The Commoners

The Commoners are a five-piece roots rock group from Toronto, Canada. Their latest album, Restless, was released on Gypsy Soul Records in 2024 and contains ten tracks; it follows Find A Better Way. Their music mixes tried-and-tested styles drawn from the classics, with guitar, organ and layered vocals at its core.

The line-up is Chris Medhurst on lead vocals and guitar, Ben Spiller on bass and vocals, Ross Hayes Citrullo on lead guitar, Adam Cannon on drums and vocals, and Miles Evans-Branagh on keys and vocals. All five have worked as performers on the Canadian music scene. The band cite The Black Crowes, Led Zeppelin, Derek Trucks, Marcus King and the Allman Brothers as influences. In autumn 2023 they toured Britain with Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton.

Their more recent dates include several headline shows across Europe and Britain. The Castle and Falcon hosts concerts and shows in Birmingham, and the evening will suit listeners who know the bands the group names as influences.