Southern Tenant Folk Union
Southern Tenant Folk Union | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK[1] |
| Genres | Acoustic folk[2] Bluegrass |
| Years active | 2006–present[3] |
| Labels | Johnny Rock Records;[3] Ugly Nephew Records |
| Website | www |
| Members | Rory Butler – guitar and lead vocals; Chris Purcell – guitar and lead vocals; Steve Fivey – percussion; Doug Kemp – double bass; Katherine Stewart – fiddle and vocals; Pat McGarvey – banjo and vocals |
| Past members | Oliver Talkes – guitar and vocals; Pete Gow – guitar, harmonica and vocals; Eamonn Flynn – mandolin and vocals; Matt Lloyd – upright bass and vocals; Frances Vaux – fiddle and vocals; Roddy Neilson – fiddle and vocals; Silas Child – double bass; Cammie Henderson – fiddle; John Langan – lead vocals and percussion; Jed Milroy – lead vocals, guitar, clarinet, harmonica and clawhammer banjo; Ewan Macintyre – lead vocals, harmonica, guitar and percussion; Jenny Hill – double bass; Marty Camino – double bass; Adam Bulley – mandolin; Carrie Thomas – fiddle; Alex Hunter – double bass; Dirk Ronneburg - fiddle; Danny Hart - mandolin: Richard Kass - percussion; Craig Macfadyen – double bass |
Southern Tenant Folk Union is a Scottish folk group based in Edinburgh.[1][3][4] The group combines English and Celtic folk sounds with American bluegrass music.[3]
The band was formed by five-string banjo player Pat McGarvey, who was born in Belfast. It takes its name from the multi-racial union of sharecroppers and non-landowning tenant farmers that was founded in Arkansas in the 1930s.[5]
The band performed on BBC One's The Andrew Marr Show on 15 September 2013.[6]
Discography[]
| Album | Release date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Tenant Folk Union | 24 January 2007 | Ugly Nephew Records (UNR004) |
| Revivals, Rituals & Union Songs | 7 March 2008[5] | Ugly Nephew Records (UNR011) |
| The New Farming Scene | June 2010 | Johnny Rock Records (JOROCK011) |
| Pencaitland | 19 July 2011 | Johnny Rock Records (JOROCK013) |
| Hello Cold Goodbye Sun | January 2013[2] | Johnny Rock Records (JOROCK 017) |
| The Chuck Norris Project | January 2015 | Johnny Rock Records (JOROCK 019/020) |
| Join Forces | September 2016 | Johnny Rock Records (JOROCK 023) |
| EP | Release date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Men in Robes | 28 October 2012 | Johnny Rock Records (JOROCK 016) |
| Single | Release date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| "Cocaine" | 2007 | Ugly Nephew Records (UNR006) |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Dunnett, Ninian (2013). "Southern Tenant Folk Union Hello Cold Goodbye Sun Review". Music. BBC. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "United in folk music". The Southern Reporter. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Costa, Maddy (16 June 2011). "Southern Tenant Folk Union: Pencaitland – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ Gill, Andy (5 January 2013). "Album review: Southern Tenant Folk Union, Hello Cold Goodbye Sun (Johnny Rock)". The Independent. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Revivals, Ritual & Union Songs". Songs and Whispers. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Southern Tenant Folk Union on The Andrew Marr Show". BBC News. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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