Mark The Hard Earth Kris Drever SKU: DIV054LP Barcode: 5060187000465 20.00 £20.00 Genre: Folk Label: Diverse Records Released Date: 3rd May 2016 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Includes CD Mark The Hard Earth quantity Add to basket Reserve Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info First time on vinyl for Kris Drever’s second solo album. Mark The Hard Earth was originally released in 2010, the follow up to his classic debut, Black Water. A re-mastered CD edition with improved sound and artwork was issued by Reveal Records in 2014, this 2016 audiophile vinyl edition uses these improved 2014 mixes to create the vinyl master. Mark The Hard Earth is a very impressive contemporary Scottish folk album, with a strong, slow-growing charm. Irish American multi-instrumentalist Tim O’Brien adds the sonic equivalent of subtle marker pen highlights to many songs with his mandolin, banjo, ukulele and harmony vocals. Roy Dodds (drums) Ewen Vernal (bass), Donald Shaw (keyboards) and guitarist Ian Carr play alongside producer and fiddler John McCusker and Kris. Irish singer Heidi Talbot duets with Drever on The Banks of the Nile, as before, the album mixes old and new writing. Boo Hewerdine’s country-gospel flavoured Sweet Honey in the Rock is up to his best writing. The Crown of London, by Drever’s brother Duncan, is a pulsing number with a melody that simply bores into your brain and stays there, along with some great lyrics: “The devil’s made plans for the wealthy man / he’ll never get to me”. The self-penned title-track is a stark, enigmatic waltz that’s probably the best of them all, introducing a wintry theme that resurfaces over a number of his songs. There is a lovely version of The Call and the Answer, which fans of The Dubliners may know. Traditional ballad O’ A’ the Airts has especially fine backing vocals by Talbot, and the closing Freedom Come A’ye (featuring Karine Polwart) matches words by the great Scottish poet Hamish Henderson with the tune of Bloody Fields of Flanders, to strikingly solemn effect. Understated and beautifully played, Drever’s singing is peerless. Mark The Hard Earth is an essential addition to Kris Drever and Lau’s vinyl catalogue. Artist Kris Drever Genre Folk Label Diverse Records Buying Options 180g 1LP Includes CD Format 180g , 1LP , Includes CD Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings Side 1 1 Mark the Hard Earth 2 This Old Song 3 Shining Star 4 Allegory 5 Wild Hurricane 6 Sweet Honey in the Rock Side 2 7 "O' A' the Airts 8 The Call and the Answer 9 The Crown of London 10 The Banks of the Nile 11 Freedom Come A'ye Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Kris Drever and more from Folk View Product Quick View Kris Drever The Best Of Folk | Reveal | 1LP Released 20th October 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kris Drever The Best Of £26.00 Genre: Folk Label: Reveal SKU: REVEAL193LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Kris Drever Live (Glasgow 2008) Navigator | 1LP Released 2nd August 2008 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kris Drever Live (Glasgow 2008) £13.00 Label: Navigator SKU: NAVIGATOR8LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 2nd August 2008 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Elyse Weinberg Greasepaint Smile Folk | Numero Group | 1LP Released 18th September 2015 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Elyse Weinberg Greasepaint Smile £21.00 Genre: Folk Label: Numero Group SKU: NPH44008LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 18th September 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Richard Thompson Guitar, Vocal) A Collection Of Unreleased and Rare Material 1967-1976 Folk | Island | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 25th March 2022 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Richard Thompson Guitar, Vocal) A Collection Of Unreleased and Rare Material 1967-1976 £26.00 Genre: Folk Label: Island SKU: 3576259 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 25th March 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Wood Brothers, The Live At The Barn Folk | Honey Jar Records | 1LP Released 7th February 2023 £22.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Wood Brothers, The Live At The Barn £22.00 Genre: Folk Label: Honey Jar Records SKU: nn257571 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th February 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Gentle Good, The Y Gwyfyn Folk | Bubblewrap Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 23rd February 2018 £12.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gentle Good, The Y Gwyfyn £12.00 Genre: Folk Label: Bubblewrap Records SKU: BWR038V Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 23rd February 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Moulettes Preternaturals Folk | C.R.A.F.T Pop | 1LP Released 20th May 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Moulettes Preternaturals £19.00 Genre: Folk Label: C.R.A.F.T Pop SKU: CRAFTPOP1 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th May 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Jonathan Edwards Lucky Day Folk | Atco | 1LP Released 7th February 2023 £6.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Jonathan Edwards Lucky Day £6.00 Genre: Folk Label: Atco SKU: nn257559 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th February 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket Nearly New View Product Quick View Paul Siebel Jack-Knife Gypsy Folk | Exulta | 1LP Released 7th February 2023 £14.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Paul Siebel Jack-Knife Gypsy £14.00 Genre: Folk Label: Exulta SKU: nn257596 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th February 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Declan O’Rourke Arrivals Folk | East West | 1LP Released 9th April 2021 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Declan O’Rourke Arrivals £18.00 Genre: Folk Label: East West SKU: 0190295139636 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 9th April 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Fairport Convention Liege & Lief Folk | Proper Records | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 14th July 2023 £25.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Fairport Convention Liege & Lief £25.00 Genre: Folk Label: Proper Records SKU: UMCLP049 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 14th July 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Nancy Priddy You’ve Come This Way Before Folk | Modern Harmonic / Sundazed | 1LP Released 21st February 2020 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nancy Priddy You’ve Come This Way Before £26.00 Genre: Folk Label: Modern Harmonic / Sundazed SKU: LPMH8044 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 21st February 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Folk Start again
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