Biography
Drea is Folk You. Her presence as a live performer and songwriter pushes the envelope of traditional folk music creating a Folk You experience, original, and engaging. Her sound melds folk, rock, country and pop. She has grown as an artist out of Peterborough Ontario's strong musical traditions to become an international emerging artist. Drea's performances include the Skagen Music Festival in Denmark, the Paulusfeesten and Deerlycke festivals in Belgium, the Back Meadows Music and Peterborough Folk festival. Her music has taken her across Canada twice with tours from the Yukon to Newfoundland, and through the Netherlands, France and Denmark in the fall of 2007. She toured Northern Canada in the winter of 2008 and headlines the Folkwoods Festival in Holland and Paulusfeesten festival in Belgium in August 2008. You will wake up with Drea's songs in your head, she has just released her 6th independent album "LIVELY" July 2008. The HolyLowDownBand EP is available December 2008. A new music video can be found at myspace.com/dreanasager Nov.08
Instrumentation
Drea Nasager is Folk You. She has developed her sound on the road and at home performing with a wide array of musicians. You can see Drea perform with The Holylowdown Band, her voice and powerful songs, without the sappiness, strong rhythm guitar, bass, drums, lap steel and backing vocals. Drea blends catchy melodies with powerful lyrics, sweet falsettos, rasp, grit and powerful vocals. Sounds like Odetta, Emmy Lou Harris and Natalie Merchant meet rock, honky tonk and pop.
Discography
Newest Release to Oldest Release:
HolyLowDownBand EP: Backlash Dec. 2008
Lively 2008: Renegade Studios/The Rusty Snail Live
The Pretty Ones 2006: Backlash Projects
Pith and Vinegar 2006: Renegade Studios
Hit and Run 2004: Independent Release
Dirty Old Roads 2003-2004: Live Independent Release
Songs For The Lost 2002: Independent Release
*Drea is played regularly on Trent Radio and has recently been featured on a nationally distibuted compilation from the Peterborough Arts Umbrella
Links
| http://www.myspace.com/dreanasager |