Strawfoot

Strawfoot is a six piece alternative country/Gothic Americana band from St. Louis, Missouri. 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, 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, The Ditty Bops, Curtis Eller, The Meat Purveyors, Reverend Glasseye, HUMANWINE, Of Montreal, Bobby Bare, Jr., Jason Ringenberg, the Black Diamond Heavies, the Monads, The Redwalls, Tim Barry, The Hackensaw Boys and William Elliott Whitmore 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