Kris Drever - Mark The Hard Earth

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As one of folk music's most in demand performers, finding enough time to record a follow-up to his debut album, Black Water (Reveal 2006) was never going to be easy for Kris Drever. A critical and commercial success both here and abroad, Black Water brought Kris Drever to the attention of the BBC Folk Awards who honored him with the Horizon Award for Best Newcomer in 2007 and sent Kris off on a stint of touring and recording that really hasn't stopped since.

Kris has been working with John McCusker and Roddy Woomble (Drever McCusker Woomble, Before The Ruin Mojo's Best Folk Albums of 2008) and most famously with Scots/English trio LAU, the inventive, folk tour-de-force featuring Kris (guitar and vocals), Aidan O'Rourke (fiddle) and Martin Green (accordion, efx) - LAU are no strangers to the BBC Folk Award Winners either, picking up Best Group 2008 and 2009 and nominated again this year for Best Group and Best Live Act 2010. Thankfully Kris found the time to record Mark The Hard Earth during Summer 2009 and was able to enlist a stellar array of guest musicians, as he did for Black Water.

Produced again by John McCusker, Mark The Hard Earth was recorded in two main sessions, one in North Berwick with legendary American roots musician Tim O'Brien and bass players Andy Seward, Ewen Vernal (Capercaille) and the second in Yorkshire with (uniquely talented guitarist) Ian Carr (Kate Rusby / Two Duo's Quartet), Donald Shaw (Capercaile), Phil Cunningham, Roy Dodds (Fairground Attraction) plus two of the most popular female artists in folk, backing Kris on vocal duties, Heidi Talbot and Karine Polwart.

Mark The Hard Earth is a wonderful , well chosen selection of songs that Kris has loved and played over recent years alongside new songs written by friends and collaborators including cult Scottish songwriter Sandy Wright (Wild Hurricane, Shining Star), Boo Hewerdine (Sweet Honey In The Rock) and Kris's brother Duncan Drever (The Crown Of London). Kris made his own (lyrical) debut on LAU's acclaimed "Arc Light" ( with the song Wintermoon) and for this album, his self penned song is the title track.

Kris Drever Live Dates April/May 2010

April
8th Edinburgh, Venue tba
9th Thorne,Thornensians Folk Club Doncaster
11th Alderwasley, The Bear Inn,Derbyshire
15th Knaresborough,Henshaw's Arts Centre,North Yorkshire
18th Topsham Folk Club @ The Globe,Topsham,Devon
21st The Slaughtered Lamb, 34-35 Great Sutton Street, London, EC1
22nd The Slaughtered Lamb,34-35 Great Sutton Street,London,EC1
23rd Sledmere, Moonbeams Acoustic @ The Sledmere Village Hall
24th Blackburn,Mellor Brook Centre
30th Shetland Folk Festival,Shetland

Kris Drever & Tim O'Brien duo performances May 2010
19th Stornoway,An Lanntair, Isle of Lewis
20th Glasgow,St Andrews In The Square
21st Shepley, Spring Festival
22nd Bury,The Met
23rd Stockton On Tees,The Georgian Theatre
24th Otley,The Courthouse
27th Orkney Folk Festival
28th Orkney Folk Festival

Listen to Indie Playlist - 01-08-2010

Also See: ilikemusic.com | Kris Drever

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