly" was released at the Railway Club in Vancouver on September 21, 2006.

She, along with her current band Great Aunt Ida, recently opened for Toy Singers in Edmonton, Alberta.

In October 2007, Ida moved from vancouver, BC, to Toronto, ON, where she now resides. Great Aunt Ida plays monthly at the Tranzac Club, and includes members Dan Goldman on guitar, Ben Bowen on trumpet, former Rheostatics member Tim Vesely on bass, and Ryan Granville-Martin on drums.

External links

* [http://www.greatauntida.com/ Great Aunt Ida]


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