The Fretless

Monday, October 14, 8:00pm

Acoustic Folk, Trad Fiddling, String Quartet Sensibilities, Singer-Songwriter

For fans of: The Rankin Family, Natalie McMaster, Chris Thile, The East Pointers

Four ferocious players, masterful composition, and a genre-bending sound — Juno award-winning The Fretless is a Canadian quartet that has firmly taken its place on the map to a progressive form of “trad”.

A supergroup of celebrated solo artists, The Fretless has been creating a singular and signature sound that dares to expand the idea of what a string music quartet can be — transforming fiddle tunes and folk melodies into intricate, beautiful, high-energy arrangements that have quickly gained a dedicated following and accolades from around the world. Within what appears to be a simple and classical construct — two fiddles, a viola, and a cello — The Fretless has created a sound that is distinctly rich, multi-layered, and uniquely percussive. This tonal quality is pushing traditional music to new heights, producing a completely fresh approach to Folk music. 

The Fretless is set to release Glasswing — an album filled with breath, space, intention, and life. Opening up their writing and arranging process for the first time, they welcomed accomplished singer/songwriter Madeleine Roger to co-write three songs. 

(P.S. Madeleine Roger will be back at The WECC Nov 23rd for her home town album release celebration! Check out her newest work, Nerve, wherever you listen to music.)

"You can feel the live audience leaning forward, reflecting the lilting energy of the modern-flavoured percussive chopping and the timeless jig and reel drive back to the Fretless, who give it directly back to their audience. It's almost as if they know they're transporting each listener to a back porch, dance hall, or barn party with every bow stroke."

— The Bluegrass Situation

Doors - 7:00pm
Show - 8:00pm

All Ages

$30-$35

All tickets subject to service fees