These cajóns are finished in transparent coloured wax, which shows the grain of the birch beautifully. Black and blue as shown here are available now in the shop section. More colours soon!

As lovely as the traditional wood-finished cajón will always be, sometimes it’s good to mix things up a little. Here at Urchin we love doing just that. Here are a few examples of non-standard finishes on Urchin Cajons. If you’d like an instrument with your own choice of finish, get in touch and we’ll see what we can do 🙂

Urchin snare Hexajóns… This pair in Red Meranti and Birch. Table or laptop rhythms, also available in other wood combinations – see the shop for stock details!

This pair of cajóns were delivered to Grantham Preparatory International School earlier in the month.

After meeting with the school’s Rock Band class and their teacher John Monaghan, they decided on an Urchin adjustable snare cajón and a Rascal Kids’ cajón in matching 4-colour distressed finishes.

This Handmade Swampbox is designed to sit under your stomping foot. It’s made with a non-slip rubber base and it’s a heavy beast, so once you put it down, it’s going nowhere fast.

Add some drive to your rhythm! Whether you’re a percussionist or guitar player, banjo, fiddle or bagpiper, the Urchin range of stompers will give you a low-end thump to push your music forward.

Pictured here in bubinga and birch, other material combinations are also available – check our store page for what’s in stock!

Working hard on the new line of Urchin stompers – in selected hardwoods for a “traditional” look and feel, or spangly transparent cast polymer for a modern take – these look great under (or over!) the lights and feature an XLR output to go straight into a microphone channel. Pictures soon, or come and see them at Grantham Christmas Market on 27th November!

Urchin will be taking a stall on Grantham Christmas Market on 27th November. We’ll be selling cajóns, stomp boxes, tongue drums and much more, as well as demonstrating all the instruments and giving advice on things like technique and amplification.

More details closer to the date; looking forward to seeing you there!

A few dates for the diary…

Urchin cajons, and possibly SwampBoxes, being played at the following gigs by The Now Nows:

• Thursday 27th August, 21:00: The Hop, Bank Street, Wakefield
• Friday 4th September, 21:00: Bull and Fairhouse, George Street, Wakefield
• Saturday 5th September, 18:30: Westival, West Riding Refreshment Rooms, Dewsbury railway station
• Saturday 10th October: Oktoberfest, The Cricketer’s Arms, Cluntergate, Horbury
• Saturday 7th November, 19:00: Headfest, Bull and Fairhouse, George Street, Wakefield

All details on The Now Nows’ gig list. See you there!