View basket “Jack-Knife Gypsy” 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 Ailbhe Reddy Personal History Folk | Friends Of The Family | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 2nd October 2020 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ailbhe Reddy Personal History £19.00 Genre: Folk Label: Friends Of The Family SKU: FOTFLP1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 2nd October 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Yorkston / Thorne / Khan Everything Sacred (Indie Exclusive) Folk | Domino | 1LP, Includes 7", Includes Download Code Released 15th January 2016 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Yorkston / Thorne / Khan Everything Sacred (Indie Exclusive) £20.00 Genre: Folk Label: Domino SKU: WIGLP367X Formats: 1LP, Includes 7", Includes Download Code Released Date: 15th January 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bruce Cockburn The Charity Of Night Folk | True North Records | 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 25th June 2021 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bruce Cockburn The Charity Of Night £25.00 Genre: Folk Label: True North Records SKU: TND698V Formats: 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 25th June 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Flats And Sharps King Of My Mind Folk | Move Your Hands | 1LP Released 19th February 2016 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Flats And Sharps King Of My Mind £17.00 Genre: Folk Label: Move Your Hands SKU: MYHLP002 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 19th February 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Karen Dalton In My Own Time (50th Anniversary Edition) 2LP Folk | Light In The Attic | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 28th July 2023 £26.00 - £29.00 Select options Karen Dalton In My Own Time (50th Anniversary Edition) 2LP £26.00 - £29.00 Genre: Folk Label: Light In The Attic Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 28th July 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Jake Xerxes Fussell When I’m Called Folk | Fat Possum | 1LP Released 12th July 2024 £20.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Jake Xerxes Fussell When I’m Called £20.00 Genre: Folk Label: Fat Possum SKU: FP18391 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th July 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Seth Lakeman Make Your Mark Folk | Honour Oak Records | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 21st January 2022 £23.00 - £25.00 Select options Seth Lakeman Make Your Mark £23.00 - £25.00 Genre: Folk Label: Honour Oak Records Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 21st January 2022 Read More Select options 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 Bert Jansch The Ornament Tree Folk | Earth Recordings | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 8th October 2021 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bert Jansch The Ornament Tree £21.00 Genre: Folk Label: Earth Recordings SKU: EARTHLP047 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 8th October 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Tannahill Weavers The Old Woman’s Dance Folk | Plant Life | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 3rd June 2013 £8.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Tannahill Weavers The Old Woman’s Dance £8.00 Genre: Folk Label: Plant Life SKU: NN57567 Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 3rd June 2013 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket See more in Folk Start again
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