View Larger
Rate it!
Avg: 3.5 (21 ratings)
- Date Released: January 1, 2007
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Bluegrass
- Label: Ugly Nephew Records / Zebralution
London-based sextet go down to the American South for inspiration.
-
We Say...
Despite a name suggesting that they might have formed between shifts on an Alabama cotton farm, Southern Tenant Union are a London-based sextet. Their diverse makeup and wide experience (Pat McGarvey is a former Coal Porter, guitarist Pete Gow has played with Chris Mills and Caitlin Cary) is reflected in their sound — which, though dogmatically conjured from acoustic instruments, roves a broad sweep of country, bluegrass, gospel and folk. STFU are no mere pastiche-mongers — the songs on this, their debut album, are smart, literate and occasionally very funny. "Sweeter Times" and "Green-Eyed Girl (From Louisville)" are sprightly dust-ups borne by Oliver Talkes' gently tremulous vocal, and the two "Southern Tenant Folk Theme" instrumentals evade charges of self-indulgence through sheer virtuosity. Pete Gow's Iraq lament "Mosul Waltz," which recalls the Pogues' version of Eric Bogle's "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda," is wrought from hard-won wisdom — Gow, when not playing in the band, works in the Baghdad bureau of CBS.
“ The indie iTunes — Hardcore music fans are migrating to eMusic, the iTunes Music Store's cheaper, cooler cousin.”
Rolling Stone
eMusic Tip
Paid downloads are counted towards an album discount but free downloads are not.
COMPLETE FOR FREE!
You can download the rest of the tracks from this album for free! Just click the Complete Album button.
We’re sorry this album can only be downloaded using paid subscription download credits.
We recommend you Save it for Later by clicking the Save for Later button shown just above this message. For a list of related albums you can download right now, check out these recommendations.
| 01. |  |
Southern Folk Theme In A |
1:02 |
|
| 02. | |
Sweeter Times |
2:27 |
|
| 03. | |
All You Need To Know |
2:53 |
|
| 04. | |
The Cold Flagstone |
4:06 |
|
| 05. | |
A Little Deeper |
3:23 |
|
| 06. | |
Mosul Train |
4:27 |
|
| 07. | |
Who Is Going To Love You Now |
3:55 |
|
| 08. | |
Rosalind |
3:51 |
|
| 09. | |
The First & Last |
3:16 |
|
| 10. | |
The Green Eyed Girl (From Louisville) |
2:30 |
|
| 11. | |
Southern Folk Theme Volval Version |
1:00 |
|
| 12. | |
Here In The Dock |
2:42 |
|
| 13. | |
Southern Folk Theme In G |
1:30 |
|
| 14. | |
Candle Waltz |
2:30 |
|
14 Total Tracks, 39:32 Total Length
Loading...
Playlists If you like this artist, check out these member playlists
Explore music recommended by Southern Tenant Folk Union fans
Credits
- Denis Blackham - Mastering // Eamonn Flynn - Mandolin // Pat McGarvey - Banjo // Pat McGarvey - Photography // David Giltrap - Artwork // David Giltrap - Design
Choose from over 6 million
music downloadseMusic features legendary and emerging artists in every genre: classic rock to classical,indie to international, soundtracks to spiritual, jazz to country and many more.
MP3 downloads work on any digital media player
With eMusic, you OWN your music without any restrictions. Burn music to a CD, play it on your computer, mobile phone or any digital media player - including iPod®, Zune® and Walkman®.
Songs available for 50¢ or less
eMusic subscriptions start at just $11.99 a month for 24 downloads - that's just 50¢ per song! And it gets better from there - our plans go as low as 42¢ per song!
Music Discovery
eMusic is about discovery. We make finding new music fun again with music recommendations from our award-winning team of music experts, member playlists and new music features.
Cancel anytime
With all the great music and site features we're pretty sure you will love eMusic. If not, no problem. You can cancel at any time and keep the music you have downloaded.
© 1992 - 2009 All Media Guide, LLC