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Freak Zone Playlist 2018-03-18 An Audio Map of Orkney

2419 days ago

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

Lau – review

4398 days ago

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

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Lau: Race the Loser – review

4427 days ago

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

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Bella Hardy: The Dark Peak and the White – review

4548 days ago

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

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Music Weekly podcast: Celtic Connections

4666 days ago

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

Jack Bruce Lau Kris Drever Mark Lanegan

Jack Bruce and Lau – review

4667 days ago

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

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Concert review: Kris Drever & Éamonn Coyne

4897 days ago

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

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Lau – review

5084 days ago

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

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The best jazz and world concerts for Christmas 2010

5097 days ago

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

Femi Kuti Bellowhead Lau Kris Drever Fela Kuti Kate Rusby Ray Gelato