Green Note presents
KRIS DREVER
Friday 15 November 2024 at 7:30pm
Kris Drever originally comes from Hrossey in the Orkney Islands. Over the years, he has taught himself to be a songwriter, guitarist and singer of note (and sometimes many notes).
As well as creating award-winning original songs and instrumental pieces with the trio Lau, he has had a fruitful solo career exploring the cracks between classic and modern songwriting and the traditional music that he comes from.
Drever’s sound is rooted in the earthy and hypnotic rhythms of much older music, but there’s a sophistication to both the lyricism and the instrumentalism which places him skilfully in the present.
He has an extensive collection of BBCR2 Folk awards, plus a fistful of Scottish NaTrads awards for everything from best album, best singer and best live act to best original song.
He has worked with many excellent musicians, including Jack Bruce, Eddi Reader, Mark Knopfler, Jerry Douglas and Roddy Woomble, and is a member of the beautiful multi-media project Spell Songs: The Lost Words.
Currently, Kris is preparing for a series of Lau events around the UK, writing music for a new solo album and learning some old tunes for reasons he can’t quite explain.
Support from Heather Cartwright: Heather accompanies traditional and self-penned songs and melodies with a unique blend of delicate solo-fingerstyle guitar and flat-picking. Although originally from Cumbria, Heather now bases herself in Glasgow’s vibrant music scene, following on from studying at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where she studied with Will McNicol and Jenn Butterworth: "Talent and years of dedication have created a guitarist of the first order, blending fingerpicking and rhythm with ease" – The Quintessential Review (May 2023).
As well as performing solo at the likes of the prestigious Ullapool guitar festival, she is also regularly seen performing with her duo partners; Scots Singer of the Year (2022), Beth Malcolm; Young Traditional Musician of the year finalist (2022), Sam Mabbett; and has also toured and performed with Hannah Rarity, Josie Duncan and Ainsley Hamill. These ensembles have taken her playing all over Scotland, such as at Orkney and Shetland Folk Festival, Edinburgh Tradfest, The Reeling, and Celtic Connections, as well as internationally, including festivals such as Rudolstadt, FÁILTE Scottish and Irish weekend. Herself and Beth are members of Live Music Now Scotland, delivering a range of interactive and formal performances in community settings.
Tickets available here.
At Heath Street Baptist Church. See map and get directions.