Country that looks like
our country
“Aldershot are The band
North of Nashville.”
—Duncan Coutts, Our Lady Peace
Nick Baha on lead
“I was born and raised in a Trinidadian-Italian household in the suburbs. Country music was as foreign to me as much as I was foreign to it. But when I caught it on the radio in rural Ontario, I fell in love with the storytelling. Started writing songs in high school, taught myself guitar, and decided I wanted to trade my toque for a ten gallon hat. I believe my outsider attitude brings a new feel to the genre.”
Will Li on guitar
“Growing up in a Chinese home, there was a strict expectation for me to excel at music. But not country music. I studied music theory and learned how to do everything right. But when I heard country, I loved how breaking the rules sounded so right. Nick and I met in college and bonded over our love of country and knew what we had to do. We want to bring Nashville sound to Canada and vice versa. ”
DEBUT EP
Embracing the fact they’re new to the game, Aldershot’s upcoming debut EP First Rodeo is a celebration of being young and naive. It’s a handfull of tunes that run through radio-friendly regrets to twangy tunes of teenage dreams. There’s a honky-tonk anthem for Friday night out and a Nashville ballad worthy of the Opery. Produced by Duncan Coutts of Our Lady Peace & Byron Wong of Zero11Zero, this EP breaks out of the gate with energy and confidence.
FIRST RODEO, LAST CALL Summer tour
Aldershot has headlined such notable venues as the Horsehoe Tavern, the Cameron House, the Ceeps, Stonewalls, Warehouse Concert Hall, and the Live Oak in Nashville.
July 19, 2024 - Pump House Grille (Mississauga, ON)
August 2, 2024 - Big Texas (Niagara Falls, ON)
August 3, 2024 - Big Texas (Niagara Falls, ON)