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Biography

Lau is a contemporary folk three-piece from Scotland, named after an Orcadian word meaning "natural light." 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.

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.

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Blogs from the BBC

  1. Mercury Prize Nominations - The Line Of Best Fit

    Tue 14 Jul 2009 13:19 The good people at The Line Of Best Fit were one of the first music websites to start... Rory Connolly

  2. Lau Blog Part 3 - by Kris Drever

    Mon 9 Mar 2009 15:04 Kris Drever of Lau writes: The thing about this job is that there's all this... Mike Harding

  3. Lau Blog Part 2 - by Aidan O'Rourke

    Fri 6 Mar 2009 11:59 Aidan O'Rourke of Lau writes: There's a lot of love in Lau, but we do spend an awful... Mike Harding

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  1. Arc Light 2009

    Arc Light

    Reviewed by Michael Quinn

    Newly anointed Best Group in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for a second year.

Now on the BBC

  1. Lau - Blas Ceoil

    Watch Lau play Wintermoon at Custom House Square, Belfast.

    Lau - Blas Ceoil

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Since December 2008

  1. Celtic music and what's on listings.

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  2. Folk, roots and acoustic music, plus artist news and the latest album releases

    The Mike Harding Show BBC Radio 2

  3. End the day in the company of the song writing masters of country, folk and rock'n'roll

    Iain Anderson BBC Radio Scotland

  4. Bob picks an eclectic mix of Americana, Alt Country, Indie, World, Nu-Folk and Blues

    Bob Harris BBC Radio 2

  5. Irreverent music lover Shaun serves up music, features and entertainment

    Shaun Keaveny BBC 6 Music

  6. New and classic tracks from established artists, young groups and unsigned bands

    Steve Lamacq BBC 6 Music

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Played On

Since December 2008

  1. BBC Radio nan Gaidheal 100%

  2. BBC 6 Music 66%

  3. BBC Radio 2 66%

  4. BBC Radio Scotland 33%

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