With the release of his second solo album Mark the Hard Earth, Catriona Boyle catches up with Kris Drever. And we’ve got an exclusive MP3 from the album for your listening pleasure.
Kris Drever

Kris Drever – Mark The Hard Earth
Even if folk music isn’t your normal staple Mark The Hard Earth is well worth a listen. It should challenge the ‘folkie’ stereotype of four old geezers in Aran Sweaters singing diddly dee, according to Catriona Boyle
Kris Drever, John McCusker and Roddy Woomble – Before The Ruin
Ro Cemm reviews the almost sophomore effort from the Idlewild front man, Roddy Woomble. Adequately supported by some of Scottish Folk’s finest.
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