Last Orders (band) (original) (raw)

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. As part of their prize, the band performed at the 2007 Cropredy Festival, Towersey Village Festival and Cambridge Folk Festival. Last Orders released their self-titled debut album with Fellside Records on 30 July 2007.