Lau Nau
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Lau Nau or Laura Naukkarinen, (born 1980) is a singer-songwriter and musician from Helsinki
, Finland
. She is also a member of free improv and psych folk
bands Kiila
, Päivänsäde, the Anaksimandros, Avarus
, Maailma, and the trio Hertta Lussu Ässä formed by fellow acid folk singer-songwriters Islaja
and Kuupuu.
She's credited as playing anything from "colorful juice glasses" and "witch laugh megaphone" to "beer cans". She played on the 2008 edition of the State-X New Forms Festival
.
Lau Nau lives in the Finnish countryside of Kimito
island with her husband and two sons.
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. She is also a member of free improv and psych folk
Psych folk
Psychedelic folk or psych folk is a loosely defined form of psychedelic music that originated in the 1960s through the fusion of folk music and psychedelic rock...
bands Kiila
Kiila
Kiila is the eighth studio album by the Finnish rock band Apulanta. It was released on March 16, 2005. Some tracks on the album also contain violins. The album is sung in Finnish...
, Päivänsäde, the Anaksimandros, Avarus
Avarus (band)
Avarus are a band from Tampere, Finland. They were formed in 2001 by members of The Anaksimandros and Pylon and soon absorbed members of other Finnish bands such as Kiila, Munuaissymposium 1960, Kemialliset Ystävät and solo performer Lau Nau...
, Maailma, and the trio Hertta Lussu Ässä formed by fellow acid folk singer-songwriters Islaja
Islaja
Islaja or Merja Kokkonen is a singer-songwriter and musician from Helsinki, Finland. Besides her solo career, she is a member of free improv and psych folk bands Avarus, Kemialliset Ystävät, and the trio Hertta Lussu Ässä....
and Kuupuu.
She's credited as playing anything from "colorful juice glasses" and "witch laugh megaphone" to "beer cans". She played on the 2008 edition of the State-X New Forms Festival
State-X
State-X New Forms is an independent festival for independent music culture such as avant garde music, noise rock, indie rock, IDM, held in The Hague, in The Netherlands, since 2004. The festival is a fusion of the two festivals State-X and New Forms both of which were held for 6 years...
.
Lau Nau lives in the Finnish countryside of Kimito
Kimito
Kimito is a former municipality of Finland. On January 1, 2009, it was consolidated with Dragsfjärd and Västanfjärd to form the new municipality of Kimitoön...
island with her husband and two sons.