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The Creaking Tree String Quartet

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© 2002 The Creaking Tree String Quartet (620673176828)

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Too jazzed for bluegrass, but too country for jazz; too free to be chamber music, but too structured for the avant garde.

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The Creaking Tree String Quartet is the product of four adept and accomplished musicians, dedicated to performing unique and exciting material that raises the bar for instrumental acoustic music. This ensemble, made up of violinist John Showman, guitarist Brad Keller, mandolinist Andrew Collins and bassist Brian Kobayakawa, has a distinct sound that lives in the cracks between idioms. It's acoustic roots music that combines intricate phrasing with imaginative rhythms. Too outside for bluegrass, but too driving for jazz; too free to be chamber music, but too structured for the avant-garde. All can agree this is exciting new music.

What began as an impromptu jam session solidified in January 2002 as The Creaking Tree String Quartet. Their self-titled debut album was nominated for a 2004 Juno Award, and received significant international press and airplay. Enabled by the group's diverse influences, and their enthralling live show, the Creaking Tree String Quartet are standouts to Bluegrass, Jazz, Folk and Classical audiences alike. Hot off a summer tour that took them from coast to coast and back, the fall of 2004 marks the release of their much-anticipated follow-up record: "Side Two". Entirely composed and produced by the group and mixed and mastered by Grammy Award winner Todd Phillips, "Side Two" cements their reputation as an independent voice on the cutting edge of instrumental music.

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  • Unbelievable
    author: Joe

    These guys blow me away. The album is incredible.

  • Easily one of the best instrumental albums of all time!!!
    author: Jeff Bryson

    I knew it from the first time I caught them live in Tioga Country...this is my new favorite band.

  • Enjoyed very much
    author: Cecil Webb

    I got a taste of their music on the web site, and liked it. They remind me of early 'David Grisman Quintet' with perhaps with a bit of the eclectic 'Tim Ware Group" thrown in. I even dug out my old albums (12 inch) to compare them, that's a very good thing, thank you for music I really enjoy listening to. CW

  • author: sarah wilson

    These guys have got to be the most innovative, talented, creative and awesome band to break in to the music world in a very long time. The whole CD is incredible, the passion in their music is truly felt in the listener.

  • This is an awsome CD
    author: Craig Murray

    This CD is must for all lovers of acoustic music. The players are all top notch. The songs are nicely composed with lots of unexpected changes and a consistent groove. I listen to this disc all the time. BUY THIS DISC you won't be disappointed. Craig

  • author: Chris Coole

    These boys have something I never thought I'd have. And they really have it! Now you can have it too. Buy it, you have to!

  • author: Chris Coole

    These boys have something I never thought I'd have, but they sure have it! And now you can have it too! Buy it you just have to!

  • Wow.
    author: John Kelly

    Imagine this. Bill Munroe and his bluegrass boys pose for a portrait. The painter, Salvador Dali. The medium, glue on platinum. The result, The Creaking Tree String Quartet. Catch them or you'll regret it.

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