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Benj Rowland is a Peterborough area singer/songwriter and
multi-instrumentalist who has worked in a wide variety of music
projects. Benj has done numerous 4 track recordings, plays in a duo
called Tin Can Chris + Bottle Neck Benj, and is a member of the Gin
N Tonixxx. Benj is also a visual artist, exploring pinhole
photography, printmaking, screen-printing, graphic novel creation
and super 8 filmmaking. His CD's and merchandise (buttons, t-shirts,
stickers, graphic novels, handmade instruments and more) always
include his own original images and handmade works of art. He has
performed live scores for his super 8 films and presented numerous
multi-media performances using music, performance and super8 film.
This past winter several local DJ's got together for a night of Benj
Rowland re-mixes. This summer, he was featured along with other
local musicians in the Blue Grass Opera Rigoletto, a new feature
film created in Peterborough. He has also composed and performed
music for dance, theatre, and performance art events for a variety
of different artists. One of his songs was even bought by Cogeco
Cable this year as a theme for one of their shows! Benj was honoured
at the Peterborough
Folk Festival in 2005 with the Emerging Artist of the year
award. His influences include old country, blues, and experimental
music, as well as all the local people working in music who have
helped out or been an inspiration.
As well as playing a wide variety of stringed and other instruments,
Benj has also designed and crafted many of the unique instruments
that he plays. Benj takes an original and improvisational approach
to his four-track recordings and compositions, often including
people, children and other creatures who happen to walk into his
studio while he is recording his many layered arrangements. His
recordings often include him playing many instruments, including:
banjo, violin, drums, antique pump organ, portable pump organ,
various whistles, ocarinas, mountain dulcimer, slide banjo, washtub
bass, voice and more!!
View more about Benj at www.banjobenj.com
BENJ
ROWLAND has GUESTED WITH:
Diamond
Dave, Chris
Culligan (Tin Can Chris), Mathias
Kom, Jill
Staveley, Charlie
Glasspool, Ian
Osborn,
Patrick
Walsh, Brian
Sanderson, Jenny Gleeson, J.P. Contois, Mike
Duguay,
Johnny Chartrand, Darcy McCord, Scott Montgomery, Jordan
Mack,
Mary Jane McCallum, Cameron Welch, Kelly Davis,
Alanah Farmer, Adam DeMarsh, Andrew Sainsbury,
Ben Rough,
Mike
Duguay, Rob
McInnis, James
Plouffe, Jordan Romain, Max Power, Michael
Morritt, Corey Mumford, Briar Gray, Mark
Terry
PETERBOROUGH
Venues
that BENJ ROWLAND HAS PERFORMED in:
The Legendary Red
Dog, Rusty
Snail (The),
Montreal
House (The),
Spill
(The), Splice
(The),
King
Street Centre for the Arts,
Sadleir
House,
Grassroots
Café (The),
Underdog
(The) ,
Ceilie
(The),
Trasheteria
(The), Hot
Belly Mama's, Jenny and Mathia's Farm, Back
Meadows 2006
Contact
Information FOR BENJ ROWLAND:
E-Mail: benjrowland@yahoo.ca
(705) 748-3711
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