Kris Drever

Orkney born songwriter, singer and guitarist Kris Drever has become ever-present in the folk world. Winning the Horizon Award at the BBC Folk Awards in 2007 after the release of his solo album ’Black Water’, Kris collaborated with fiddler John McCusker and singer Roddy Woomble to record the album ’Before the Ruin’. read more...

Before releasing his solo album, Kris had been part of scottish trio Fine Friday (with Nuala Kennedy on flute and whistles and fiddler Anna-Wendy Stevenson), who produced 2 albums before splitting to concentrate on solo work; and Session A9.

Kris worked in several duos, including touring with singer Heidi Talbot, and has also produced an album with banjo player Eamonn Coyne (’Honk Toot Suite’ in 2007).

Many of you will be familiar with Kris’s work with Lau (with fiddler Aidan O’Rourke and accordianist Martin Green) - they have already released 3 albums since 2005 (’Lightweights & Gentlemen’, ’Live’ and ’Arc Light’) and won 2 BBC folk awards for Best Group (in 2008 & 2009).

2010 will see the release of Kris’s new solo album ’Mark the Hard Earth’.