The Stanley Brothers, Gillian Welch, Steve Earle, Carter Family, Don Reno, The Long Ryders, Flatt & Scruggs, Townes Van Zandt, Buck Owens, Tandy, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, The Louvin Brothers, The Country Gentlemen, The Good Ol Boys, The Grateful Dead, Wicker Man Soundtrack, The Coal Porters, Bill Monroe, Red Allen, Dock Boggs, Gene Clark, Belle & Sebastian, Roscoe Holcomb
Sounds Like
Our Debut Album is available at all live gigs, via mail order to the band (£10 inc P&P in UK/£10 plus actual postage cost for R.O.W. - payment via paypal) & it's also in Edinburgh's best music/book/dvd/cd/comic shop - 'Elvis Shakespeare' on Leith Walk
Distribution for 'Revivals, Rituals & Union Songs' -
UK - Forte Music - release date 3rd March 2008
The Netherlands - Bertus- release date 28th March 2008
Ireland - RMG/Cavallerro - release date 12th September 2008
Germany - Dandyland/Cargo Germany - release date 3rd November 2008
**NEW**
Revivals, Rituals & Union Songs cd now available in Coda Music in Edinburgh - 19 Bank St, The Mound (old town part of Edinburgh near the Castle)
To book the STFU
UK/Ireland/Germany Booking - contact Pat McGarvey
southerntenant@yahoo.co.uk
Netherlands Booking - contact Ed Leunisse
info@bepop.nl
www.bepop.nl
Belgian Booking - contact Niels Leen
niels@cabouge-artistsupport.be
www.cabouge-artistsupport.be
Czech Republic Booking - contact Dusan Sviba
Earth Music Booking
"bar-hopping ballads stuffed with fiddles and banjo."
Uncut
"This work deserves to escape the niche into which it has been born as it is a piece which contains both soul and beauty."
Americana UK
"The smoothest, bluegrass tinged, measured acoustic country singing and playing you could wish for this side of the Atlantic."
Maverick
"Sounding old as the Appalachians and kicking up a whirl of harmonized soul-searching along the way, STFU know that bad times can lead to good."
Plan B
"A compelling mix of bluegrass, gospel, old time and celtic swing that is memorably embellished with warm and richly woven harmonies,"
The Irish Times
Formed by Belfast born five-string banjo player Pat McGarvey and taking their name from the ground breaking multi-racial union of sharecroppers and non-landowning tenant farmers founded in Arkansas in the 1930’s, the Southern Tenant Folk Union are an explosive new London based folk and bluegrass outfit.
Writing and performing their own unique brand of Old-Time, Bluegrass, Gospel and Celtic Folk, Southern Tenant Folk Union appropriate the themes, ideas and metaphors from traditional folk songs and 20th century Americana music to document and reflect modern life through styles popularised by musicians such as The Carter Family, The Stanley Brothers and even Dillard & Clark.
Pat McGarvey served his musical apprenticeship touring the world and recording a number of albums with UK/US Americana band The Coal Porters. That grounding plus countless other collaborations with key Americana acts including Peter Case, The Arlenes, Tandy, Amy Rigby, Ian Dunlop (of Gram Parsons’ International Submarine Band), Rosie Flores, Jason McNiff & Bob Neuwirth gave him the real experience needed to fuse together the band’s American folk sound and British roots with his own Celtic heritage.
Keen to find a more personal outlet for his writing, in early 2006, McGarvey gathered a collective of like minded musicians that share his love of traditional music, but each with their own individual take on such tradition; Oliver Talkes (guitar), who’s unique, soulful voice is at the heart of the STFU sound. Pete Gow (guitar), from the Alt. Country band Case Hardin who has performed with the likes of Chris Mills, Stacey Earle and Caitlin Cary. Frances Vaux (Fiddle) with her background in jazz and Irish Folk and anchored by stalwarts of the London folk scene Eamonn Flynn (mandolin) and Matt Lloyd (upright bass).
Once up and running, Southern Tenant Folk Union released their debut album of original material in January 2007 to acclaim, positive reviews and national radio play. The rest of the year saw them playing festivals, arts centres and clubs around the UK and Ireland and only a little more than twelve months after the self-titled LP a follow-up was released. ‘Revivals, Rituals & Union Songs’ – a step forward for them with its strong, confident tone and the darkly reflective yet heart-warming nature of the eleven brand new songs presented. With positive reviews coming in and even more well deserved nationwide recognition (including a live session for BBC Radio 2’s Mark Lamarr) the band played an extensive UK & European tour before going back to studio at the end of 2008 to work on new material. The new album is currently being produced up in Edinburgh and is set for release in 2010.
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www.southerntenantfolkunion.com
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The BellRays headline a night of maximum rock'n'soul on Thursday next
week at The Borderline with Los Chicos and King Salami & The
Cumberland 3 playing live and Corn Rocket Club DJs on the wheels of
steel.
Click on flyer for tickets.....
Other forthcoming NTSOBC action:
July
Thrs 9 BellRays + Los Chicos + King Salami & The Cumberland 3 @ Borderline, London, W1
Thrs 16 Micheal Sheehy & The Hired Mourners + Gemma Ray @ The Lexington, London, N1
Thrs 23 O’Death @ The 100 Club, London, W1
September
Friday 11 T-Model Ford @ The Luminaire, London, NW6
Saturday 12 T-Model Ford @ The Luminaire, London, NW6
Tues 15 Bob Log III @ The Luminaire, Kilburn, London, NW6
You are awesome!!! Thanks for being a friend!!! Wrapped Up In Me is #42 on the New Music Weekly Country Main Chart!!!! I am also #21 on the top 30 Indie Chart this week!!! It is on radio stations across the nation, you can request it now!!!!! Love ~Susan www.susanhickman.com
Tune in to episode 12 of the Lantern Society Radio Hour, featuring the creme de la creme of the capital's most comely crooners. Stunning live performances beautifully captured for your listening pleasure, at London's Finest Folk Club, The Lantern Society.
And, why not join us for the next Lantern Society - Thursday 18th June.
The Betsey Trotwood, Farringdon Rd, London. EC1R 3BL
Hi folks. Thanks for the add. Sadly we're playing Aberdeen when you're at the Village in June but hope to catch you in the frozen north again soon. Cheers. Andy
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