The Urban Folk Quartet
| The Urban Folk Quartet | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Folk |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Labels |
Fellside Recordings SAE Records |
| Associated acts | TG Collective |
| Website | Official site |
| Members |
Joe Broughton Paloma Trigas Tom Chapman Dan Walsh |
| Past members | Frank Moon |
The Urban Folk Quartet (commonly known as The UFQ or simply UFQ) are a four-piece contemporary folk band launched in June 2009.[1] The band is composed of Joe Broughton (Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin), Paloma Trigas (Fiddle, Vocals), Tom Chapman (Cajón, Percussion, Vocals) and Dan Walsh (Banjo, Guitar, Vocals). To date, the band has released three studio albums and two live albums.
History
Active since 2009, on their fourth outing as a band they won the Spanish International Folk Competition.[2]
In 2010, they played at Sidmouth Folk Festival Fringe, The Big Chill Festival and Moseley Folk Festival. Their self-titled debut album was released through Fellside Recordings in 2010 and they won The Hancock Award for Best Newcomer.
In 2011, they appeared at Islands Folk Festival in Canada,[3] Sidmouth Folk Festival Fringe and Fairport's Cropredy Convention,.[4] The band also released a live album, The Urban Folk Quartet: Live, to coincide with their appearance at Fairport's Cropredy Convention.
In March 2012, the band released their third album, "Off Beaten Tracks", recorded in the summer of 2011 between dates in Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and The UK.
May 2013 saw the recording of two appearances, in London and Birmingham, towards "UFQ Live II", their second live album, released November 8th 2013 at Kings Place in London.
Frank Moon departed the band following their autumn 2013 tour, replaced by Dan Walsh on guitar, banjo and vocals.
The band released studio album "The Escape" on May 1st 2015. The album was listed on Martin Chilton's "Best of Folk 2015" list compiled for The Telegraph. The UFQ played tracks from the album live in session on Mark Radcliffe's BBC Radio 2 Folk Show on June 24th 2015. "The Escape Tour" saw the band play dates across England as well as appearances in Wales, France, Belgium and Denmark throughout 2015.
Discography
Studio Albums
- The Urban Folk Quartet (2010)
- Off Beaten Tracks (2012)
- The Escape (2015)
Live
- The Urban Folk Quartet: Live (2011)
- UFQ Live II (2013)
Awards
- Winners, Spanish International Folk Competition 2009.
- Hancock award for best new act of 2010.[5]
References
- ↑ "About The Urban Folk Quartet". UFQ. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ↑ "Urban Folk Quartet background". Dartington.org. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ↑ "Performers at Islands Folk Festival 2011". Cowichan Folk Guild. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ↑ "Fairport's Cropredy Convention line-up 2011". Fairport Convention. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ↑ "Joe Broughton's Website". Joe Broughton. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
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