Kris Drever
| Kris Drever | |
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Drever performing live
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 31, 1978 |
| Origin | Orkney, Scotland |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Labels | Reveal |
| Associated acts | Lau, Fine Friday, Session A9, Roddy Woomble, Kate Rusby, John McCusker, Ian Carr, Éamonn Coyne |
| Website | krisdrever |
| Notable instruments | |
| Atkin J45 | |
Kris Drever (born 1978 in Orkney, Scotland) is a Scottish contemporary folk musician and songwriter, who came to prominence in 2006 with the release of his debut solo album, Black Water. Drever is the vocalist and guitarist of the award-winning folk trio Lau alongside Martin Green and Aidan O'Rourke, and has worked with numerous other British folk contemporaries including Kate Rusby, John McCusker, Ian Carr, Eddi Reader and Julie Fowlis. Kris plays an Atkin J45 acoustic guitar.
Drever was born in Kirkwall, Orkney, where he learned to play guitar and participated in the island's folk festival. In 1995 at age 17 he moved to Edinburgh, where he played at the Tron Ceilidh House several nights a week. He played the double bass for a time but returned to the guitar where his style – "a highly individual blend of rhythm and harmony, folk, jazz, rock and country inflections" – made him a sought after session musician.
In late 2000 he began playing alongside Nuala Kennedy and Anna-Wendy Stevenson in a weekly session at Sandy Bell's pub in Edinburgh. The trio became known as Fine Friday and toured in the UK, Europe and Australia, releasing two albums before disbanding. Drever went on to collaborate with a number of prominent folk musicians including Cathy Ryan of Irish-American supergroup Cherish the Ladies; Scottish fiddlers John McCusker and Bruce MacGregor; Irish accordionist Leo McCann; Gaelic band Tannas; and the Irish dance show Celtic Fusion. Drever is also a founding member of the folk collective Session A9, has been a member of Kate Rusby's band and has worked with contemporary folk artists Eddi Reader and Julie Fowlis.
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