Kris Drever - Guitar / Voice.
guests on " Black Water": Eddi Reader, John McCusker, Roddy Woomble, Donald Shaw,
Kate Rusby, Andy Cutting, Andy Seward..
LAU
Kris Drever guitar and vocal , Aidan O’Rourke fiddle, Martin Green piano accordion)
DREVER McCUSKER WOOMBLE
(Album Out Sep 15th 2008) Kris Drever Guitars and Vocals, Roddy Woomble Vocals and Lyrics, John McCusker Fiddle, Tenor Guitar, production.
Influences
Family, Friends,Dick Gaughan, Sandy Wright, Michael Marra,Tom Waits, The Bad Plus, Golden Virginia, the Guiness,the Lucozade and the islands of Orkney!
Kris Drever is an Orcadian multi-instrumentalist, from singing and guitar playing to banjo and double bass. He has been in great demand since moving to Edinburgh in 1995.
Kris has done a myriad of different projects, quickly moving from traditional pub sessions to the gigging circuit, playing large tours of the United States and Chile with dance show Celtic Fusion. After leaving the show Kris began working with Fine Friday, and also worked as a session musician for a variety of artists including The Battlefield Band, John McCusker, Kathie Ryan, Harem Scarem, Clare Mclaughlin and with his father, folk singer and guitarist Ivan Drever.
Kris has toured much of Europe, Canada and Australia with Fine Friday and LAU and many others.
He has also toured Canada with trumpeteer and fiddler Daniel Lapp and England, Ireland and Wales with folk superstar Kate Rusby.
Kris also performed with Eamonn Coyne and plays in the John McCusker band and Session A9 and in 2005 joined forces with Aidan O’rourke and Martin Green to form the trio LAU - also signed to Reveal Records / Navigator Records. A New LAU Live Album is released April 28th 2008.
The official website WWW.KRISDREVER.COM is up and open with video , music player and pics and interview etc.
’huge abilities on guitar and a highly evolved contemporary singing style’
Scotland on Sunday
BBC FOLK AWARDS 2007 - WINNER !
(Horizon Award - Best Newcomer)
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Kris Drever Daily - Telegraph Review - 17.2.07
ALBUM OF THE WEEK ( FOLK)
’ Maturity and flair flow from every track ...’
’ If this is not already a first album to treasure, sneak previews of another, from Drever’s trio LAU, due out in a couple of months, suggest that better still is to come’ .
’Drever’s debut aligns ancient with modern. A poignant picture of modern Britain and makes the standard live anew. ’
Album Of The Week (The Sunday Times)
’A strong natural singer and top notch guitarist. The folk revival has a new standard bearer’
(Q Magazine)
’One of the best singers I have ever heard. His emotional range is outstanding.’
(Eddi Reader)
’Many moments of rare beauty. Further confirmation that folk music is kicking and screaming into the 21st Century’
(The Sun)
Album Of The Year
(Nominated, Scottish Traditional Music Awards)
Nominated for Best Traditional Track - ’ Green Grows The Laurel ’
(BBC Folk Awards 2007)
" KRIS DREVER IS A SERIOUS TALENT" (MOJO MAGAZINE may 2007 )****
5/5 STARS - MAVERICK MAGAZINE
BLACK WATER LIVE DVD RELEASED JUNE 2008 - NEW STUDIO ALBUM RELEASED SEP 2009. NEW LAU ALBUM RELEASED MARCH 2009 - NEW LIVE LAU CD OUT APRIL 2008.
RAINBOW MUSIC CAMP, was a cosmic expierance of Jammin Musicians & connecting with a Rainbow Tribe of people feeling as one Energy with Mother Earth, the Stars, Sun & Moon, Drum Circles round the Fire of Life into the Spirit & Soul of the Heartbeat of Mother Earth up into the Universe, Moon & Stars. I did my first Bodhran Workshop, it went really well, feeding off the vibes of Rainbow Energy positively, passing on the energy of the bodhran drum to people to give them inspiration, confidence, teaching & to develop your own style & sound of playing the bodhran. Jammin with some great musicians on stage & round fire with a lot of connection of feeding on the energy of the food of life~ Music, Drums, Mother Earth, Rainbow Warriors, The Tribe of Rainbow people, the Stars, Sun & Moon. Played drums with the Circle Dance, 5 Rhythms Wave, Ceilidh band, Procession and jammin.
The Rainbow Warriors are as One Heartbeat As One with the Mother Earth of Life The Spirit of the Drums are as One Drumbeat As One with the Rainbow Vibe of life The Cosmic Expierances are as One Love As One with the Rainbow Tribe of Life The Light of the Sun & Moon are as One Universe As One with the Rainbow Music Camp of Life Eternal.
hey buoy!! hids the quiet one calling! hows you? keeping busy? Dont supoosed yir headin up home anytime over the summer? I cant wait to get back after this weekend, only a short visit tho! hope yir well and see ya soon! xxx
I was going to suggest you bust into the Tom Waits gig with the Galasheils lot as I'd very much enjoy that, but then realised it's actually the wrong month! Makes this comment utterly pointless really.
By while I'm here, a gig in Fort William would be just grand. DO EET.
Hello Kris, Im going to the AVEBURY STONE CIRCLE for the SUMMER SOLSTICE ~ DRUMMING to the rising SUN & MOON.
The Cosmic Energy of the Stone Circle Deep in the Earth & Universe The Vibration of Sound Eternal Deep in the Rhythms of the Drums The Spirit & Soul of Mother Earth Deep in the Heartbeat of the Drummer The Light of the Sun & Moon Shining as One Forever Cosmic
Hi Kris been wearing out your Black water album your voice is georgous have gave you a few spins on my show on Celtic music radio after a friend introduced your album to me. Best Wishes Mary
Hi Kris, looking forward to hearing you at the gig in Maltby on friday. Can I be cheeky and ask for a request in advance for Harvest Gypsies? It's really inspired my partner Paul to sing and he sings it constantly. We'd both prefer to hear you sing it though!
