Snake Oil Medicine Show

An extravaganza that blasts the audience with super charged energy channeled through the live performance of music and art! These slaphappy mountaineers infuse their old-time melodies with a new-age philosophy and an unmistakable aura of celebration, unleashing a hybrid of bluegrass, jazz, klezmer, rock, funk, polka, reggae, old-time, tropical, swing and more. Snake Oil's trademark mix of electrifying acoustic flim-flam razzmatazz is a tasty blend of musical styles, dance rhythms, visual stimulation and costumed revelers. Colors and costumes, spectacle and sound, the music of the entire planet is channeled into one band, as these ragtag trailblazers bring their view of world unity to the public at large. The Snake Oil Medicine Show is a group of artists and musicians who love and respect tradition in acoustic music, but who also share an even stronger passion to steer its future. Snake Oil's goal is to convey peace and positive ideals to their audience through music and art. Snake Oil Medicine Show features some of the hottest young talent around, and no two performances are the same! The Snake Oil Medicine show is an Eclectic and fun mix of bluegrass, Jazz, reggae, and dance grooves from all over the world. They sing songs of awareness presented in beautiful vocal harmony. Being based in the NC mountains gives their music a hillbilly undertone, but travels to Europe and Jamaica have greatly influenced their music. National touring has shaped this band into a musical force. Not only does this band have virtuoso power, but they have a full Art Gallery on stage and a Painter to create colorful characters on canvas while they run the musical gamut with ease ...

The Snake Oil Medicine Show is a multi-media experience which channels super positive energy into the live performance of music and art. Snake Oil's trademark mix of electrifying acoustic flim-flam razzmatazz, a tasty blend of musical styles, dance rhythms, visual stimulation, sensual incitement, costumed revelers, and responsibility is impossible to hold still to.

"One of the most exciting live bands I've seen in decades...as their hypnotic grooves erupt into ecstatic, joyful climaxes, colorful artworks of voluptuous beauty are created before your very eyes. A Snake Oil Medicine Show performance isn't a concert, it's a revelation."
- Dr. Demento - syndicated radio personality