DERINA HARVEY BAND
Fearless front-woman Derina Harvey leads this Celtic rock group, who are winners of the People’s Choice Award at the 2018 Edmonton Music Awards. The group offers a fresh take on traditional folk songs as well as an increasing amount of original material. The band has a rocky, rhythmic undertow; layered with guitars, fiddle, and topped by Derina’s powerful voice.
Derina Harvey Band been likened to a rockier version of Canada’s Great Big Sea, if fronted by Adele, and has earned a reputation as a high-energy live show.
The band has already covered a fair amount of Canada via the performing arts and festival circuits (over 250 performances since starting 2016), and is now poised to break into the United States, having been selected for three juried US showcases. The group’s showcase at the Arts Northwest Conference in Tacoma in 2017 garnered them the “Best Showcase” Award and recent trips to showcase at the Western Arts Alliance conference in Las Vegas (August, 2018) and Performing Arts Exchange in Orlando (October, 2018) have already garnered interest across the US. They have added educational outreach programs as part of their appearance in a community on the performing arts circuit.
The band has two full length recordings as well as several recent single releases to their credit. A sample from several releases is on this page (for full discography, see the Music page). The band is currently writing material for an album, to be released in 2020.
WEBSITE: DERINA HARVEY BAND
Derina Harvey Band been likened to a rockier version of Canada’s Great Big Sea, if fronted by Adele, and has earned a reputation as a high-energy live show.
The band has already covered a fair amount of Canada via the performing arts and festival circuits (over 250 performances since starting 2016), and is now poised to break into the United States, having been selected for three juried US showcases. The group’s showcase at the Arts Northwest Conference in Tacoma in 2017 garnered them the “Best Showcase” Award and recent trips to showcase at the Western Arts Alliance conference in Las Vegas (August, 2018) and Performing Arts Exchange in Orlando (October, 2018) have already garnered interest across the US. They have added educational outreach programs as part of their appearance in a community on the performing arts circuit.
The band has two full length recordings as well as several recent single releases to their credit. A sample from several releases is on this page (for full discography, see the Music page). The band is currently writing material for an album, to be released in 2020.
WEBSITE: DERINA HARVEY BAND
