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Lau Live
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Lau Live

by Lau

Lau is a formidable union of three of the finest and most innovative exponents of modern traditional music in Scotland today; Kris Drever (guitar and vocal), Martin Green (piano accordion) and Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle). They took "Best Group" at the BBC Folk Awards and their amazing musicianship is recognised in a string of other award nominations. They are known for their high-powered, energetic live shows and this CD was recorded at a concert in Edinburgh's Bongo Club in December 2007
 

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The Guardian
Title: The Guardian
Source: The Guardian
Review: The "live album" is something of a pop-music oddity. Often, it's a useful device by which a band can fulfil their contractual obligations to a record company without doing too much in the way of extra work. But that's not the case for Lau: this is a band who are even better heard live than in the confines of a recording studio, simply because their semi-improvised, freewheeling playing changes with each performance. It was no surprise that they won best group at this year's Radio 2 Folk awards, but they should have won best live act as well, as this set proves. The Scottish-English trio are unique in the folk scene for their self-written jigs, reels and complex instrumental work, and for the way they can repeatedly switch mood and direction within a song. The interplay between Martin Green on accordion, Aidan O'Rourke on fiddle and Kris Drever on guitar and lyrics seems almost intuitive. Recorded in Edinburgh, this is an exhilarating and subtle set that shows why Lau are so special.
 
Sunday Times
Title: Sunday Times
Source: Sunday Times
Review: Critics praise the nu-folk trio Lau’s fearless improvisations for fiddle, guitar and accordion, captured here live at Edinburgh’s indestructible Bongo Club. Yet, though the jigs and reels on their second album are original, not selections from revered sources, the playing seems a little ponderous, as if Lau are constrained by the desire to display their technical brilliance and skilful arrangements. The Lang Set’s 15-minute medley holds fast, Hinba builds to a pitch that ignites the Bongo crowd and The Unquiet Grave deploys Kris Drever’s soulful Scots brogue, but Lau have a restless genie bottled somewhere, waiting to be released.
 

Customer Reviews

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Nicky Watt
Title: good stuff
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Name: Nicky Watt
Review: An excellent addition to the live music genre. Just a shame they couldn't include a few more tracks, still, whats there is well worth a' listen.
 
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Track Name Listen
1/1 Stewarts
1/2 Banks Of Marble
1/3 Frank And Flo's
1/4 Butcher Boy
1/5 Sea
1/6 The Lang Set
1/7 Unquiet Grave
1/8 Hinba
1/9 Gallowhill
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