Creaking Tree String Quartet

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

In 2004 the Creaking Trees produced their debut album, The Creaking Trees, ^[1] and it was promptly nominated for a Juno Award.^[2]

In February 2005, they performed at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto in a combined concert with Beyond the Pale, blending bluegrass and klezmer music.^[1] That year their second album, Side Two, won a Canadian Folk Music Award and an Indie Acoustic Project award. ^[3]

In 2007 the band performed at the Calgary Folk Music Festival.^[4] Their third album, The Sound Track, was released and won two Canadian Folk Music Awards^[5] and a Juno nomination.^[3]

In 2008 the Trees performed at the fifth annual Toronto CityFest.^[6] They set out on a tour of the US and western Canada, including a performance at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival. ^{[5] [2]}

By 2010 they had recorded and released their fourth album, Sundogs.^[7] 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."^[8]

Members of the Creaking Tree Quartet include John Showman on fiddle, Andrew Collins on mandolin, ^[9] Brad Kellar on guitar and Brian Kobayakawa on bass.^[10]

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