Last Orders (Folk Band)
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Origin | ![]() |
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Genre(s) | Folk | |
Years active | 2006–present | |
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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. 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 (studying for A levels), David Jones (studying at Leeds University), Matthew Jones (on a gap year) and Kevin Lees (studying for A levels at Gosforth High School).
Last Orders won the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award 2007 on December 1, 2006.[1] As part of their prize, the band will perform at the 2007 Cropredy Festival, Towersey Village Festival and Cambridge Folk Festival.