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Juno Award Winner: The Fretless
The Fretless is a new approach to folk music that is quickly gaining high acclai...
In-Person Event
Fri. October 20th 2017 + Add to Calendar
Upstairs Lounge - Oak Bay Recreation Centre
7:30pm Doors at: 6:00pm
$20 advance | $25 at the door
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Beacon Ridge Productions
2560 Vista Bay Road, Victoria, BC Victoria BC
V8P 3E8
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The Fretless is a new approach to folk music that is quickly gaining high acclaim around the world. This unique band is taking string music to fascinating places as it transforms fiddle tunes and folk melodies into intricate, beautiful, high-energy arrangements. With the release of their debut album Waterbound in early 2012, which features their fresh styles, compositions, as well as collaborations with singers Ruth Moody and Norah Rendell, the quartet grabbed the attention of critics and fans across many genres. This recording fueled a busy summer of festivals across Canada, a month long tour of Germany in the fall, and world wide sales and radio play. The year was capped with 3 awards, bringing the album, and the band further into the public eye; Instrumental Album of the Year at the We... more...Event Image
