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Jeff Mitchell is a one man show from Decorah, IA. His songs perfectly capture the sound of the Midwest, Yet his unique, off-kilter voice and instrumentation defy the traditional singer-songwriter formula. Jeff specializes in fingerstyle guitar and plays kick-drum, analog synth bass pedals, and a sampler with his feet during his shows He claims influences that range fromcountry-blues greats Elizabeth Cotten and Mississippi John Hurt to experimentalists like Ween and Mr.Bungle. His lyrics offer abstract impressions of small-town life, love, sex, and power. He?s shared the stage with folkies, punks, honkey-tonkers, barbershoppers, hip-hoppers, yodeling cowboys, and cardboard robots.