Strawfoot is a six piece alternative country

Alternative country

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/Gothic Americana

Gothic Americana

Gothic Americana is a style of alternative country that fuses Americana music with elements of gothic rock, gothabilly, psychobilly, deathcountry...

 band from St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

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. The name is taken from the Civil War era march cadence of the same name. Their music infuses a variety of influences ranging from bluegrass, southern gospel and the blues, to eastern European folk and alternative rock. Steeped in the rich, dark history of America and beyond Strawfoot play haunting cautionary tales of outlaw scarecrows, wayward preachers, falling pianos and the devil to create the dark sounds of “Candy-Coated Salvation and Eternal Damnation”.

Fronted by the Reverend Marcus, a distant relative of famous author Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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, Strawfoot performs with violin, banjo, harmonica, upright bass, guitar, mandolin, percussion and the occasional accordion. Their high-energy shows regularly include burlesque dancers and a tongue-in-cheek absolution of the audience’s sins.

A part of the burgeoning Gothic Americana scene gaining popularity both in the US and abroad, Strawfoot has performed with Th' Legendary Shack Shakers

Th' Legendary Shack Shakers

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, The Ditty Bops

The Ditty Bops

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, Curtis Eller

Curtis Eller

Curtis Eller is a banjo player, yodeler and songwriter based in New York City.Eller's work has an old-time feel, drawing on an abundance of direct or indirect influences from the first half of the 20th Century, combined with a modern perspective and a healthy dose of rock & roll energy. Many of...

, The Meat Purveyors

The Meat Purveyors

The Meat Purveyors are an Alt country bluegrass band from Austin, Texas. The Meat Purveyors consist of Bill Anderson on guitar, Jo Stanli Walston on vocals, Cherilyn diMond on upright bass, and Pete Stiles on mandolin...

, Reverend Glasseye, HUMANWINE

H.U.M.A.N.W.I.N.E.

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, Of Montreal

Of Montreal

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, Bobby Bare, Jr.

Bobby Bare, Jr.

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, Jason Ringenberg

Jason Ringenberg

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, the Black Diamond Heavies

Black Diamond Heavies

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, the Monads, The Redwalls

The Redwalls

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, Tim Barry

Tim Barry

Tim Barry is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the former lead singer of the Richmond, Virginia-based punk rock band Avail. In addition to performing with Avail, he was the bass guitarist in the Richmond-based folk punk band Pioneers from 1994-1995...

, The Hackensaw Boys

The Hackensaw Boys

The Hackensaw Boys are an Americana band from Charlottesville, Virginia inspired by punk, bluegrass, and old-time music. They formed as a quartet consisting of Tom Peloso, David Sickmen, Rob Bullington, and Robbie St. Ours in the fall of 1999...

 and William Elliott Whitmore

William Elliott Whitmore

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 among others.

In January 2011, Strawfoot was nominated for The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards under the Alt. Country Song category for their song "Holy".

Releases

• Chasing Locusts, (2007)
• The Space Parlour Vol. 1, (2007)
• Will Rock For Food Vol. 3, (2006)
• A Very Bert Dax Xmas Vol. 6; Fairytale of New York, (2007)
• Rodentia: the Best of Dark Roots Music, Disc 1, (2008)
• How We Prospered, (2009)

External links

• An Interview with Rev. Marcus on Crank Yellow Publishing.com
• Official Myspace page