Having been discovered in their teens by legendary artists The Albion Band and Carlos Nunez respectively, Joe and Paloma’s careers have in many ways taken parallel paths, both gaining much experience touring the world but not until now having time to form their own bands. In 2004 they performed their first fiddle duet together to great acclaim and so the seeds were sown.
Joe and Frank met at the Birmingham Conservatoire school of music in 1996 and realised then that they had a lot of common musical interests. Doubtless their conversations about folk and world music against the back drop of the fusion obsessed Birmingham scene would later become the foundations of The Urban Folk Quartet.
In the way that some times wonderful synchronicity does happen, just as the concept for The UFQ was developing, Tom was experimenting with a cajón based drum set up that was perfect for full percussion sounds as well as the more industrial noises of the city. While Paloma’s Galician roots were mixing with Frank’s obsession with the Oud and Joe’s ear for a good Rock groove, Tom had invented a set up that could underpin every one of those influences and ensure that The Urban Folk Quartet does have a truly unique sound.
Virtuosic not just in feel and technical ability but in musical concept as well, The Urban Folk Quartet is a coming together of four of the most inspired and experienced young people working in World Music today.
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