The Archers

“The Archers, or if Mumford and Sons had sons: With influences drawn from the softer side of the rock spectrum, The Archers merry brand of music brings together warm harmonies, direct lyrics and pointed guitars. If the groups' aim with "The Sun Will Rise" was to create winning whimsical folk-pop, then The Archers have hit their target.” - Steve Venegas CBC Radio 3 - Jun 11, 2012 The Archers, who were recently nominated for a “Young Performer of the Year Award” by the 2012 Canadian Folk Music Awards, have previously been crowned Youthink’s “BC's Best Teen Band” in April 2011 and Victoria’s “Garage Band Live” winners in May 2011. They produced their own EP, "Much More Than Merry Men", in August 2011, and discovered it had national appeal on CBC Radio 1. The album has since been added into rotation on CBC Radio3 and the band was Victoria’s Zone 91.3FM’s Band of the Month in June 2012. They have played Main stage at Victoria’s Canada Day, Side Stage at Rifflandia Festival, Fringe Festival, Kulth Festival, TedX Youth Conference, and opened for Hey Ocean, Jon and Roy (Vancouver CD release with Ryan Guldemond), Steven Page, John Mann, Frazey Ford Grand Analog,... more...