Emerging Artist Award Winner 2005

The Avenues (featuring Benj Rowland)  are a high energy, foot stompin’ three piece band, from Peterborough Ontario. Drums, bass pedals, banjo, guitar and vocal harmonies. They formed in the winter of 2009 and have already started their plans to take over the world. They can sound like a balls to the wall bluegrass band but can also hit you with a slow ballad. There are flavors of country, bluegrass and old-time mixed with a low rumble; all of it danceable. It’s like string band meets the bass synthesizer and drums. They have a large collection of original songs and are hittin” the road this summer to spread the word. Under their former name the County Boys, Chris and Benj, toured Canada multiple times and developed two albums of songs, which can still be heard at Avenues performances. Although a new album, under the Avenues, is going to be out in the near future. Catch it at a show near you.

For more information, visit their Myspace page.