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Track Listings
| 1. Medley: Hinba: A) Hinba/B) Funny Weather |
| 2. Butcher Boy |
| 3. Medley: The Jigs: A) Mattie And Karine's/B) The Lau Jig/C) The Creche Jig |
| 4. Medley: Results: A) Come On Wee Man!/B) Waiting For the Results |
| 5. Medley: Unquiet Grave: The Langs Set |
| 6. Medley: Souter Creek: A) The Dog And the Rabbit/B)A Dog Called Bran/C) Souter Creek |
| 7. Medley: Kris's: A) Alyth's/B) Muckle Moose On the Muin |
| 8. Freeborn Man |
| 9. Medley: Moorhens: A)The Moorhens/B) Rick Taylor's/C) A Tune For Emily Ball |
| 10. Gallowhill |
| 11. Medley: Twa Stewarts: A) Auld Stewart/B) Young Stewart/C) Last Week's Efforts |
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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful
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Recorded in the winter of 2006 , Lau's debut album is an hour of sublime anarchic folk music.This time you can believe the hype surrounding this release. Lau sound like men willing to redefine how a trio can sound, arming themselves with both highly original repertoire and some superb takes on traditional song. What strikes you is their fearless appetite for improv, some tunes dig deep into a wild array of genres taking in their influneces from around the world and spitting them out in a perfect folk -jazz stew !
Starting off with " Hinba" a supremely intricate mission statement for what is to follow, Lau's sophisticated arrangements add genuine emotion to their instrumentals whilst Kris Drever's singing on the three songs included " Butcher Boy" , " Unquiet Grave" and Ewan Maccoll's " Freeborn Man" match any song on his Album Of the year nomination " Black Water" ( indeed "Butcher Boy" with its additional words and arrangement could be the acclaimed Orkeny musicians most heart wrenching song yet.
The album is a testament to the skills of all three members, Aidan O'Rourke's playing shows you why he won Insrumentalist of the year at this seasons Celtic Music Awards as his fiddle guides and weaves the tunes into sensational climaxes - whilst Martin Green takes the Piano Accordion to places your ears can only dream of! Many albums tire at around 40 minutes but " Lightweights And Gentlemen" pulls you in all the way to the final hurrah ( bonus track " Twa Stewarts'). The bench mark for contemporary intrumental music is here by lifted several notches - Surely one of the greatest Folk releases in recent years and in time this could well be looked upon as a classic debut album. No guests, No frills just three of the finest young
artists working in traditional music today showing us what can be done when you keep one ear to the past and an eye on the future. BUY without hesitation.
Starting off with " Hinba" a supremely intricate mission statement for what is to follow, Lau's sophisticated arrangements add genuine emotion to their instrumentals whilst Kris Drever's singing on the three songs included " Butcher Boy" , " Unquiet Grave" and Ewan Maccoll's " Freeborn Man" match any song on his Album Of the year nomination " Black Water" ( indeed "Butcher Boy" with its additional words and arrangement could be the acclaimed Orkeny musicians most heart wrenching song yet.
The album is a testament to the skills of all three members, Aidan O'Rourke's playing shows you why he won Insrumentalist of the year at this seasons Celtic Music Awards as his fiddle guides and weaves the tunes into sensational climaxes - whilst Martin Green takes the Piano Accordion to places your ears can only dream of! Many albums tire at around 40 minutes but " Lightweights And Gentlemen" pulls you in all the way to the final hurrah ( bonus track " Twa Stewarts'). The bench mark for contemporary intrumental music is here by lifted several notches - Surely one of the greatest Folk releases in recent years and in time this could well be looked upon as a classic debut album. No guests, No frills just three of the finest young
artists working in traditional music today showing us what can be done when you keep one ear to the past and an eye on the future. BUY without hesitation.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This was my most-played album of 2007. Excellent contemporary folk tunes and songs with exceptional musicianship. It contains extraordinary songwriting and arrangements, which grow with further listening. Very good.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Size Name:One
I'm not one for writing reviews-so sorry if this is short and to the point,
after seeing them live well what can you say about this album....simply that all the songs/tunes from the jigs to the mellow songs are just brilliant.
Play this to someone who thinks folk is all "old men singing with beards"and lets see how they react to this!
Could this be a contender for best folk album of the year? oh yes!
after seeing them live well what can you say about this album....simply that all the songs/tunes from the jigs to the mellow songs are just brilliant.
Play this to someone who thinks folk is all "old men singing with beards"and lets see how they react to this!
Could this be a contender for best folk album of the year? oh yes!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
The mighty Lau
I love Lau. Express-train, madcap sets, with one tune running seamlessly into the next as if it was the most natural thing in the world. Songs, both melancholy and rousing. Read more
Published 12 months ago by J. Banks
More lyrics please!
I really enjoyed this album, although I would have preferred more of the songs to have vocals.
I found the first few songs more enjoyable than the tail end of the album, but... Read more
I found the first few songs more enjoyable than the tail end of the album, but... Read more
Published on 28 April 2008 by MilleR
Welcome mighty LAU
Now and again a certain new band will just blow you away and having already seen the mighty Lau perform, this debut release was very eagerly anticipated. Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2007 by Kenn Stewart
Scottish Folk of tomorrow!
This group are amazing! Saw them last April in Edinburgh and knew I was watching something really special. If you can see them live you are in for a real treat. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2007 by Folk Fiend
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