Lawrence County: "Lucy Wan" live video

Watch Nottinghamshire's folkies Lawrence County play the classic murder ballad Lucy Wan at the Beardy Folk Festival at Hopton Court, Cleobury Mortimer in Shropshire in June 2022. The studio version can be found on their Nottamun Town album.

UK live dates:

• 08/17 Square & Compass, Darley Dale
• 08/26 Towersey Festival @ Claydon Estate, Buckingham
• 08/31 The Pit, Newstead
• 10/05 Leek Blues & Americana Festival, Leek
• 10/09 Nottingham Beer Festival, Nottingham
• 10/19 Billy Bootleggers, Nottingham
• 11/07 Falling Leaves Party - Running Horse, Nottingham
• 12/07 Grove Inn, Leeds

» lawrencecountymusic.com

Lawrence County: Nottamun Town

Nottinghamshire's folkies Lawrence County are avid students of the long and sometimes outright confusing and disputed history of the songs they picked for their Nottamun Town album. The definitive Roud Folk Song Index is the main source for the sleeve notes - Dirty Old Town is not an Irish song and Nottamun might actually refer to Nottingham.

All academia aside, the album itself is a sonic treat, with all musicians pitching in to breathe life into the tracks as if they were brand new. Poor Wayfaring Stranger has a quiet intensity that will shut up the clientèle propping up the bar when they play it live. Murder Ballad Lucy Wan gets a faster treatment than usual, which is quite fitting as the killer makes a run for it.