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Husband and wife duo The Rural Routes – a name symbolic of their Maritime and Indigenous prairie lives together – continue to burst onto the Canadian Country Music scene, driven by an undeniable chemistry, sultry vocals, rich guitar, and captivating stage presence…an experience that captures the true spirit of country music.    

Alesha and Brendon Bondy have been partnering in music for many years and show no signs of letting off the gas with their brand new single "Whiskey Lie". Fresh off sitting nicely in the Top100 at Canadian Country radio 12 weeks in a row and a #7 high spot on a previous Indigenous Music Countdown with "Graffiti", Whiskey Lie is a perfect follow up that is best described as raw vulnerability cutting through an edgy background of energetic music pushing its envelope with a songwriting theme that is anything but new to country music. Have your heart broken and tell us how you’d feel?  

Previous single releases have gained  national radio airplay and landed the pair in the Top 25 Trax Report from January to June 2021, for CanCon Groups and Duos. Multi- Alberta Country Music Award nominations, Star Search songwriting winners, International Josie Award nominations have been but a few of the impressive accomplishments of the duo.  

Produced by Juno award winner Mark Troyer and recorded alongside Canadian country music artists Matty McKay, Justin Kudding, Ben Bradley, Brendan Waters, and Mitch Jay, “Whiskey Lie” is a perfect song to showcase the married duos artistic vision and musical abilities.  

Growing  success has led the duo to sharing the stage with some of Canada’s most-revered country artists. The Rural Routes have opened for Corb Lund, Gord Bamford, Doc Walker and Brett Kissel to name a few.  

Back in the saddle, 2022 brings an abundance of opportunity for The Rural Routes as the live performances are already heating up due largely in part to the brand new release. 

2022 - Current single “Whiskey Lie” cracks the Top 5 on Sirius XM 

2022 - Current single “Whiskey Lie” cracks the Top 35 on Sirius XM 

2021 - Graffiti - Top100 at Canadian Country Radio 12 weeks in a row 

         - #7 on Indigenous Music Countdown 

         - Top10 on Sirius XM Indigiverse 

         - Top50 on Sirius XM CBC Country 

2021 - Westerner Days, Red Deer

2020 Chengdu China International Sister Cities Youth Festival 

2020 - Opened for Wide Mouth Mason

2020 - Opened for Brett Kissel

2020 - Opened for The Headstones

2019 - Performance at JR Greening Country Music Hall of Fame Induction

2018 - Opened for Gord Bamford

2018 - Centerfield Music Festival

2018 - Opened for Corb Lund

2018 - Opened for Doc Walker

2018 - Opened for James Barker Band

2018 - Opened for Madeline Merlo

2017 - Opened for Gord Bamford

2016 - Opened for Big Wreck

2008 - Opened for Big Sugar

2008 - Opened for Colin James

2007 - Performance for the Prime Minister of Canada and Premiers 

2021 - Nominated 4 times, Country Music Alberta Awards (Group/Duo, Single, Musician, Rising Star)

2021 - Nominated 2 times, Josie Music Awards (Duo / Song)

2020 - Nominated 3 times, Country Music Alberta Awards (Rising Star, Group/Duo, Fans Choice)

2019 - Edmonton Music Awards  (Fans Choice)

2018 - Country 106.5 Star Search 106.5 winners 

Facebook page: 3,800+ Followers 

Instagram: 3,698 Followers 

Tik Tok: 1017 Followers

Total Spotify Streams: 576,000+

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRuralRoutes

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/theruralroutes

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theruralroutes

Website: https://theruralroutes.com

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4gCJgifPWsNWwEUFcoVJu8

Performance Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMsuH_oQybQ

Jazz Matthews

jazz@drcmusic.ca