Southern Tenant Folk Union
Folk / Bluegrass / Country
London, United Kingdom
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About
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 bluegrass oufit writing and performing their own unique brand of Old-Time, Bluegrass, Gospel and Celtic Folk.
Pat McGarvey, band member and songwriter for (ex Long Ryder) Sid Griffin's bluegrass project The Coal Porters since 1993, has served his musical apprenticeship touring the world and recording a number of albums, as well as countless collaborations with other key Americana acts.
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 Eamon Flynn (mandolin) and Matt Lloyd (upright bass).
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