The Fretless feat. Madeleine Roger
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.
Madeleine Roger is a renowned singer-songwriter from Winnipeg, Canada. While skillfully accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, it is her artistry as a songwriter that can silence a room, uniting her lyrical mastery with a crystalline voice that lingers long after the last note. Her latest album “Nerve” was produced by Josh Kaufman (Bonny Light Horseman, Hiss Golden Messenger, Anais Mitchell) and is a deeply personal body of work examining every nook and cranny of love and loss, while finding a curious peace in spite of it all. “These are devastating songs – beautiful music from Winnipeg’s Madeleine Roger” – Tom Power, Q on CBC
