Durham County Poets

Durham County Poets
Durham County Poets performing 2022
Background information
Genres	Blues

Durham County Poets are a Canadian blues band from Ormstown, Quebec. ^[1] They are most noted for their 2019 album Hand Me Down Blues, which was a Juno Award nominee for Blues Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020. ^[2]

The band consists of singer Kevin Harvey, guitarists David Whyte and Neil Elsmore, double bassist Carl Rufh and drummer Rob Couture. ^[3]

In addition to the Juno Award nomination, Harvey also received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Traditional Singer of the Year at the 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards for Hand Me Down Blues. ^[4]

Discography

• Where the River Flows (2012)
• Chikkaboodah Stew (2014)
• Grimshaw Road (2017)
• Hand Me Down Blues (2019)
• Out of the Woods (2022)

References

1. R. Comfort, "Durham County Poets and Lynne Hanson featured this weekend at Stone Crop Acres". Morrisburg Leader, July 29, 2021.
2. "Junos 2020: the complete list of winners". CBC Music, June 29, 2020.
3. "Ottawa Bluesfest Day 6: Cool Temperatures, Hot Acts and a Visit from PM Carney" Roots Music Canada, by Sydney Eliot-Wilson, July 18, 2025
4. Brock Thiessen, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2021 Nominees". Exclaim! , December 1, 2020.

External links

• Official website

Video on YouTube