The Urban Folk Quartet
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- Doors: 19:00
- Price: £ 0
- Age Limit: No Limit
- Event Type: Local
- Added By: adam
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Monday 15th March 2010 at The 12 Bar
Description
Having been discovered in their teens by legendary artists The Albion Band and Carlos
N respectively, Joe and Palomas careers have in many ways taken1parallel 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 backdrop 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 caj ased drum set up
that was perfect for full percussion sounds as well as the more industrial noises of the
city. While Palomas Galician roots were mixing with Franks obsession with the Oud
and Joes 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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