The main soul of the folk-rock group called BENJI is lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter John Charlton. He is complemented by guitarists and vocalists Tannis Slimmon and Steve Woeller. Slimmon also plays the mandolin, and Woeller is known to lend his skills with the harmonica. The group formed in 1997 and released two full-length albums before the new millennium arrived. The threesome has also performed as John Charlton and BENJI.
Charlton began working on his first recording in 1997, right in his own home in Guelph, Ontario. He really began it all with little more inte...