The Fretless


The Fretless are a Canadian folk music group based in Victoria, British Columbia. The group, consisting of violinists Trent Freeman, Karrnnel Sawitsky and Ben Plotnick, and cellist Eric Wright, won the Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2017.

History

The group released its debut album Waterbound in 2012, and received Canadian Folk Music Awards for Instrumental Group of the Year and Ensemble of the Year at the 8th Canadian Folk Music Awards. Their self-titled second album, released in 2014, again won the CFMA for Ensemble of the Year.
Their third album, Bird's Nest, was released in 2016. The nine tracks are a mixture of original compositions and traditional tunes.
Hernandez left the band and was replaced by Ben Plotnik. The band's fourth album, Live from the Art Farm, came out in 2018.