| Last Orders | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Newcastle upon Tyne & Cumbria, England |
| Genre: | Folk |
| Years Active: | 2006–present |
| Label: | Fellside Records |
| Current 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]