Last Orders (band)
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| Last Orders | |
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| Origin |  Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Genre(s) | Folk |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Label(s) | Fellside Records |
| Members | |
| David Jones - Fiddle Matthew Jones - guitar Kevin Lees - Fiddle Joe O'Connor - Melodeon |
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Last Orders is a four piece folk band originating from Newcastle upon Tyne. The four members of the band met when they were all members of Folkestra, a youth folk ensemble at the Sage Gateshead.
Band consists of Joe O'Connor, David Jones (studying at Leeds University),[1] Matthew Jones and Kevin Lees (studying at Newcastle University). The majority of the band studied at Gosforth High School.
Last Orders won the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award 2007 on 1 December 2006.[2] As part of their prize, the band performed at the 2007 Cropredy Festival, Towersey Village Festival and Cambridge Folk Festival.[3]
Last Orders released their self-titled debut album with Fellside Records on 30 July 2007.[4]
[edit] Discography
[edit] References
- ^ BBC Folk Awards. Leeds University. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ Young Folk Award, Winners Interview. BBC Radio 2. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ Cambridge Folk Festival. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ Last Orders - Last Orders. Amazon UK. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
[edit] External links
- Last Orders at MySpace
- Last Orders at Fellside Records
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