Last Orders (band)

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Last Orders
Origin Newcastle upon Tyne & Cumbria, England
Genres Folk
Years active2006–present
Labels Fellside Records
MembersDavid Jones - Fiddle
Matthew Jones - guitar
Kevin Lees - Fiddle
Joe O'Connor - Melodeon

Last Orders is a four-piece folk band originating from Newcastle upon Tyne and Cumbria. The four members of the band met when they were all members of Folkestra, a youth folk ensemble at the Sage Gateshead.

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The band consists of Joe O'Connor, David Jones, Matthew Jones and Kevin Lees.

Last Orders won the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award 2007 on 1 December 2006. [1] As part of their prize, the band performed at the 2007 Cropredy Festival, Towersey Village Festival and Cambridge Folk Festival. [2]

Last Orders released their self-titled debut album with Fellside Records on 30 July 2007. [3]

Discography

References

  1. "Young Folk Award, Winners Interview". BBC Radio 2. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  2. "Cambridge Folk Festival". BBC. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  3. "Last Orders - Last Orders". Amazon UK. Retrieved 6 April 2008.