Photo courtesy of Aaron Allen, via Facebook.

A Chatham singer-songwriter has some new hardware, thanks to last night’s Country Music Association of Ontario awards.

Aaron Allen, known for songs like Highway Mile and Good Tattoo, won the Rising Star award at last night’s ceremony.

The CMAO awards were handed out in a drive-in style awards show in London – the first of its kind in the midst of the pandemic.

Allen and Sarnia’s Eric Ethridge were also in the running for Artist of the Year, but lost out to Tim Hicks.