Southern Tenant Folk Union made themselves at home in the cosy front parlour that is The Greys pub and created a convivial atmosphere for the 50 or so folk to sup their ale.

The five-piece band squeezed onto the stage and played two sets mainly featuring songs from their new album The Chuck Norris Project. The album songs were inspired by the movie titles of Chuck Norris movies, proving they were not just another bluegrass outfit with left-wing lyrics.

Pat McGarvey (banjo) is the man behind the band and he shared the one mike and gentle vocal harmonies with Rory Butler (guitar).

Add a fiddle, stand up bass and Cajon and the band weaved a very controlled and delicate mixture, entirely compatible to the parlour setting.

The banter and dollops of bluegrass aside the tone was serious and restrained. The audience was not invited to join in until the gospel singalong encore.

Butler's fine vocal sat back quietly and was not intended to grab the listener by the ears, so words did get lost.

The band's name is derived from the multi-racial union of sharecroppers and non-landowning tenant farmers that was founded in Arkansas in the 1930s. This was a lot more than a bluegrass band.