Search - Kris Drever :: Black Water

ITS GREEEEEAT

Mr. Kenneth C. Smith | Burntisland, Fife United Kingdom | 08/12/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"KRIS DREVER IS A FINE PERFORMER,EITHER SOLO OR WITH HIS BAND, LAU,AND A GREAT GUITARIST.COME ON AMERICA, CHECK HIM, AND LAU , OOT.

THE CD BLACK WATER TAKES ME BACK TO SCOTLAND, IT MAKES ME FEEL HOMESICK,AND I ONLY LIVE IN ENGLAND. BUT WE ALL HAVE OOR CROSSES TO BARE."

Brillant, period.

M. Palmer | North Carolina | 02/01/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I first came across Kris Drever on the equally beautiful & brilliant album "Before the Ruin," wherein he played and sang with fellow Scots Roddy Woomble and John McCusker (you may have to go to Amazon UK to find it, but it's well worth finding). I was so impressed that I had to seek out what else Kris had done. That led me to Lau Lightweights & Gentlemen and to this, Drever's solo album, which McCusker produced.



Beautifully played, handsomely sung tales of love, loss, homesickness, death, betrayal, politics--all the traditional elements of folk music, including toe-tapping, heart-lifting instrumentals and melodies. Check out the DVD as well: Live.



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Giant Christmas Tree

Lee Armstrong | Winterville, NC United States | 10/08/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Kris Drever's debut disc is an excellent affair. He doesn't overplay, but hits the right balance. The song selection is strong. The opener written by Sandy Wright, "Steel & Stone (Black Water)," is a lovely track that marries melody & lyric, "We had a taste* on the wild frontier & the Ponderosa trail where a thousand lights light up the night like a giant Christmas tree; Where the gasoline leaks reach to the skies & the smoky chimney mountains, black water give them gold & silver, now they're breathing steel & stone." It's a gorgeous track. "Braw Sailin' on the Sea" is a traditional folk lament. "Green Grows the Laurel" is a lovely version of the traditional folk tune. Drever is the son of Wolfstone band member Ivan Drever. His vocals ache from the point of view of a bank robber on "Poor Man's Son." While I am unfamiliar with Drever's former band Fine Friday, the excellent quality of "Black Water" makes me want to hear more. This is quality traditional folk, moving & gripping. Enjoy!



*according to my American ear. (I couldn't get the artist's website to bring up the lyrics. It said "coming soon." :)

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