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Sat 18 May 2024
Lau Unplugged
Gig
Music
Event organiser:
Howard Assembly Room

Beloved folk trio Lau present their unplugged show, in which they return to their instruments’ natural soundscapes for an evening’s exploration of re-arranged and re-created material from across their catalogue.

A stripped-down performance without pedalboards or electronics, just voice, fiddle, guitar and accordion, and a 4-track tape Recorder, Kris Drever (guitar and vocals), Martin Green (accordion, Wurlitzer, keys, electronics) and Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle) are back to present music that is complex, accessible, challenging, comforting and delivered with spiritual conviction.

They come from the legendary melting pot of the Edinburgh trad scene at the turn of the century and have created a mix from the fabric of Scottish and Irish musical heritage, progressive art rock ideas and a playful sense of theatre. They’ve won all sorts of plaudits nationally and internationally and sold-out venues worldwide. After almost 18 years in existence, they’re still in love with the music they get to make and practising the art of sharing it.

“Lau are a remarkable band – the most musically adventurous trio in British folk exquisite and hypnotic, musicianship at its best.”
– The Guardian

Part of Lau-Land.

Howard Assembly Room

46 New Briggate
Leeds
LS1 6NU
United Kingdom

53.799866, -1.540931

    Date
    Sat 18 May 2024
    Show all dates/times
    Sat 18 May 2024
    7:45 pm

    Ticket price

    £
    20
    Box Office
    0113 223 3600
    Accessibility
    Baby changing facilities
    Wheelchair access

    Howard Assembly Room

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