Her music showcases her admiration for Norwegian and English folk music, wrapped up with Wurlitzer, Hardanger fiddles, and beautiful choruses. Selma is known in the folk music community from bands like Masåva and the Spellemann Award-winning Morgonrode.

Selma French collaborates with some of the country's most skilled improvisers, whose sensitive involvement in the music significantly enhances the live experience. Her album "Changes Like the Weather in the Mountain" initially evokes associations with British folk from the 60s and 70s, but French's songs possess a distinctiveness that is entirely her own. Crafted with care, her music is both intricate and simple.

Critics have been unanimous in their praise, with Eivind August Westad Stuen from Aftenposten calling her solo debut from 2022 "one of the best things I've heard this year," and Tor Martin Bøe from VG highlighting her as a unique vocal and songwriting talent with a closeness to Anne Lise Frøkedal.