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Drea

About Me

Drea Nasager from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada is a 28-year-old singer songwriter with national and international performance experience, seven solo albums and a new EP with The HOLYLOWDOWN BAND that reinvents her Folk You sound, songs and performance. Some of Drea’s solo performances include: the Deerlycke and Paulusfeesten Festivals in Belgium, Folkwoods in Eindhoven Holland, Skagen Folk Festival in Denmark, Back Meadows Music Festival in Ontario, the Peterborough Folk Festival and extensive tours through Canada, the Netherlands, France and Denmark. Drea has been awarded two Canada Council International Showcase grants, the Emerging Artist award from the Peterborough Folk Festival and performed with Dougie MacLean, Dala, Bastia Bulat, The Burning Hell, The Silverhearts, The Unionist Ministers, and Timbre Tambre.The HOLYLOWDOWN BAND is comprised of Drea Nasager on lead vocals, guitar and piano. Julia Fenn on vocals, ukulele and tambourine, Jon Finn on percussion, JP Comeau on bass and Nick Ferrio on lap steel. Together, Drea’s songs tell the story of love, travel, loss, and deliver a whole lot of heart. Musically their sound melds folk, honky-tonk, rock, and pop.Drea’s arrangements push the sleepy standard of what audiences expect from a female singer songwriter. 'Her live performance could blow your head right off '- Michael Wrycraft album designer. Her music and vocal prowess have drawn comparisons to greats like Odetta, Natalie Merchant and Loretta Lynn. She blends raw vocal power, with articulation and subtlety; catchy melodies and lyrics with grit, rasp and sweet falsettos. Strong rhythm acoustic guitar leads this band of self-proclaimed underdogs, a simple band, and effortless songs that appeal to all audiences from bars in Chicken Alaska to family friendly folk festivals.Drea has independently established herself successfully as a solo artist with a career thus far that has captivated audiences from Belgium to Dawson City Yukon. Now, The HOLYLOWDOWNBAND has taken Drea’s music and developed a presence and sound a long time in the making for fans at home and abroad.Enjoy and Folk You! real editor best profile tools real editor best profile tools
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Member Since: 07/10/2007
Band Website: www.sonicbids.com/drea
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Influences:
chronic the movie from Guy Hood on Vimeo .
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Year New for your ears!

Hi Folk You friends, I have been a busy lady!  The new Drea & the HOLYLOWDOWN Band EP has arrived and I couldn't be more pleased.  Mr. Ian Osborn and Backlash made this a real beau...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:31:00 GMT

Cd sales online band update

Hey everyone, Thanks to the fans abroad scooping up copies of "Lively" available online, anyone can go to CDBaby.com/dreamusic. Also this weekend I am headed into studio with the new band of scallio...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:17:00 GMT

PFF on Youtube Look Drea Emerging Artist

I am performing at my hometown festival doing the encore, what a great homecoming from Europe, what a crowd, thanks for the video Candace, thanks hope you enjoy watching the "little sad song"  as...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:52:00 GMT

PFF 2008 Drea Nasager

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXHcP5YVACo
Posted by on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:45:00 GMT

Festivals in Europe

Hello everyone....   I have just flown back from Belgium yesterday and are my arms tired!  Hah I WANTED TO THANK.....  all of the volunteers and organizers and friends new and old that ...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:46:00 GMT

CD Release and "CHRONIC" the movie

Hello friends! I want to remind folks this summer I am releasing my 6th album, "LivelY", it is a live album and I have to say it reflects where I am at with performance and composing better than I cou...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:06:00 GMT

LIVELY

I have the new cds in my hands.....but you must wait until july 16th......  
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:35:00 GMT

new songs! New Album! Folk You!

Hellooo... I have posted 2 new songs, Indian Streak and Wondering Where You Are Tonight.  They are off the new album "Lively"  I recorded it live at the Rusty Snail here in Peterborough and ...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:09:00 GMT

yukon do it

Wow, Dawson City gigs were crazy.  The Westminster Hotel and the Pit havent changed much since my last visit some 4years ago.  Thanks to Heidi and the band and the staff for showing me such ...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:30:00 GMT

new live stuff soon .....

Hey there kids, It's funny but I have never actually read another cyber blog in my life, I suppose I use the internet and the computer for a,b, and c.  Then I generally pick up an instrument or c...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:35:00 GMT