Kris Drever

Kris Drever

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Kris Drever, born on October 31, 1978 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom, is a Scottish folk musician and songwriter. He learned to play guitar and participated in local folk festivals before moving to Edinburgh at age 17. In late 2000, he started playing with Nuala Kennedy and Anna-Wendy Stevenson as Fine Friday, touring extensively and releasing two albums. In 2005, Kris Drever formed the folk trio Lau with Aidan O'Rourke and Martin Green, releasing five studio albums and conducting numerous tours worldwide. His debut solo album, Black Water, was released in October 2006. Subsequent solo releases include Mark the Hard Earth (March 2010) and If Wishes Were Horses (March 2016). Kris Drever has collaborated with notable artists such as Kate Rusby and John McCusker. He won the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Horizon Award for Best Newcomer in 2007 and the Folk Singer of the Year award in 2017. He released subsequent albums Hill & Shore (2019), Where the World Is Thin (2020) and Doing This for Love (2026).

Top tracks

14
The Lost Words Blessing
Spell Songs
Spell Songs
04:06
Composers: Rachel Newton - Beth Porter - Robert MacFarlane - Jim Molyneux - Julie Fowlis - Karine Polwart - Seckou Keita - Jackie Morris - Kris Drever
10
The Call and the Answer (2014 Remaster)
Kris Drever
The Best of Kris Drever
03:57
Writer: Colclough - Drever - McCusker / Composers: Colclough - Drever - McCusker
08
Every Time
Kris Drever
Doing This For Love
03:53
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
01
Doing This for Love
Kris Drever
Doing This For Love
03:52
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
09
Still The Boy
Kris Drever
Doing This For Love
04:27
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
03
Kingfisher
Spell Songs
Spell Songs
04:37
Composers: Rachel Newton - Beth Porter - Robert MacFarlane - Jim Molyneux - Julie Fowlis - Karine Polwart - Seckou Keita - Jackie Morris - Kris Drever
13
Scatterseed
Spell Songs
Spell Songs
03:37
Composers: Rachel Newton - Beth Porter - Robert MacFarlane - Jim Molyneux - Julie Fowlis - Karine Polwart - Seckou Keita - Jackie Morris - Kris Drever
04
Magic Friend
Kris Drever
Doing This For Love
04:38
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
11
Northern Sky
Karine Polwart
The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake
04:12
Writer: Nick Drake / Composers: Nick Drake
02
Change
Kris Drever
Doing This For Love
04:37
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
07
Does Your Sleep Feel Like Rest
Kris Drever
Doing This For Love
04:42
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
03
Selkie
Siobhan Miller
All Is Not Forgotten
05:49
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional - Siobhan Miller - Kris Drever
03
Bring Back Hanging Around
Kris Drever
Doing This For Love
03:32
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
06
Honk Toot
Kris Drever
Black Water
03:59
10
Catterline
Kris Drever
Doing This For Love
04:43
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
05
Pilot Whales
Kris Drever
Doing This For Love
03:33
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
06
Save a Space
Kris Drever
Doing This For Love
05:03
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
08
Little Astronaut (Live at Birmingham Symphony Hall)
Spell Songs
Gifts of Light (Live at The Natural History Museum & Birmingham Symphony Hall)
03:42
Writer: Karine Polwart - Julie Fowlis - Rachel Newton - Beth Porter - Jim Molyneux - Kris Drever - Seckou Keita - Robert MacFarlane - Jackie Morris / Composers: Karine Polwart - Julie Fowlis - Rachel Newton - Beth Porter - Jim Molyneux - Kris Drever - Seckou Keita - Jackie Morris
02
Into the Blue
John McCusker
Before the Ruin
04:27
Writer: Drever Kris John Robert - Mccusker John - Woomble Roddy / Composers: Drever Kris John Robert - Mccusker John - Woomble Roddy
04
Shipwrecked
Kris Drever
If Wishes Were Horses
04:38
04
Allegory (2014 Remaster)
Kris Drever
Mark the Hard Earth (2014 Remaster)
03:57
Writer: CARR - Drever - McCusker - Seward - Wright / Composers: CARR - Drever - McCusker - Seward - Wright
01
Greenland Whale Factory (Live)
Kris Drever
Celtic Colours Live, Vol. 10
03:02
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
07
Transatlantic
Aoife O'Donovan
The Apathy Sessions
04:33
Writer: Aoife O'Donovan / Composers: Aoife O'Donovan
02
Steel and Stone (Black Water) (2011 Remaster)
Kris Drever
The Best of Kris Drever
03:42
Writer: Drever Kris John Robert / Composers: Drever Kris John Robert
04
I Didn't Try Hard Enough
Kris Drever
The Best of Kris Drever
04:58
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
03
I'll Always Leave the Light On
Kris Drever
Where the World Is Thin
04:45
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever

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  • Discography
Albums
Doing This For Love
â„— 2026 The North Sound
10-04-2026
Doing This For Love
01
Doing This for Love
Kris Drever
Doing This For Love
03:52
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
02
Change
Kris Drever
Doing This For Love
04:37
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
03
Bring Back Hanging Around
Kris Drever
Doing This For Love
03:32
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
04
Magic Friend
Kris Drever
Doing This For Love
04:38
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
05
Pilot Whales
Kris Drever
Doing This For Love
03:33
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
06
Save a Space
Kris Drever
Doing This For Love
05:03
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
07
Does Your Sleep Feel Like Rest
Kris Drever
Doing This For Love
04:42
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
The Best of Kris Drever
Reveal Records
19-05-2023
The Best of Kris Drever
01
Farewell to Fuineray (2011 Remaster)
Kris Drever
The Best of Kris Drever
04:20
Writer: Drever Kris John Robert / Composers: Drever Kris John Robert
02
Steel and Stone (Black Water) (2011 Remaster)
Kris Drever
The Best of Kris Drever
03:42
Writer: Drever Kris John Robert / Composers: Drever Kris John Robert
03
Butcher Boy (2012 Remaster)
Kris Drever
The Best of Kris Drever
04:07
Writer: Drever Kris John Robert / Composers: Drever Kris John Robert
04
Harvest Gypsies (2011 Remaster)
Kris Drever
The Best of Kris Drever
03:26
Writer: Hewerdine Boo / Composers: Hewerdine Boo
05
Beads and Feathers (2011 Remaster)
Kris Drever
The Best of Kris Drever
03:22
Writer: Wright Sandy / Composers: Wright Sandy
06
Unquiet Grave
Lau
The Best of Kris Drever
05:15
Writer: Drever Kris John Robert - Green Martin - O Rourke Aidan Joseph / Composers: Drever Kris John Robert - Green Martin - O Rourke Aidan Joseph
07
Poor Man's Son (2011 Remaster)
Kris Drever
The Best of Kris Drever
04:04
Writer: Andy McKay / Composers: Kris Drever - John McCusker - Andy Seward
Access the complete album info (36 songs)
Where the World Is Thin
â„— 2020 Reveal Records
02-10-2020
Where the World Is Thin
01
Where the World Is Thin
Kris Drever
Where the World Is Thin
04:03
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
02
More Than You Know
Kris Drever
Where the World Is Thin
04:13
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
03
I'll Always Leave the Light On
Kris Drever
Where the World Is Thin
04:45
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
04
Sanday
Kris Drever
Where the World Is Thin
03:44
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever - Euan Burton
05
Scapa Flow 1919
Kris Drever
Where the World Is Thin
05:00
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
06
Hunker Down / That Old Blitz Spirit
Kris Drever
Where the World Is Thin
04:00
Writer: Kris Drever - Paul James White / Composers: Kris Drever
07
Westlin' Winds
Kris Drever
Where the World Is Thin
06:11
Writer: Kris Drever - Traditional / Composers: Kris Drever - Euan Burton
Access the complete album info (9 songs)
If Wishes Were Horses
01-07-2013
If Wishes Were Horses
01
I Didn't Try Hard Enough
Kris Drever
If Wishes Were Horses
04:58
02
When We Roll in the Morning
Kris Drever
If Wishes Were Horses
04:24
03
Capernaum
Kris Drever
If Wishes Were Horses
03:35
04
Shipwrecked
Kris Drever
If Wishes Were Horses
04:38
05
If Wishes Were Horses
Kris Drever
If Wishes Were Horses
03:56
06
The Longest Day
Kris Drever
If Wishes Were Horses
05:15
07
When the Shouting Is Over
Kris Drever
If Wishes Were Horses
04:10
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Storymap
2013 Éamonn Coyne & Kris Drever. Issued under license to Compass Records.
27-07-2010
Storymap
01
Ceapaval
Eamonn Coyne
Storymap
04:04
02
Farewell to Stromness
Eamonn Coyne
Storymap
04:17
03
Marches and Reels
Eamonn Coyne
Storymap
05:57
04
Goat Walk
Eamonn Coyne
Storymap
06:09
05
Isle of France
Eamonn Coyne
Storymap
04:54
06
Kitty O'Neil's Champion Jig
Eamonn Coyne
Storymap
04:44
07
May Morning Dew
Eamonn Coyne
Storymap
03:28
Access the complete album info (9 songs)
Mark the Hard Earth (2014 Remaster)
â„— 2014 Reveal Records
08-03-2010
Mark the Hard Earth (2014 Remaster)
01
Mark the Hard Earth (2014 Remaster)
Kris Drever
Mark the Hard Earth (2014 Remaster)
04:47
Writer: Drever - McCusker / Composers: Drever - McCusker
02
This Old Song (2014 Remaster)
Kris Drever
Mark the Hard Earth (2014 Remaster)
03:54
Writer: Drever - Klauder - McCusker / Composers: Drever - Klauder - McCusker
03
Shining Star (2014 Remaster)
Kris Drever
Mark the Hard Earth (2014 Remaster)
03:56
Writer: Attaway - CARR - Drever - McCusker - Seward / Composers: Attaway - CARR - Drever - McCusker - Seward
04
Allegory (2014 Remaster)
Kris Drever
Mark the Hard Earth (2014 Remaster)
03:57
Writer: CARR - Drever - McCusker - Seward - Wright / Composers: CARR - Drever - McCusker - Seward - Wright
05
Wild Hurricane (2014 Remaster)
Kris Drever
Mark the Hard Earth (2014 Remaster)
03:57
Writer: CARR - Drever - McCusker - Seward - Wright / Composers: CARR - Drever - McCusker - Seward - Wright
06
Sweet Honey in the Rock (2014 Remaster)
Kris Drever
Mark the Hard Earth (2014 Remaster)
03:03
Writer: Drever - Hewerdine - McCusker / Composers: Drever - Hewerdine - McCusker
07
O'a' the Airts (2014 Remaster)
Kris Drever
Mark the Hard Earth (2014 Remaster)
03:31
Writer: CARR - Drever - McCusker - Seward / Composers: CARR - Drever - McCusker - Seward
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Before the Ruin
â„— 2014 Reveal Records
15-08-2008
Before the Ruin
01
Silver and Gold
John McCusker
Before the Ruin
04:37
Writer: Drever Kris John Robert - Mccusker John - Woomble Roddy / Composers: Drever Kris John Robert - Mccusker John - Woomble Roddy
02
Into the Blue
John McCusker
Before the Ruin
04:27
Writer: Drever Kris John Robert - Mccusker John - Woomble Roddy / Composers: Drever Kris John Robert - Mccusker John - Woomble Roddy
03
All Along the Way
John McCusker
Before the Ruin
04:41
Writer: Drever Kris John Robert - Mccusker John - Woomble Roddy / Composers: Drever Kris John Robert - Mccusker John - Woomble Roddy
04
Before the Ruin
John McCusker
Before the Ruin
04:08
Writer: Drever Kris John Robert - Mccusker John - Woomble Roddy / Composers: Drever Kris John Robert - Mccusker John - Woomble Roddy
05
Hope to See
John McCusker
Before the Ruin
05:05
Writer: Drever Kris John Robert - Mccusker John - Woomble Roddy / Composers: Drever Kris John Robert - Mccusker John - Woomble Roddy
06
Rest on the Rock
John McCusker
Before the Ruin
03:38
Writer: Drever Kris John Robert - Mccusker John - Woomble Roddy / Composers: Drever Kris John Robert - Mccusker John - Woomble Roddy
07
Out of Light
John McCusker
Before the Ruin
04:09
Writer: Drever Kris John Robert - Mccusker John - Woomble Roddy / Composers: Drever Kris John Robert - Mccusker John - Woomble Roddy
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Honk Toot Suite
2006 Eamonn Coyne & Kris Drever. Issued under license to Compass Records.
30-01-2007
Honk Toot Suite
01
House Jigs
Éamonn Coyne & Kris Drever
Honk Toot Suite
03:33
02
Lucy's Swamp
Éamonn Coyne & Kris Drever
Honk Toot Suite
04:19
03
The Pennisula Set
Éamonn Coyne & Kris Drever
Honk Toot Suite
04:15
04
The Viking's Bride
Éamonn Coyne & Kris Drever
Honk Toot Suite
04:04
05
Lakeside Barndances
Éamonn Coyne & Kris Drever
Honk Toot Suite
03:45
06
Roscommon Reels
Éamonn Coyne & Kris Drever
Honk Toot Suite
03:16
07
Walking In The Dew
Éamonn Coyne & Kris Drever
Honk Toot Suite
02:54
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Black Water
2007 Reveal Records. Issued under license to Compass Records.
22-10-2006
Black Water
01
Steel And Stone (Black Water)
Kris Drever
Black Water
03:43
02
Braw Sailin' On The Sea
Kris Drever
Black Water
04:04
03
Patrick Spence
Kris Drever
Black Water
03:45
04
Beads And Feathers
Kris Drever
Black Water
03:22
05
Green Grows The Laurel
Kris Drever
Black Water
04:01
06
Honk Toot
Kris Drever
Black Water
03:59
07
Harvest Gypsies
Kris Drever
Black Water
03:25
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
EPs
Mareel Ep
â„— 2014 Reveal Records
29-12-2016
Mareel Ep
01
Wintermoon (Mareel Version)
Kris Drever
Mareel Ep
02:50
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
02
Isles Tunes
Kris Drever
Mareel Ep
06:55
Writer: Kris Drever - Trad. Eamonn Coyne / Composers: Kris Drever - Trad. Eamonn Coyne
03
Moving on Song
Kris Drever
Mareel Ep
04:07
Writer: Ewan MacColl / Composers: Ewan MacColl
04
Three Jigs-ish
Kris Drever
Mareel Ep
03:42
Writer: Kris Drever - Trad. Eamonn Coyne / Composers: Kris Drever - Trad. Eamonn Coyne
05
Oot an in Da Harbour
Kris Drever
Mareel Ep
02:46
Writer: Eamonn Coyne - Kris Drever - Trad. Maurice Henderson / Composers: Eamonn Coyne - Kris Drever - Trad. Maurice Henderson
Kris Drever Eamonn Coyne Megan Henderson
â„— 2012 Reveal Records
01-10-2007
Kris Drever Eamonn Coyne Megan Henderson
01
Parcel of Rogues
Kris Drever
Kris Drever Eamonn Coyne Megan Henderson
03:48
Writer: Drever Kris John Robert / Composers: Drever Kris John Robert
02
Mazurka / Highland / Guns
Kris Drever
Kris Drever Eamonn Coyne Megan Henderson
05:07
Writer: Not Found On Ice / Composers: Not Found On Ice
03
Wild Hurricane / Lament for Glencoe
Kris Drever
Kris Drever Eamonn Coyne Megan Henderson
06:42
Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
04
Quid Remix
Kris Drever
Kris Drever Eamonn Coyne Megan Henderson
05:37
Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
05
Shady Grove
Kris Drever
Kris Drever Eamonn Coyne Megan Henderson
03:41
Writer: Drever Kris John Robert / Composers: Drever Kris John Robert
Last Man Standing
â„— 2015 Reveal Records
05-09-2005
Last Man Standing
01
Bluebirds
Kris Drever
Last Man Standing
02:35
Writer: Boo Hewerdine / Composers: Boo Hewerdine
02
When the Shouting Is All Over
Kris Drever
Last Man Standing
03:58
Writer: Drever / Composers: Drever
03
Last Man Standing
Kris Drever
Last Man Standing
03:18
Writer: Hewerdine / Composers: Hewerdine
04
Five Past Two in the Afternoon
Kris Drever
Last Man Standing
04:03
Writer: Drever / Composers: Drever
05
Lost Empires
Kris Drever
Last Man Standing
02:21
Writer: Drever - Hewerdine / Composers: Drever - Hewerdine
Singles
Doing This For Love
â„— 2026 The North Sound
03-04-2026
Doing This For Love
01
Doing This for Love
Kris Drever
Doing This For Love
03:52
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
Pilot Whales
â„— 2026 The North Sound
20-03-2026
Pilot Whales
01
Pilot Whales
Kris Drever
Pilot Whales
03:33
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever
Change
â„— 2026 The North Sound
27-02-2026
Change
01
Change
Kris Drever
Change
04:37
Writer: Kris Drever / Composers: Kris Drever