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Leesha Harvey

About Me

You can buy Leesha' debut album, "Penny in the Pocket," from CDBaby. Choose either the actual CD (an eco-wallet--no plastic!) or the full album download. Click the link.
"Penny in the Pocket" is available on iTunes! Search Leesha Harvey and you'll find it.
You can also buy individual downloads from "Penny in the Pocket" through Digstation. Click the link.
Who knew that a guitar, a web cam, and an internet connection could lead to a career change?
Leesha had played music for years in a variety of venues but never considered it more than a hobby. But in 2007, on a whim, she started posting videos of her singing her original songs on YouTube. Within months, her videos were receiving thousands of hits, and fans were asking, “Where can I buy the CD?”
Soon Leesha took her guitar out of the spare bedroom and into live gigs, quickly gaining local fans that were delighted to find her online videos. Again, they asked, “Where’s the CD?”
Hence, “Penny in the Pocket”—Leesha’s debut release—was born. Featuring full studio versions of 12 original songs, as well as a bonus spoken track, the album is sure to delight old fans and win new ones as well. Her thoughtful lyrics show a surprising depth of insight into the human condition, and her melodies range from toe-tapping grooves to goose-bump inducing ballads.
Leesha's music videos have received over 565,000 views on YouTube. In April 2008, her video for her song "Coal Train" was featured on the front page of YouTube, and she was also featured as a YouTube "Unsigned Pick" in Music.
I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)..

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 07/08/2007
Band Website: http://leeshaharvey.com
Band Members:
Influences: Patty Griffin, Jennifer Knapp, Alanis Morissette, Enya, Switchfoot, Caedmon's Call, U2, Phil Keaggy, Metallica (yep, you read that right), Mannheim Steamroller, John Williams, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, and Gershwin. Also authors such as C.S. Lewis, Dickens, Chesterton, Tolstoy, Hugo, and many more.

Sounds Like: Like Sheryl Crow with more depth; like Sarah McLachlan with more spunk.

Or as one YouTube listener put it, "kinda edie brickell meets natalie merchant."
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Change of plans...?

I have a whole batch of new songs that I am looking forward to recording, and I was hoping to get into the studio starting in January 2010. But we'll see. Several unexpected things have come up that h...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:03:00 GMT

Where in the World is Leesha Harvey?

I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, I promise!  I'm sure you've all had those times where life seems to be kicking your tail on a daily basis, and I'm no exception.  I have lots of new songs s...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:14:00 GMT

NTV's Good Life

I had the privilege of being on NTV's Good Life this morning.  It was a lot of fun!  Thanks to Peggy, Leslie, and the whole NTV crew.  You can watch all four segments online for a limited time:http://...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:36:00 GMT

Two Years on the Tube!

July 9th marked two years since I put my first video on YouTube.  What a trip this has been!  I put up a video hitting some of the highlights-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-sDyCV9wCEI have two thoug...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:24:00 GMT

Twitter!

For better or worse, I just joined Twitter.  (Why do I get the urge to write an exclamation point after the word Twitter?  Twitter!  Twitter!  Tweet!  It just seems so hyper.)  Anyway, if you want to ...
Posted by on Fri, 08 May 2009 18:09:00 GMT

Become a fan on Facebook

Hi everyone,OK, I'll admit up front, I'm a Facebook junkie. I use it to keep in contact with my friends and family... and I use it to waste valuable time that I could be using for something more produ...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:54:00 GMT

T-shirt Giveaway Contest

My website, http://leeshaharvey.com, is one year old this month!High times and celebrations, and a free T-shirt to one lucky winner...Watch this video for all the info:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:06:00 GMT

Busy, busy, busy

Hi everyone! Another quick update. I've been busy with several different endeavors that have kept me away from Youtube and any regular gigging. I've started a new job as a part-time piano accompanis...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:26:00 GMT

Keep Your Jewelry, Santa

First I should say that I rarely, if ever, watch T.V. PBS is my favorite station, if that tells you anything.But leading up to Christmas, there are several Christmas movies on that my kids and I want...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:55:00 GMT

New Christmas Song

I just uploaded a rockin' version of "What Child Is This?" that I recorded on my MacBook (did I mention that I love this thing?!?). I thought you might enjoy some Christmas music--let me know what yo...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:51:00 GMT