| Southern Tenant Folk Union | |
| Origin: | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK[1] |
| Genre: | Acoustic folk Bluegrass |
| Years Active: | 2006–present[2] |
| Label: | Johnny Rock Records; Ugly Nephew Records |
| Current 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; |
Southern Tenant Folk Union is a Scottish folk group based in Edinburgh.[1] [2] [3] The group combines English and Celtic folk sounds with American bluegrass music.[2] [4]
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.[5]
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
| Album | Release date | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Tenant Folk Union | 24 January 2007 | Ugly Nephew Records (UNR004) | |
| Revivals, Rituals & Union Songs | 7 March 2008 | 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[6] | 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) |
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