Mi and L'au embark on lengthy UK tour

Finnish-French folksters Mi and L'au are to showcase their self-titled debut album of last year with a series of UK shows, running from late August into September.

The pair - who contribute a track to the recently released Folk Off compilation - have been said to remind label boss Michael Gira of "how one might imagine a Finnish landscape - haunting and pure". Errr, okay Michael. Take our word for it, though: these shows promise to be special.

August
24 Coventry Taylor Johns
25 Newcastle Agora
26 Stockton Georgian Theatre
27 Glasgow Mono
29 Limerick Boat House
30 Belfast Aunt Annies
31 Dublin Whelans (with Vetiver)

September
1 Nottingham Social
2 Birmingham Custard Factory
3 Leeds Faversham
5 Cardiff Buffalo Bar
6 Brighton Hanbury Ballroom
7 London Spitz (with Vetiver)
8 London Barden's Boudoir
9 Bristol Cube Cinema
10 Isle Of Wight Bestival Festival