Drax, North Yorkshire Drax, North Yorkshire Drax is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, about south-east of Selby, best known today as the site of Drax power station. The village had a Community Primary School until its closure in July 2017 and a public house, the Huntsmans Arms. It formerly had another pub, The Star, two village shops, a butchers, petrol station and sub-post office. The butchers shop run by Howard Thomas was closed and converted into a private home, then converted back into a village shop, and closed down again in January 2007. The original
Drax Project Drax Project Drax Project is a four piece New Zealand band that formed in 2014. Recording a mix of jazz, R&B and pop music, the band came to prominence in 2018 with the single "Woke Up Late", which was certified platinum by RIANZ. Drax Project began as buskers in Wellington in 2013, composed of Shaan Singh on saxophone and Matt Beachen on drums (the origin of the band's name is a portmanteau of 'drums' and 'sax'). Drax Project mostly performed pop song covers while busking at Courtenay Place, Wellington and performing at local bars and events. Double bassist Sam Thomson