Bearfoot

americana

There are multple artists using the name Bearfoot, including: 1) Bearfoot is an American post-bluegrass band initially formed as Bearfoot Bluegrass in 1999; 2) Bearfoot is an Australian roots band; 3) Bearfoot was a Juno Award-nominated Canadian rock band formed in 1969; 4) Bearfoot is an American freshcoast hardcore band hailing out of Detroit, MI; (1) Bearfoot is an American post-bluegrass band initially formed as Bearfoot Bluegrass in Alaska in 1999. A mere two years after their initial meeting as camp counselors, Bearfoot Bluegrass earned one of roots music’s most prestigious awards – Telluride Bluegrass Band Champions – an honor they share with artists like Dixie Chicks and Nickel Creek. Now, after years of national touring at top theaters and festivals, Bearfoot joins these iconic pop peers, with the broad horizon of the Americana frontier in their souls. Bearfoot is deeply American music. Airy Northern ballads are tempered by back-alley Southern blues, while jazz stomp meets Appalachian breakdown, the whole fused with a signature sexy bluegrass passion. Boasting five distinctive lead voices, the group showcases a remarkable breadth of rich, original songs. Their arrangements soar with smoky, spacious lyricism. The rhythmic bounce and precision of their instrumentation is fiery and inventive, with an earthy focus on blend, harmony, and tone. Bearfoot is sophisticated, vital music. Contemporary guitar voicing set against melodic purity; youthful grit encounte...