The Urban Folk Quartet
The Urban Folk Quartet, also known as The UFQ or UFQ, are a four-piece contemporary folk group from the United Kingdom. Formed in 2009, the band comprises Joe Broughton on fiddle, guitar and mandolin, Paloma Trigás on fiddle and vocals, Tom Chapman on cajón, percussion and vocals, and Dan Walsh on banjo, guitar and vocals.
The group plays a range of folk material, moving between sombre pieces, harmonised Appalachian songs and rock-leaning reels. Overseas touring forms a major part of their work, and they tour internationally from the start of the band.
They work with a wide circle of acts, including The Chieftains, Bellowhead, The Albion Band, Carlos Nunez, The Violent Femmes, The Destroyers, The Mediaeval Baebes, Cerys Matthews and Chris While. Early in their career, on their first European tour and at only their fourth performance together, they win the top prize at the Spanish International Folk Competition in Plasencia.
The band releases both studio and live records in alternation. The Urban Folk Quartet Live III is a live album made from concert recordings in Stafford, Bristol, Maldon and Chester during The Escape Tour, and it is their first live release to include Dan Walsh.
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