Strawfoot

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Strawfoot

Strawfoot, is a seven piece alt-country/Gothic Americana band from St. Louis, MO. 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 plays 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, Strawfoot is a seven-piece band consisting of 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 crowd’s sins.

A part of the burgeoning Gothic Americana scene gaining popularity both stateside and abroad, Strawfoot has performed with Curtis Eller (NY,NY), The Meat Purveyors (Austin,TX), Reverend Glasseye (Boston MA), HUMANWINE (Boston, MA), Of Montreal (Athens, GA), Bobby Bare, Jr. (Nashville, TN), Jason Ringenberg (Nashville, TN), the Black Diamond Heavies (Nashville, TN), the Monads (St. Louis, MO), The Redwalls (Chicago, Il), Tim Barry (Richmond, VA), The Hackensaw Boys (Charlottesville, VA), and William Elliott Whitmore (Lee County, IA) among others.