"QUITE FRANKLY THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW"
Channel Four.com
"THEY DESERVE TO WIN BEST LIVE ACT AS WELL" The Guardian
Lau have now taken the "Best Group" prize at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards two years in a row.
Lau are a formidable union of three of the finest and most innovative exponents of modern traditional music in Scotland today.
They are:
Kris Drever (Guitar and Vocal)
Martin Green (Piano Accordion)
Aidan O’Rourke (Fiddle)
In the last eighteen months Lau have become one of the most sought-after acts on the current Scottish scene. The summers of 2007 and 2008 saw them take festivals by storm across Europe and North-American . The autumn took them to Japan and Cape Breton, it's become a world-wide party. You have to see it....
LAU, widely regarded as this generation’s most inventive folk band and Winners of BEST GROUP at the 2009 & 2008 BBC Folk Awards, return with highly anticipated new album "Arc Light" (Navigator).
Distribution (CD / LP by Proper Music, Digital by Pias)
‘Creative and genre bursting’ **** The Scotsman
'Balancing frenzied hi-octane moments with those of aching beauty. Album of the Year' FROOTS Magazine
'a combined sense of style, adventure and fun that turns the album into an utter corker' The Telegraph
‘Lau are so special’ **** The Guardian
'Lau's explosive live performances have been generating a major buzz around the UK folk circuit, and this brilliant debut confirms their standing as one of the most exciting new acts in years' Songlines 5/5
Lau are back with their highly anticipated second album, ‘Arc Light’, released March 30th 2009 on Navigator Records.
The follow up to their hit debut, ‘Lightweights and Gentlemen’, ‘Arc Light’ is Lau at their very best. A collection of self-penned songs / tunes which highlight their unique take on folk music. Highly regarded musicians in their own right, the combined talents of Kris Drever, Martin Green and Aidan O’Rourke make for a formidable and all-conquering trio.
Never off the road for long Lau begin the ‘Arc Light’ tour of the UK on February 26th Including performances at Folk Festivals in Oxford and Derby, Lau also play some more traditional rock venues on this tour, which gives an indication of the kind of thrilling live show you can expect. Lau employ rising, epic song structures not usually associated with Folk music and more akin to those on the leftfield of rock and jazz. The new album sees Kris Drever debut some of his own songs for the first time including the new radio single ‘Wintermoon’ and there is a special Mojo commissioned Beatles cover as a bonus track on the first pressing of Arc Light.
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Lau track 'Hinba' to be aired on Merlin's Magical Music Moments; Wednesday 7th October 2009. Live on air on Soundart Radio 102.5 fm 20.30 - 22.00 pm GMT. Tonight we re-vist the fabulous Shrewsbury Folk Festival held over the August Bank Holiday. The full play list is now up on my blog.
