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Lau
Saturday 6 June 7.45pm
Gulbenkian Theatre,
Kris
Drever – Guitar and Vocals
Martin Green – Accordion
Aidan O’Rourke – Fiddle
Lau
won Best Group in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2009 again, they also won it in
2008!
Lau are a formidable
trio of three of the finest and most innovative exponents of modern traditional
music in
In the last
two years Lau have gone from exciting new boys to undisputed kingpins of the
current
Aidan
O'Rourke -
is an incredible fiddle player and composer from Oban and was recently voted
Instrumentalist of the Year 2006 at the Scots Trad Music Awards. Numerous
successful commissions include `Mantra Alba', welcoming the Dalai Lama to
Kris
Drever- A
native of
Martin
Green is
a well known face both sides of the border. He has played with many of the great
exponents of folk and traditional music including Joan Baez, Kathryn Tickell,
Linda Thompson, and a long-term collaboration with Eliza Carthy culminating in a
duo album "Dinner" released to great acclaim in 2001.
“For
once you can believe the hype”
- The Scotsman
Tickets £15
Booking Office 01227
769075
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