Lau (band)

Lau (band)
Lau

Lau at the 2011 Cropredy Festival
Background information
Origin Scotland
Genres Folk
Years active 2005-present
Labels Reveal Records
Navigator Records
Associated acts Kris Drever
Website Official site
Members
Kris Drever
Martin Green
Aidan O'Rourke

Lau is a contemporary folk three-piece from Scotland, named after an Orcadian word meaning "natural light."[1] The band is composed of Kris Drever (guitar, vocals), Martin Green (accordion, piano) and Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle). To date, the band has released two studio albums and a live album.

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.[2]

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

Contents

Discography

Studio Albums

  • Lightweights and Gentlemen (2007)
  • Arc Light (2009)
  • Evergreen EP (credited to Lau vs Karine Polwart, 2010)
  • Ghosts EP (credited to Lau vs Adem, 2011)

Live

  • Live (2008)

Other appearances

  • Mojo Presents: The White Album Recovered - "Dear Prudence"

References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p731312/biography
  2. ^ "BBC Folk Awards, 2008 winners". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/folkawards2008/winners.shtml. Retrieved 2008-06-14. 
  3. ^ Kris Drever

External links



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