Fretwater Bio
Ron Cody - leader, 5-string banjo
David Miller - acoustic bass, electric bass
Frank Varela - electric guitar
Keith Mallory - drums, percussion
Their music is so different that reviewers, producers and fans cannot describe its style. Jazz-Grass? Banjo-Fusion? Eclectic-Electric? Regardless of a niche, everyone does agree that the four-man group known as Fretwater serves up a delicious blend of great music.
Indeed, Fretwater’s music is as fresh and different as each of the tunes they play — tunes that tell stories of life. And what stories the music of Fretwater can tell! Stories like: “Ryan’s Waltz,” a tune capturing the joy of a new father; “Silver Bear,” a celebration of a friend’s son winning his ‘Silver Bear’ cub scout badge, or “Muffin,” written minutes after a motorcycle ride on a brisk New England day. In fact, one of the group’s tunes, “It Happened So Fast,” will be featured as part of the soundtrack for the movie, Against The Tide, to be released in 1998. Each piece that Fretwater plays i