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Lau (band)

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Origins
Recordings
Discography
Studio albums EPs Compilations Live Other appearances
References
External links

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Folk
Celtic folk^[1]

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Navigator Records
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Aidan O'Rourke
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Lau is a British folk band from both Scotland and England, formed in 2005. Named after an Orcadian word meaning "natural light",^[1] the band is composed of Kris Drever (guitar, vocals), Martin Green (accordion, piano, electronics) and Aidan O'Rourke (fiddle). To date, the band has released four studio albums and a live album.

Origins

Their debut album, Lightweights and Gentlemen, was released through Reveal Records in 2007. The band subsequently won the "Best Group" at the BBC Folk Awards, 2008 and went on to receive the award the next two years running.^[2]

Recordings

In December 2007, Lau recorded a live set at the Bongo Club, Edinburgh, and in early 2008, released Live. In 2008, they appeared at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, Vancouver Festival and the Calgary Folk Festival.^[3]

In 2009 they released the album Arc Light.

In 2010, the group recorded and released a five-track EP, Evergreen, in collaboration with singer-songwriter Karine Polwart.

The band released their third album Race The Loser in 2012. They also appeared on the BBC's Later... with Jools Holland show in 2012 where they played the tune 'Torsa'.

John Parish produced album Midnight And Closedown in 2019.^[4]

Discography

Studio albums

Lightweights and Gentlemen (2007)
Arc Light (2009)
Race the Loser (2012)
The Bell That Never Rang (2015)
Midnight and Closedown (2019)

EPs

Evergreen (credited to Lau vs Karine Polwart, 2010)
Ghosts (credited to Lau vs Adem, 2011)

Compilations

Decade (The Best Of 2007-2017) (2017)

Live

Live (2008)

Other appearances

Mojo Presents: The White Album Recovered – "Dear Prudence"

References

1. ^¹{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p731312/biography|pure_url=yes}}
2. ^{{cite web |title=BBC Folk Awards, 2008 winners|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/folkawards2008/winners.shtml |publisher=BBC |accessdate=14 June 2008}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.krisdrever.com/ |title=Kris Drever |publisher=Kris Drever |date= |accessdate=18 November 2012}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2019/02/lau-midnight-and-closedown/ |title=Lau – Midnight And Closedown |publisher=Folk Radio|date= |accessdate=21 February 2019}}

External links

Lau official website
Reveal Records

3 : Musical groups established in 2005|Scottish folk music groups|2005 establishments in Scotland

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