Bearfoot is a contemporary acoustic band from Alaska , featuring twin fiddles, fast picking mandolin and guitar, acoustic bass and incredible vocals. Likened to groups such as Nickel Creek in their fresh approach to bluegrass and acoustic music, their repertoire ranges from three-part harmonies evoking the high-lonesome sound of Bill Monroe, to original tunes, to bluesy covers of songs by Bonnie Raitt and Aretha Franklin. In 2001 they won the Telluride Band Competition joining Nickel Creek and Dixie Chicks, among others.