Urban Trad is the spiritual child of young Belgian composer Yves Barbieux.
Yves had one big wish... to have his music performed by various artists with
roots in folk and traditional music. His goal? The group's name speaks for
itself, citifying and making this traditional and folk inspired music known
to a greater public that is more familiar with the current, modern dance and
techno sound.

The story of Urban Trad begins in June 2001. Yves Barbieux's originally
traditional compositions receive a modern arrangement in the Brussels studio
of Nicolas Vandooren. The most renowned musicians of the Belgian and
international folk scene - from Thom Theuns (Ambrozijn) to Perry Rose and
Ialma to Hans Quaghebeur (Kadril) - deliver with pleasure a musical
contribution to Urban Trad's first CD.

The result? One-O-Four, a danceable CD full of melodious big-city-folk, is
released in early 2001 by Universal and is enthusiastically received by
press and public.

Urban Trad convinces, not only on CD but also on stage: the group is
received just as enthusiastically on the festival field (amongst others,
Folk Dranouter) as in cultural centres and quickly grows into a live
sensation.

The summer of 2002 means a new step for Urban Trad: although the typical
Urban Trad 'sound' stays deeply rooted in the tradition of the folk music, a
member change provides a more rhythmic sound.

At the end of April 2003 the new album 'Kerua' was released, again a beauty,
full of danceable and melancholic urban folk.

Urban Trad's international breakthrough came without a doubt after May 24:
when Yves Barbieux & Co represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Festival
in Riga (Latvia). They indeed finished 2nd at 2 points after Turkey and
before Russian Sensations T.A.T.U

'Sanomi', a danceable folk pearl sung in an imaginary and thus universal
language, was be the number with which Urban Trad won the hearts of the
Eurovision public.

Galicia is the last track of the Kerua album and reflects the spirit and
sound of all the nine musicians in the group. It is sung in the imaginative
language as Sanomi and therefore no lyrics are published. Just enjoy, sing
along and make the song your own.

BAND
Yves Barbieux : flutes and galician bagpipe
Veronica Codesal : vocals
Soetkin Collier : vocals
Didier Laloy : diatonic accordion
Philip Masure : acoustic guitar
Michel Morvan : drums
Dirk Naessens : violin
Marie-Sophie Talbot : vocals, piano & percussions
Cédric Waterschoot : bass

Website: www.urbantrad.com