View basket “Lucky Day” 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 View Product Quick View Davy Graham Large As Life And Twice As Natural Folk | Bread & Wine | 1LP Released 25th October 2017 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Davy Graham Large As Life And Twice As Natural £21.00 Genre: Folk Label: Bread & Wine SKU: BRINELP2 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 25th October 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Miserable Rich, The Miss You In The Days Folk | Humble Soul | 1LP Released 14th November 2011 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Miserable Rich, The Miss You In The Days £15.00 Genre: Folk Label: Humble Soul SKU: HS412LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 14th November 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Paul's picks View Product Quick View Seth Avett Seth Avett Sings Greg Brown Folk | Ramseur Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 4th November 2022 £20.00 Select options Seth Avett Seth Avett Sings Greg Brown £20.00 Genre: Folk Label: Ramseur Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 4th November 2022 Read More Select options View Product Quick View John Smith Hummingbird Folk | Commoner Records | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 5th October 2018 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Smith Hummingbird £18.00 Genre: Folk Label: Commoner Records SKU: COMM011 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 5th October 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Fahey Yellow Princess Folk | Vanguard | Miscellaneous Released 22nd December 2005 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Fahey Yellow Princess £16.00 Genre: Folk Label: Vanguard SKU: VSD792931 Formats: Miscellaneous Released Date: 22nd December 2005 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Martin Carthy Martin Carthy Folk | Topic Records | 1LP Released 23rd February 2024 £21.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Martin Carthy Martin Carthy £21.00 Genre: Folk Label: Topic Records SKU: TTSLP005 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd February 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Pentatonix A Pentatonix Christmas Deluxe Folk | 2LP Released 8th December 2017 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pentatonix A Pentatonix Christmas Deluxe £20.00 Genre: Folk SKU: 88985476911 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 8th December 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists Even A Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973 Folk | Light In The Attic | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 20th October 2017 £33.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists Even A Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973 £33.00 Genre: Folk Label: Light In The Attic SKU: LITA156LP Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 20th October 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Fairport Convention Access All Areas Folk | Demon | 1LP Released 12th February 2016 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Fairport Convention Access All Areas £26.00 Genre: Folk Label: Demon SKU: DEMREC77 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th February 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Bill Caddick Rough Music Folk | Park | 1LP Released 16th November 2021 £10.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Bill Caddick Rough Music £10.00 Genre: Folk Label: Park SKU: nn233365 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th November 2021 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket See more in Folk Start again
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