(St. Catharines)

Indie roots rock band with an all-original repertoire

Bio: Indie folk duo Barnhouse Static owes its sound to the synergy that happens when a former cowboy-punk and a folk songwriter unite at the microphone. Peter Duffin was the drummer and founding member of Toronto punk-band "L'Etranger", the "Andrew Cash Band" and 3 time JUNO nominees "Grievous Angels". The Toronto raised Duffin played countless big stages across the country but met his musical counterpart singing folk songs in a small watery-draft type club in a Niagara suburb. St. Catharine's native Kathy Evans is an accomplished singer and guitarist; still it is her infectious song writing that will leave you wanting more. Evans picturesque lyrics have a blue collar, hopeful and funny edge. Together, Duffin and Evans lay out a warm, gutsy, acoustic driven, accordion tainted sound all their own. "Hardly a person has not now heard the snarl of "Barnhouse static" on his home receiver. The radiations are affected by sunspots and variations in the ionosphere." -Kurt Vonnegut. Jr. "Report on the Barnhouse Effect"