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Last Orders | |
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Origin | Newcastle upon Tyne & Cumbria, England |
Genres | Folk |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Fellside Records |
Members | David 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.
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]