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 |
| Members | Southern Tenant Folk Union - Rory Butler – guitar and lead vocals; Steve Fivey – percussion; Katherine Stewart – fiddle and vocals; Pat McGarvey – banjo and vocals - The Southern Tenant - Pat McGarvey - synths, programming, guitar, bass and vocals; Steve Ironside - synths, programming and drum machines |
| 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; Chris Purcell – guitar and lead vocals; Doug Kemp – double bass; |
| Website | www |
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][5]
The band was formed by five-string banjo player Pat McGarvey, who was born in Belfast.
The band performed on BBC One's The Andrew Marr Show on 15 September 2013.[6]
There is additionally an electronic version of the band led by Pat McGarvey called The Southern Tenant making synth and soundtrack related music that have released two albums to date, and have a third coming out on 30/9/2022 called Halloween Hits Vol. 1
YouTube Encyclopedic
-
1/3Views:18 7759 2321 073
-
Southern Tenant Folk Union - Old Black Crow | Mahogany Session
-
SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION - CHEST FREEZER (BalconyTV)
-
Southern Tenant Folk Union - What Would You Give For A Leader With Soul - live at Westminster
Transcription
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) |
| The Horror of The Right by 'The Southern Tenant' | June 2017 | Johnny Rock Records (JOROCK 026) |
| The Sleeper Awakens by 'The Southern Tenant' | November 2017 | Johnny Rock Records (JOROCK 027) |
| Halloween Hits Vol. 1: Enter The Horror Disco by 'The Southern Tenant' | September 2022 | Johnny Rock Records (JOROCK 029) |
|}
| 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
- ^ a b Dunnett, Ninian (2013). "Southern Tenant Folk Union Hello Cold Goodbye Sun Review". Music. BBC. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ a b "United in folk music". The Southern Reporter. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ 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.
External links
| International | |
|---|---|
| Artists | |
  | This article about a Scottish musician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This page was last edited on 24 August 2022, at 11:19