Not only has 4Square’s music matured into one of the most unique and distinctive sounds you shall hear from the British folk music scene today; they have also shared stages with the likes of Steve Winwood, Joe Brown, Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson and Seth Lakeman.
“4Square…who are they?” were the words on the lips of festival-goers before Fairport's 2009 Cropredy Convention took place. Despite this, after an astounding 80 minute set and encore before an audience of 20,000 people, 4Square then went on to sell every last one of their debut album, 20.20 Manchester, becoming The Cropredy Convention’s 2nd biggest selling band of all time!
Having stole the hearts of Fariport's Cropredy Convention in 2009, the preceding year was a fruitful one. They released their second album ChronicLes in June 2010, and in July and August 4Square took Europe by storm, playing at festivals in Denmark, The Czech Republic and Corfu in 2010, where they were very well received. They also kept up appearances in the UK, playing at several regular festival fixtures.
The fiery and inventive sound of alternative-folk quartet 4Square was conceived in a freezing farmhouse on the outskirts of Rochdale in the winter of 2006. Despite such humble beginnings, the band have achieved a great deal in a relatively short space of time.
