Bearfoot (American band)

This article is about the Alaskan band. For other uses, see Bearfoot (disambiguation).
Bearfoot
OriginCordova, Alaska, United States
GenresBluegrass, folk,[1] Americana
Years active1999–2013
LabelsBearfoot Bluegrass, Glacier, Compass
MembersAngela Oudean
Jason Norris
Todd Grebe
Megan McCormick[2]
Past membersOdessa
Nora Jane Struthers
PJ George
Annalisa Tornfelt
Kate Hamre [3]
Sam Grisman [4]
Mike Mickelson
Malani O'Toole
Drew Lawhorn[5]
Websitebearfootband.com

Bearfoot was a post-bluegrass band that was formed in Alaska in 1999 as Bearfoot Bluegrass. The original all-Alaskan band competed in and won the 26th annual Telluride Bluegrass band contest in 2001, and returned the following year to perform in the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. They later changed their name to Bearfoot as their music evolved to include americana, post-bluegrass, and string instrument based pop.

They have written many songs, including (also, the writing of) the Alaskan epic Fishtrap Joe, based on one of the historical struggles in Alaska (between locals and Seattle fish empires over fish traps)[7] and the finding of an old skeleton near Cordova by two boys, one of which (Mike Mickelson) later became a founding Bearfoot Bluegrass band member.

  1. ^ Allmusic - Bearfoot - Doors & Windows review
  2. ^ "Bearfoot - About Us". Archived from the original on 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  3. ^ "Steamboat Today - Telluride crown puts Bearfoot Bluegrass on map". Archived from the original on 2017-04-08. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
  4. ^ Berkshire Fine Arts - Bearfoot Wows Eagle Hill Audience
  5. ^ Lawless, John (12 September 2012). "Big changes in Bearfoot". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  6. ^ Bonfiglio, Jeremey D. (2 May 2013). "Finding her voice". The Herald Palladium. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  7. ^ Allen, Robert Sharon Our Fair City, Ayer Publishing, 1974, p. 341. Google Books - Our Fair City