Core News — “Erland Cooper compiles an audio map of Orkney featuring bird song, folklore stories and music from acoustic guitarist Kris Drever, folk super-group Lau and East India Youth’s William Doyle.” Freak Zone Playlist 2018-03-18 An Audio Map of Orkne... more info

Guardian Music — King's Place, London Truly great bands make fine albums but sound even better playing live, and Lau are one of the most intriguing and adventurous live bands in Britain, with a style that mixes traditional influences with virtuoso musicianship, impro... more info

Guardian Music — (Reveal)Thrice winner of BBC Folk's best group award, the Scots trio deserve their garlands. On this third album, they again transmute traditional elements – drones, reels, highland melodies – into elegant chamber folk whose orchestral richness f... more info

Guardian Music — (Noe)Two folk celebrities collaborate on a low-key project with help from the Peak District National Park's Sustainable Development Fund. Bella Hardy lives and was brought up in the Peak District, and this is a collection of new settings for songs t... more info

Guardian Music — Celtic Connections is known for promoting traditional Scottish music but it also has a reputation for ambitious collaborations. Even so, pitching Cream guitarist Jack Bruce with folk trio Lau is a bold step. Lau – who are Aidan O'Rourke on fiddle, ... more info

Guardian Music — Celtic Connections festival, GlasgowCeltic Connections, long a catalyst for unlikely collaborations, surpassed itself with this union of Cream demi-god Jack Bruce and virtuoso folk trio Lau.A dapper figure of engaging humility and wry humour ("It's ... more info

Scotsman.com — Kris Drever & Éamonn Coyne Òran Mór, Glasgow **** more info

Guardian Music — Union Chapel, LondonThe British folk scene has produced a gloriously eclectic bunch of performers, from traditional singers to singer-songwriters and experimental instrumentalists – and, just occasionally, remarkable musicians such as Lau, who mana... more info

Guardian Music — From Femi Kuti to Bellowhead, the best jazz, world and folk concerts around the UK this ChristmasLauThe Scottish-English acoustic trio of fiddler Aidan O'Rourke, guitarist Kris Drever and accordion player Martin Green have shaken up the folk scene wi... more info

Scotsman.com — KRIS DREVER *** BONGO CLUB, EDINBURGH more info