The Urban Folk Quartet

The Urban Folk Quartet

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The Urban Folk Quartet, known as The UFQ, is a four-piece contemporary folk band formed in June 2009. They won the Spanish International Folk Competition in 2009 and released their debut album The Urban Folk Quartet through Fellside Recordings in 2010, earning them The Hancock Award for Best Newcomer. Their first live album The Urban Folk Quartet: Live was released in 2011. They have performed at notable festivals such as Sidmouth Folk Festival Fringe and Fairport's Cropredy Convention. In 2024, they released their fourth studio album True Story.

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Solsbury Hill
The Urban Folk Quartet
Solsbury Hill
04:16
Writer: Peter Gabriel / Composers: Peter Gabriel

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Albums
True Story
2024 SAE
01-01-2023
True Story
01
Solsbury Hill
The Urban Folk Quartet
True Story
04:17
Writer: Peter Gabriel / Composers: Peter Gabriel
02
One Day You'll Be Right/The Clock
The Urban Folk Quartet
True Story
04:54
Writer: Joe Broughton - Paloma Trigas - Dan Walsh - Tom Chapman / Composers: Joe Broughton - Paloma Trigas - Dan Walsh - Tom Chapman
03
Coal Minin' man
The Urban Folk Quartet
True Story
04:33
Writer: Jim Mills / Composers: Jim Mills
04
Before Your Eyes/The Whiplash Reel
The Urban Folk Quartet
True Story
04:31
Writer: Dan Walsh - Joe Broughton - Paloma Trigas - Tom Chapman / Composers: Dan Walsh - Joe Broughton - Paloma Trigas - Tom Chapman
05
Indian Tea
The Urban Folk Quartet
True Story
04:13
Writer: Roger Wilson / Composers: Roger Wilson
06
Turning Point/High Hopes/Driving Force
The Urban Folk Quartet
True Story
06:02
Writer: Paloma Trigas - Joe Broughton - Tom Chapman - Dan Walsh / Composers: Paloma Trigas - Joe Broughton - Tom Chapman - Dan Walsh
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Long Time Traveller/Heading Home
The Urban Folk Quartet
True Story
03:12
Writer: Elder Edmund Dumas - Paloma Trigas - Joe Broughton - Tom Chapman - Dan Walsh / Composers: Elder Edmund Dumas - Paloma Trigas - Joe Broughton - Tom Chapman - Dan Walsh
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The Urban Folk Quartet Live III
SAE
21-10-2016
The Urban Folk Quartet Live III
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Long Time Traveller (Live)
The Urban Folk Quartet
The Urban Folk Quartet Live III
03:31
02
Upward Spiral / Brink (Live)
The Urban Folk Quartet
The Urban Folk Quartet Live III
04:08
03
Before Your Eyes / The Whiplash Reel (Live)
The Urban Folk Quartet
The Urban Folk Quartet Live III
04:49
04
Five Hundred Miles (Live)
The Urban Folk Quartet
The Urban Folk Quartet Live III
03:44
05
Banjo Solo / The Beginning of the End (Live)
The Urban Folk Quartet
The Urban Folk Quartet Live III
04:06
06
Boat up the River (Live)
The Urban Folk Quartet
The Urban Folk Quartet Live III
03:00
07
The Language Barrier (Live)
The Urban Folk Quartet
The Urban Folk Quartet Live III
05:58
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Ufq Live II
08-11-2013
Ufq Live II
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Jaleo Bus / Up in the Air
The Urban Folk Quartet
Ufq Live II
04:59
02
The Escape
The Urban Folk Quartet
Ufq Live II
04:33
03
Dink's Song/One River Reel
The Urban Folk Quartet
Ufq Live II
05:00
04
The Stoney Steps Set
The Urban Folk Quartet
Ufq Live II
07:34
05
Zephyr/Storm Chasers
The Urban Folk Quartet
Ufq Live II
08:25
06
The Triangle Solo
The Urban Folk Quartet
Ufq Live II
02:23
07
Upstart/Platform 2
The Urban Folk Quartet
Ufq Live II
04:21
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The Urban Folk Quartet (2025 Remaster)
2026 SAE
16-05-2010
The Urban Folk Quartet (2025 Remaster)
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Upstart / Platform 2 (2025 Remaster)
The Urban Folk Quartet
The Urban Folk Quartet (2025 Remaster)
04:05
Writer: Joe Broughton - Paloma Trigas - Tom Chapman - Frank Moon / Composers: Joe Broughton - Paloma Trigas - Tom Chapman - Frank Moon
02
The Stoney Steps Set (2025 Remaster)
The Urban Folk Quartet
The Urban Folk Quartet (2025 Remaster)
04:52
Writer: Joe Broughton - TRAD - Paloma Trigas - Frank Moon - Tom Chapman / Composers: Joe Broughton - TRAD - Paloma Trigas - Frank Moon - Tom Chapman
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Super off Beat Return (2025 Remaster)
The Urban Folk Quartet
The Urban Folk Quartet (2025 Remaster)
05:57
Writer: Joe Broughton - Paloma Trigas - Tom Chapman - Frank Moon / Composers: Joe Broughton - Paloma Trigas - Tom Chapman - Frank Moon
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Wedding Dress / The Threading Reel (2025 Remaster)
The Urban Folk Quartet
The Urban Folk Quartet (2025 Remaster)
03:21
Writer: Joe Broughton - TRAD - Paloma Trigas - Tom Chapman - Frank Moon / Composers: Joe Broughton - TRAD - Paloma Trigas - Tom Chapman - Frank Moon
05
Suspiro Del Moro (2025 Remaster)
The Urban Folk Quartet
The Urban Folk Quartet (2025 Remaster)
02:56
Writer: Joe Broughton / Composers: Joe Broughton
06
35 (Ways to Dance the News) (2025 Remaster)
The Urban Folk Quartet
The Urban Folk Quartet (2025 Remaster)
05:26
Writer: Joe Broughton - Tom Chapman - Frank Moon - Paloma Trigas / Composers: Joe Broughton - Tom Chapman - Frank Moon - Paloma Trigas
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The Swallow (2025 Remaster)
The Urban Folk Quartet
The Urban Folk Quartet (2025 Remaster)
04:26
Writer: Joe Broughton - TRAD - Paloma Trigas - Frank Moon - Tom Chapman / Composers: Joe Broughton - TRAD - Paloma Trigas - Frank Moon - Tom Chapman
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Singles
Turning Point/High Hopes/Driving Force
2024 SAE
23-02-2024
Turning Point/High Hopes/Driving Force
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Turning Point/High Hopes/Driving Force
The Urban Folk Quartet
Turning Point/High Hopes/Driving Force
06:03
Writer: Paloma Trigas - Joe Broughton - Tom Chapman - Dan Walsh / Composers: Paloma Trigas - Joe Broughton - Tom Chapman - Dan Walsh
Indian Tea
2024 SAE
19-01-2024
Indian Tea
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Indian Tea
The Urban Folk Quartet
Indian Tea
04:14
Writer: Roger Wilson / Composers: Roger Wilson
Coal Minin' man
2023 SAE
22-12-2023
Coal Minin' man
01
Coal Minin' man
The Urban Folk Quartet
Coal Minin' man
04:32
Writer: Jim Mills / Composers: Jim Mills
Solsbury Hill
2023 SAE
17-11-2023
Solsbury Hill
01
Solsbury Hill
The Urban Folk Quartet
Solsbury Hill
04:16
Writer: Peter Gabriel / Composers: Peter Gabriel
Waterbound (feat. Josh Wunderlich)
SAE
10-09-2020
Waterbound (feat. Josh Wunderlich)
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Waterbound (feat. Josh Wunderlich)
The Urban Folk Quartet
Waterbound (feat. Josh Wunderlich)
03:44
Writer: Josh Wunderlich / Composers: Traditional Traditional - Josh Wunderlich
Featured in
The Mark Radcliffe Folk Sessions 2015 (Live at BBC Radio 2)
Smooth Operations
29-12-2016
The Mark Radcliffe Folk Sessions 2015 (Live at BBC Radio 2)
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Kinnoull (Live at BBC Radio 2)
Barrule
The Mark Radcliffe Folk Sessions 2015 (Live at BBC Radio 2)
05:32
Writer: Barrule / Composers: Barrule
02
The Maid of 17 (Live at BBC Radio 2)
Damien O'Kane
The Mark Radcliffe Folk Sessions 2015 (Live at BBC Radio 2)
04:55
Writer: Damien O'Kane / Composers: Damien O'Kane
03
Hawthorn (Live at BBC Radio 2)
The Unthanks
The Mark Radcliffe Folk Sessions 2015 (Live at BBC Radio 2)
04:01
Writer: The Unthanks / Composers: The Unthanks
04
The Spyglass & the Herringbone (Live at BBC Radio 2)
Jackie Oates
The Mark Radcliffe Folk Sessions 2015 (Live at BBC Radio 2)
04:04
Writer: Jackie Oates / Composers: Jackie Oates
05
Fiddlehead Fern (Live at BBC Radio 2)
Eli West
The Mark Radcliffe Folk Sessions 2015 (Live at BBC Radio 2)
03:28
Writer: Cahalen Morrison - Eli West / Composers: Cahalen Morrison - Eli West
06
Dark Honey (Live at BBC Radio 2)
Simpson Cutting Kerr
The Mark Radcliffe Folk Sessions 2015 (Live at BBC Radio 2)
03:19
Writer: Andy Cutting - Martin Simpson - Nancy Kerr / Composers: Andy Cutting - Martin Simpson - Nancy Kerr
07
Ghosts (Live at BBC Radio 2)
Lau
The Mark Radcliffe Folk Sessions 2015 (Live at BBC Radio 2)
04:47
Writer: Aidan O'Rourke - Kris Drever - Martin Green / Composers: Aidan O'Rourke - Kris Drever - Martin Green
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