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Genres
  
Origin
  
Toronto, Canada

Years active
  
2004 (2004)–present

Genre
  
Bluegrass

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Associated acts
  
Foggy Hogtown BoysNew Country Rehab

Members
  
John ShowmanAndrew CollinsBrad KellarBrian Kobayakawa

Record label
  
The Creaking Tree String Quartet

Albums
  
Sundogs, The Soundtrack, -, The Creaking Tree String Quartet, Side Two

Nominations
  
Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year, Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group

Similar
  
Foggy Hogtown Boys, David Travers‑Smith, Chris Coole, New Country Rehab, The Brothers Creeggan

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The Creaking Tree String Quartet is a Canadian progressive all-instrumental bluegrass and acoustic roots band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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In 2004 the Creaking Trees produced their debut album, The Creaking Trees, and it was promptly nominated for a Juno Award.

In February 2005, they performed at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto in a combined concert with Beyond the Pale, blending bluegrass and klezmer music. That year their second album, Side Two, won a Canadian Folk Music Award and an Indie Acoustic Project award.

In 2007 the band performed at the Calgary Folk Music Festival. Their third album, The Sound Track, was released and won two Canadian Folk Music Awards and a Juno nomination.

In 2008 the Trees performed at the fifth annual Toronto CityFest. They set out on a tour of the US and western Canada, including a performance at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival.

By 2010 they had recorded and released their fourth album, Sundogs. Bryan Acker of HeroHill wrote, "it’s how these seasoned TO players forge jazz, bluegrass, bebop, folk and traditional sounds into their own sound that makes the record so impressive."

Members of the Creaking Tree Quartet include John Showman on fiddle, Andrew Collins on mandolin, Brad Kellar on guitar and Brian Kobayakawa on bass.

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Songs

Merlin's GateSide Two · 2003
Jimmy Ain't So FancySide Two · 2003
Phthalo Blues- · 2002

References

Creaking Tree String Quartet Wikipedia


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