Creaking Tree String Quartet

Subject: RE: Creaking Tree String Quartet
From: black walnut
Date: 10 Feb 04 - 06:23 PM

Ouch PP!

No - they perform in jeans and touques and baseball caps...well anyway, the name makes me think of a maple tree after good Canadian icestorm.

~b.w.

Subject: RE: Creaking Tree String Quartet
From: Pied Piper
Date: 10 Feb 04 - 11:23 AM

The name gave me a disturbing image of them wearing KKK gear.
PP

Subject: RE: Creaking Tree String Quartet
From: Arnie Naiman
Date: 10 Feb 04 - 11:14 AM

As a tradtional music enthusiast, I find that I lack the patience or desire to listen to this band for very long. I find that their mood is too down and jazz oriented to grab my attention somehow. However, I really admire these musicians for their great talent, creativity and technical playing ability. John Showman (who played blazing fiddle on my Banjo CD) is perhaps one of the most outstanding elite players I have ever heard or seen around here, and Andrew Collins who has been friends with Chris Coole since childhood, continues to improve and astonish me with his playing every time I hear him. I know these guys are going places and we'll be hearing a lot more from them.

Subject: RE: Creaking Tree String Quartet
From: GUEST,ClaireBear
Date: 10 Feb 04 - 10:56 AM

There are some "Listen" links on the "Album" page.

Subject: RE: Creaking Tree String Quartet
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 10 Feb 04 - 10:51 AM

Black Walnut, I used your link, went to their site.   I couldn't find anywhere to play samples. Am I overlooking something obvious?

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: Creaking Tree String Quartet
From: Mooh
Date: 10 Feb 04 - 10:45 AM

Nope, they hardly spoke but a few words on stage, which suits me fine, all the more music. Celtic Roots? It's a stretch, but all music is derivative, and these guys were just too good to not book as I understand the mind of the artistic directors. They were a hit, and for what it's worth, a damn sight better than yet another rendering of The Fields of Athenry or some such.

Buy the cd folks, it's a gem.

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Creaking Tree String Quartet
From: black walnut
Date: 10 Feb 04 - 07:44 AM

Now you see, I wouldn't have pegged them as having Celtic Roots. That's kind of surprising to me.

They aren't much for taking on stage, or embellishing with stories - just the music, but what music! Unless they were different and chatted more when you saw them in Goderich, Mooh?

~b.w.

Subject: RE: Creaking Tree String Quartet
From: Mooh
Date: 09 Feb 04 - 11:12 AM

They made a stop at the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival in 2003. Very good live act! Bought the cd and play it often. Highly recommended.

Mooh.

Subject: Creaking Tree String Quartet
From: black walnut
Date: 09 Feb 04 - 08:10 AM

Guitar + Bass + Fiddle + Mandolin = the Creaking Tree String Quartet.
I went to hear them last night for the first time. Astounding! Each player is a master of his instrument (I can't say I've ever heard better fiddle playing in my lifetime), and they listen to each other with ease, playing in a style with no name. Not what I'd call 'easy' listening - it's pretty deep and intelligent - but full of nuances and rhythm and jazzy and bluegrassy and definitely engaging. Do give them a listen: http://www.creakingtree.com.

~black walnut