As sure as a riptide, the Derina Harvey Band’s new single “Grow” will sweep you under with its powerful Celtic-inspired melodies. Aside from its intoxicating pull, Harvey’s delivery — whipsawing from an urgent cadence to soulful soaring — bring immediacy to the song’s message: what do you do within the darkness when it has its hold on you?
Derina Harvey leads the award-winning Celtic Rock group, the Derina Harvey Band (dHb). With a show that offers a fresh take on traditional folk songs as well as a few originals, Derina’s vibrant personality takes center stage with humor, storytelling, and, of course, her powerful vocals. dHb has 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 that leaves many an audience out-of-breath and hollering from their seats.
The group has spent the last year writing some new music and enjoying a huge wave of new online followers from across the globe via TikTok, where there was recently a sea shanty craze. dHb’s recording of Tom Lewis’s “The Last Shanty” was used in thousands of videos on the platform, introducing the band to a whole new generation of listeners.
“Grow” is the Derina Harvey Band’s fourth single from what will culminate in a full length album release in early 2022. The song features layers of warm traditional instruments that invoke a gentle sway. Lyrically, the song points to perspective and healing as the chorus postulates: “Will you try to find the light in every single thing you know? ‘Cause when darkness pushes you back down, the light will help you grow”.