The Fretless are a Canadian folk music group based in Toronto, Ontario.[1] The group, consisting of violinists Trent Freeman, Karrnnel Sawitsky and Ben Plotnick, and cellist Eric Wright,[1][2] won the Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2017.[3]
^ abMike Devlin, "Folk group the Fretless feeling ‘super lucky’". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 19, 2017.
^Alexander Varty, "The Fretless plays fiddle tunes with hybrid vigour". The Georgia Straight, February 5, 2014.
^"Here Is the Full List of 2017 Juno Winners". Exclaim!, April 2, 2017.
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