View basket “The Old Woman’s Dance” has been added to your basket. 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 Nearly New View Product Quick View Tannahill Weavers The Tannahill Weavers Folk | Plant Life | 1LP Released 3rd June 2013 £8.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Tannahill Weavers The Tannahill Weavers £8.00 Genre: Folk Label: Plant Life SKU: NN57565 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 3rd June 2013 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Christy Moore Live At The Point Folk | Sony Music | 180g, 1LP Released 10th April 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Christy Moore Live At The Point £19.00 Genre: Folk Label: Sony Music SKU: 88985420121 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 10th April 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Various Arists A Tribute To Woody Guthrie Part One Folk | CBS | 1LP Released 11th April 2024 £8.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Various Arists A Tribute To Woody Guthrie Part One £8.00 Genre: Folk Label: CBS SKU: nn284377 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 11th April 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Lisa O Piu Behind The Bend Folk | Subliminal Sounds | 1LP Released 29th April 2010 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lisa O Piu Behind The Bend £17.00 Genre: Folk Label: Subliminal Sounds SKU: SUBLP71 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th April 2010 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Woody Guthrie This Machine Kills Facists Folk | Cleopatra Records | 180g, 1LP Released 23rd December 2011 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Woody Guthrie This Machine Kills Facists £15.00 Genre: Folk Label: Cleopatra Records SKU: CLP5542 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 23rd December 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lindisfarne Fog On The Tyne Folk | Proper Records | 180g, 1LP Released 11th August 2023 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lindisfarne Fog On The Tyne £25.00 Genre: Folk Label: Proper Records SKU: UMCLP026 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 11th August 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bon Iver Bon Iver, Bon Iver Folk | 4AD | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 20th June 2011 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bon Iver Bon Iver, Bon Iver £21.00 Genre: Folk Label: 4AD SKU: CAD3117 Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 20th June 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Josh Rouse 1972 Folk | Yep Roc | 1LP Released 8th September 2023 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Josh Rouse 1972 £29.00 Genre: Folk Label: Yep Roc SKU: LPYEP2357B Formats: 1LP Released Date: 8th September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View James Yorkston I Was A Cat From A Book Folk | Domino | 10", 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 17th August 2012 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders James Yorkston I Was A Cat From A Book £20.00 Genre: Folk Label: Domino SKU: WIGLP290 Formats: 10", 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 17th August 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mellow Candle Swaddling Songs Folk | Decca | 1LP Released 23rd June 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mellow Candle Swaddling Songs £26.00 Genre: Folk Label: Decca SKU: 4877557 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd June 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Folk Start again
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