The Urban Folk Quartet

The Urban Folk Quartet
Genres Folk
Years active 2009-present
Labels Fellside Recordings
Associated acts TG Collective
Website Official site
Members
Joe Broughton
Paloma Trigas
Frank Moon
Tom Chapman

The Urban Folk Quartet 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), Frank Moon (Guitar, Oud, Vocals) and Tom Chapman (Cajon, Percussion, Vocals). To date, the band has released one studio album and a live album.

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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.

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.

Discography

Studio Albums

Live

Awards

References

  1. ^ "About The Urban Folk Quartet". UFQ. http://www.theufq.com/fr_about.cfm. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 
  2. ^ "Urban Folk Quartet background". Dartington.org. http://www.dartington.org/arts/the-urban-folk-quartet. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 
  3. ^ "Performers at Islands Folk Festival 2011". Cowichan Folk Guild. http://www.folkfest.bc.ca/index.php?page=performers-for-2011. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 
  4. ^ "Fairport's Cropredy Convention line-up 2011". Fairport Convention. http://www.fairportconvention.com/cropredy_line_up.php. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 
  5. ^ "Joe Broughton's Website". Joe Broughton. http://www.joebroughton.com/home.cfm. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 

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