Broken-heart ballads, barroom blues, gospel style inspirationals, raunchy rock... Treasa plays whatever shakes her soul. Her lyrics are smart, poetic, and socially conscious. She has a whole lot to say, and she says it with sincerity and sass, with a powerhouse voice that cannot be ignored or denied.
Influenced by the whole sisterhood of soulful sirens, from Joni Mitchell to Etta James, Carole King to Dusty Springfield and all the way back to Bessie Smith, Treasa's roots spread far and dig deep. She plays piano, accordion, guitar, mandolin, and anything else she can get her hands on.
...Her show was great, she was one of our top CD sellers and she was a joy to have
involved
in the workshops
-Trevor Mills, Artistic Director, Eaglewood Folk Festival
On the best of road trips, the adventure is found more in the journey than the destination. Treasa Levasseur creates such a voyage with her 2006 incredible debut release, Not A Straight Line. Treasa is supported by an all-star band on the album featuring gifted players Richard Bell (Janis Joplin, The Band), Michelle Josef (Prairie Oyster, Etta James), John Elliott (House of Velvet, Rhymestone) Sean Cotton (Suzie McNeil Band, The Undesirables), Kevin Fox (Tom Cochrane, Sarah Harmer) and Carlos Del Junco (Cassandra Vassick, Holly Cole) with guests Justin Rutledge, Julie Crochetiere, Hawksley Workman among others.
Crossing genres like borders with her unique and powerful voice as passport, she uses each song to evoke a new emotional landscape and create for the listener a sonic adventure full of twists and turns.
Treasa performs as a solo artist (guitar, keys, mandolin, accordion), with a full band of up to 8 players (drums, bass, horns, strings, backup vocals), and in various permutations therein.
