The Gentlemen Grifters
Who are The Gentlemen Grifters?
Featuring fiddle, guitar and mandolin, The Gentlemen Grifters are an acoustic menagerie who twist several genres into foot-stomping, heart-felt, original music. The band embraces the more adventurous side of bluegrass weaving in influences from grunge, ragtime R&B and Latin music.
The focus of the Grifter’s lyrics comes from a lot of different places. Some songs are tongue-in-cheek portraits of criminals, gamblers, and drifters. Other songs are heart-felt, personal stories about home. When the band covers other artists they like to mash up styles, like grass versions of Metallica or Stevie Wonder.
They are often joined by friends on banjo, bass or drums. Each show is a little different.
The Gentlemen Grifters have been booked all over Wisconsin and Michigan including the Mile of Music festival, Booney Bash, Wedges Creek Bluegrass Festival and more.
For booking and other inquiries please email [email protected]
Original Music
The Gentlemen Grifters’ catalog is as diverse as their influences. While their newest album, AS THE CROW FLIES, is very representative of the band’s acoustic live shows, that doesn’t mean the Grifters are afraid to occasionally experiment with double tracking and electronic effects. Some singles even feature full band arrangements with, percussion, piano, Hammond organ, and pedal steel guitar.
The Gentlemen Grifters music has been featured on 91.1 The Avenue, WXPR and WAPL. It can be streamed everywhere.
Live Shows
This video from the Mile of Music Festival features two songs, Good Times, a bouncy ragtime number, and The Rails, a new-grass foot tapper.
This video features the song Pissin’ in the Wind, an aggressive tune with bluesy fiddle and lightning fast mandolin.
Press
Check out our interview on the Into the Music podcast.
This interview with Steve March-Tormé was recorded live at August haven for 91.1 The Avenue.
The Grifters visited the Maino and the Mayor radio show on 97.9 WGBW
For booking and other inquiries please email [email protected]