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In a BBC Radio 4 Documentary ‘Dancers at Dawn’, Martin Green traces a line from his early noughties rave epiphany back to his childhood memories of a dawn Morris dance as he explores the ancient associations of music and dance with altered states of consciousness.

An entrancing and memorable interpretation of a fine collection of classic folk songs from LAU. As an EP it is a perfect selection of a rich and beguiling set of tunes.

Martin Green goes well beyond the boundaries of traditional music with The Portal, a multifaceted artwork that is as original as anything that has come out of this strange year.

The first new music from Martin Green since 2016’s Flit, The Portal is an album & Podcast, a story of obsession, 40 years of nightlife and 4,000 years of human connection.

This is music in evolution. Melody, poetry, emotion and memory weave in and out like stories. Midnight And Closedown is the next chapter in Lau’s fascinating story. As ever from Lau, it’s a unique and exceptional album.

An eclectic group of multicultural musicians, including Lau, Inge Thomson, Julie Murphy, Rachel Taylor-Beales and more, have contributed a digital download album in support of the One Day Without Us campaign which calls for a national day of action on February 20th 2017 in solidarity with migrants and refugees who live, work and study in the UK.

This weeks mix finds a strong Scottish contingent including two of Lau’s players with tracks from Aidan O’Rourke’s latest Imprint (E.P Series 2.0) and Martin Green’s Flit. Also included are two tracks from recently reviewed albums from Trail West and Iona Fyfe Band. Alongside these are some personal favourites that we’ve covered in the past as well as new offerings from The Driftwood Manor and Nick Jonah Davis’ House of …

There’s plenty of Folk music at this year’s Edinburgh International Festival including two world premiere shows: Karine Polwart’s ‘Wind Resistance’ and ‘Flit’ featuring Lau’s Martin Green, Adam Holmes, Portishead’s Adrian Utley, Mogwai’s Dominic Aitchison and Becky Unthank.

Exclusive – Lau’s new album The Bell That Never Rang released 4/5/2015 and interview with Aidan, Kris and Martin and the albums producer Joan As Policewoman.

Read Part 3 of our Best Albums of 2014 featuring Smoke Fairies, Mishaped Pearls, Shakey Graves, Blair Dunlop, Martin green, Magic Lantern, Goodnight Lenin and many more.

With the next Lau-Land up in Edinburgh now less than a month away we talk to Aidan O’Rourke about the bill and plans for this latest instalment of their unique, portable, curated weekend festival.

Martin Green offers FRUK an exclusive glimpse of the other side and the commissioning and stage production of Crows’ Bones with all its ghostly chills and musical thrills.