Kris Drever at St. Eanswythes Church ,Folkestone. 6th October 2024

A rare and wonderful Folkestone Songwriting Festival 2024 Event.

Presented by: Lorraine Lucas Music

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0	FOLKESTONE: Parish Church of St Mary & St Eanswythe
P	Sunday 6th October, 2024
N	7:00pm

Event information

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
nstrumental 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 allbum and
earning some old tunes for reasons he can't quite explain.